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The Semiquincentennial, D&S Style

In honor of the 250th, capsule reviews of U.S. history books by members of the Dollars & Sense collective.

D&S Admin Jul 4, 2026

The D&S Debrief

Interview: The High Costs of the Cloud

An Interview with Kalena Thomhave

Kalena Thomhave Jul 2, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Mayday! Mayday! Jobs, Health Care, and Trump’s Tantrum

We need to put an end to Trump’s war spending tax cuts for the wealthy and redirect those monies to public spending, especially social support programs.

John Miller Jun 26, 2026

Issue 232: November/December 2000

features

Candidates and Consequences

The dollars &Amp; Sense Collective
Privatizing Social Security is Bad, Particularly for Women

Cahterine Hill
Special Section on Mexico
- Where Now for Mexico?
  
  Alejandro Reuss
- The Isthmus of Tehantepec
  
  Wendy Call
  
  An Island in an Electoral Storm
- Coming Close to Clean
  
  Wendy Call
  
  A View of the Mexican Elections from Oaxaca
- "To Lead by Obeying"
  
  Zapatista National Liberation Army
- Into the Frying PAN
  
  Dan La Botz
  
  Mexican Labor Faces Its Greatest Crisis
Land Reform

Mackie J. Mcleod

Unfinished Business for the African Century

the regulars

the short runThe Best Drugs Money Can Buy
active cultureStanding Up to Standardized Tests
commentMore than a Seat at the Table
making sensePopular Economics Education / The Repeal of the Estate Tax
ask dr. dollarSecret Stock Stabilization?
economy in numbersDiet Coke and Dom Perignon