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 239: January/February 2002

features

Return of The Iron Triangle: The New Military Buildup

James M. Cypher
Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie...Strike!

Hannah Clark

In a time of crisis, Minnesota state employees stand up for their rights while the governor sits down on the job.
The Mercurial Economics of The "Phantom Palestinian State"

Karen Pfeifer
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Nancy Folbre

Feminist thoughts on globalization.
Testing...Testing...One, Two, Three

Amy Gluckman

The Commercial Side of the Standardized-Testing Boom

the regulars

the short run
letters
active culture Buy Nothing Day
making sense Recession for the Holidays / Safety for Sale / On a Fast Track to Free Trade Hell
labor beat Dockworkers Stand Up to Racism, Repression, and Corporate Globalization - and Win!
in review Poverty: A National Emergency
ask dr. dollar The Growth Imperative
economy in numbers The "Race to the Bottom" in Imported Clothes