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 258: March/April 2005

features

Rich and Poor in the Global Economy

Bob Sutcliffe

Measuring world inequality
The Land Trust Solution

Michelle Sheehan

Conservation land trusts protect farmland from developers.
Burlington Busts the Affordable Housing Debate

Daniel Fireside

One city's radical 20-year experiment in affordable housing
Environmentalism in a Post-Capitalist Society

Interview with Robin Hahnel
BOOK EXCERPT: Economic Justice and Democracy: From Competition to Cooperation

Robin Hahnel

What progressives must do to transform the economic system

the regulars

the short run
letters
active culture Earn-a-Bike in Africa
comment Payola pundits
follow-up The true Social Security "dependency ratio"
up against the wall street journal Debunking the "Index of Economic Freedom"
in review Weapons of Mass Deception
economy in numbers Bush budget starves domestic programs