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

Issue 227: January/February 2000

features

Predatory Lending

Jeanette Bradley and Peter Skillern

Banks trick poor into expensive loans.
Japanese Bank Mergers - Bigger, Not Better

Bill Tabb
Giving the Nod to Conglomerates

Jim Campen
Are Labor Standards Elitist?

Ellen Frank
Savings Scam

Fred Block
After Seattle

Special Section on the WTO

the regulars

economy in numbers The Real Y2K Crisis: Global Economic Inequality
ask dr. dollar How much does the U.S. government spend on NATO and on the United Nations?