Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio, and Gar Alperovitz

Tax Billionaires, Save Lives: California’s Proposition 40 Is Met With a Heap of Meritless Objections

A one-time tax on the super wealthy is an important step toward greater equality.

John Miller Oct 21, 2026

How to Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.

Nancy Folbre Oct 15, 2026

Left Hook Economics

When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor

From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.

Arthur MacEwan Oct 2, 2026

Thad Williamson is a doctoral student in political theory at Harvard and a Dollars & Sense collective member. David Imbroscio is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisvill

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Issue 244

Capital Stability and Local Democracy

What's the worst-kept dirty secret about local politics in the United States? That in most American cities,

Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio, and Gar Alperovitz Nov 1, 2002