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 245: January/February 2003

features

Immigrant Workers in the Crosshairs

David Bacon

Repression in the wake of September 11.
"Death Tax" Deception

Rosie Hunter and Chuck Collins

The movement to repeal the estate tax
Special Section on Education
- Class Conflict
  
  Ellen Mutari and Malaku Lakew
  
  College students are caught between paid work and coursework.
- Move Over HMOs, the EMOs Are Coming
  
  Amy Gluckman
  
  Education Management Organizations take over public schools.
The World Bank's One-Way Dialogue

Mark Engler

the regulars

the short run
active culture Dispatch from the FTAA Ministerial
comment The Thirteenth Amendment and the Right to Strike
making sense "Savage Inequalities" Revisited
letters
ask dr. dollar How has NAFTA affected trade and employment?
economy in numbers The U.S. War Machine