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 223: May/June 1999

features

Corporate Sponsored Terror
Corporation Crackdowns

Arvind Ganesan

Business Backs Brutality
Freedom to Farm - and Starve - in Kenya

Marc Breslow
Special Section: Social Security

Marc Breslow

The Social Security Debate: An Introduction
The Myth of the Social Security Trust Fund

Ellen Frank
Myths and Facts about Privatizing Social Security

Richard Duboff and John Miller
How to Rebuild Nicaragua

Van Hardy
Low-Income Groups Try Out Community Money Systems

Barbara Brandt

the regulars

lettersHail the Euro
the short runTruckmaking Scofflaws
active cultureProfile of the Methodist Women's Active Faith
commentWaiting for the Millennium
making senseRadio For People, Not Profit / Ring out the Debt, Ring in Prosperity?
in reviewBooks
ask dr. dollarWhen wage hikes don't mean price hikes
economy in numbersFor Sale: Weapons or Pollution Control?