Stephen Zarlenga - Dollars & Sense

Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans

Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.

Bill Barclay Nov 6, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.

Robert Pollin Nov 3, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Inflation Haunting Halloween

A specter is haunting Halloween—the specter of inflation.

John Miller Oct 31, 2025

Stephen Zarlenga is the director of the American Monetary Institute, the author of The Lost Science of Money , and creator of the AMI Monetary Reform Conferences held annually in Chicago.

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Issue 267

The Fight for Transparency at the Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve banking system is an immensely powerful institution, on a par with a fourth branch of government. As

Stephen Zarlenga Sep 1, 2006