Trump’s Midterm Rebuke and Economic Hardship

From stagnant wages and rising prices to widening inequality, the economic forces behind voters’ growing discontent reveal a deeper, decades-long problem.

John Miller Nov 13, 2026

The Political Economy of Palestine

Introducing a Collaboration between the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) and Dollars & Sense

Jennifer C. Olmsted Nov 1, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

Arthur MacEwan Oct 28, 2026

Issue 220: November/December 1998

features

Capitalist Collapse

David M. Kotz

How Russia Can Recover
Learning From the Southeast Asian Crisis

John Miller
Can the Korean Labor Movement Defeat the IMF

James Crotty and Gary Dymski
Credit Card Pushers Pump Up Profits—And Risk

Abby Scher
Why Is It So Hard to Reform the Teamsters?

Dan Labotz
Wall Street's Fondest Dream

Christian Weller

The Insanity of Privatizing Social Security

the regulars

the short run Girl Scouts Hit the Mall
letters Hidden Taxes?
active culture Banana Politics | Building a U.S./South Asian Left
comment Stocks Run Amok | The Fake Federal Budget Surplus | Fed Rubber Stamps Citicorp-Travelers Merger
in review Earth for Sale: Reclaiming Ecology in the Age of Corporate Greenwash | Feeding Dependency, Starving Democracy: USAID Policies in Haiti
ask dr. dollar Why have CEO Salaries Skyrocketed?
economy in numbers Black Men Still Jobless