Saurav Sarkar - Dollars & Sense

Trump’s Bifurcated Economy

The labor market, economic growth, and the stock market part ways in today’s ever-more unequal economy.

John Miller Jan 23, 2026

The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis

Cuts in government spending and deportation threats against the workforce have sent costs soaring in daycare, eldercare, and long-term medical care.

Nancy Folbre Jan 21, 2026

Left Hook Economics

How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Progressives all over the world are demanding that there be “no war for oil.” We must also call for the dismantlement of the world’s fossil fuel-dominant global energy infrastructure.

Robert Pollin Jan 12, 2026

Saurav Sarkar is an independent writer based in the New York area. Follow his writing at sauravsarkar.com or on Twitter @sauravthewriter.

3 articles

September/October 2024

Is the World Cup Worth It?

The 2026 tournament will mean big money—but for whom?

Saurav Sarkar Sep 2, 2024

The D&S Debrief

Interview on the Economics of Hosting the World Cup

An interview with Saurav Sarkar, author of "Is the World Cup Worth It?" from the September/October 2024

Saurav Sarkar Sep 1, 2024

January/February 2023

Battling Starbucks

How Starbucks Workers United is challenging the coffee empire—and how the empire is striking back.

Saurav Sarkar Jan 1, 2023