The Fed Versus Trump: How Much Does it Matter for Interest Rates Overall?

The Fed’s rate cut is likely to have little impact on mortgage interest rates. The reason is straightforward but rarely recognized in the abundant flow of commentary on Fed policy.

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Municipal Socialism

An interview with Shel Stromquist on municipal socialism in the United States.

Shelton Stromquist Sep 28, 2025

A page from the Milwaukee Municipal Campaign Book of the Social-Democratic Party, 1912. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society.

Chris Sturr, co-editor of D&S, interviewed labor historian Shel Stromquist about his article for the September/October 2025 issue, "Mamdani's Municipal Socialist Inheritance." A shorter version of this interview aired as part of the September 25 episode (episode #22) of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.