Saurav Sarkar - Dollars & Sense

The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis

Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.

Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray Sep 1, 2026

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

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

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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