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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

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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 234: March/April 2001

features

Ministering To The Poor

James Ridgeway

Church and State, Together Again
Still a Bad Idea: The Bush Tax Cut

John Miller
Forging a New Nation

Matt Easton

The Future of the East Timorese Economy: An Interview with Ajiza Magno
Genetic Engineering and the Privatization of Seeds

Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset
Teaching About Stocks - For Fun and Propaganda

Mark Maier
Quebec City: "Free-Trade" Flashpoint

Darryl Leroux
The Dominican Republic: Latin America's Latest Economic "Miracle"?

Marie Michael

the regulars

lettersParticipatory Economics
the short runCoca-Cola Nation
primerThe Washington Consensus and the Kerala Alternative
active cultureAcceleration the Decomposition of Capitalism
commentThe Elusive Search for "the Capital" in Capital Gains
making senseDisarming the Debt Trap
jubilee 2000Drop the Debt, Not the Campaign
ask dr. dollarWhat Causes Exchange-Rate Fluctuations?
booksIs Social Security Broke?
economy in numbersSo What's Wrong with Reducing the Marriage Penalty?