Sam Knight - Dollars & Sense

Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

Bill Barclay Aug 29, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Frank Stricker Aug 26, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America

The Political Economy Research Institute’s new initiative brings together economists and practitioners to develop transformative but practical policies for a fairer, greener, and more democratic economy.

Gerald Epstein Aug 22, 2026

SAM KNIGHT is a Washington, D.C.,-based reporter who has been doing watchdog policy reporting for 10 years.

2 articles

March/April 2024

License to Sue

The Sordid History of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Tribunals

Sam Knight Mar 1, 2024

September/October 2023

Meet the Lobbyists Running Cover for Harlan Crow and Price-Fixing Landlords

The National Multifamily Housing Council took a page from Justice Clarence Thomas’ nondisclosure playbook.

Sam Knight Sep 1, 2023