Tim Shorrock - Dollars & Sense

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

May/June 2026

Who Will Work in a Warming World?

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

Andrew Ahern May 1, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

Tim Shorrock is an independent journalist whose writings on labor and East Asia have appeared in The Nation and The Los Angeles Times. He also works as a writer and editor for union publications and c

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Issue 225

Creating a New Internationalism for Labor

More than 800 South African rubber workers employed by Germany's Continental Tire AG put down their tools for

Tim Shorrock Sep 1, 1999