Terry O'keefe - 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

Terry O'Keefe is a freelance business writer and columnist from Oakland, California. His bi-weekly journal of commentary on business, politics, and change is available on the Internet. He can be reach

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Issue 234

The Elusive Search for "the Capital" in Capital Gains

If the Republicans have their way, Congress will soon enact another hefty cut in the capital gains tax. That proposal

Terry O'keefe Mar 1, 2001