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How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Progressives all over the world are demanding that there be “no war for oil.” We must also call for the dismantlement of the world’s fossil fuel-dominant global energy infrastructure.

Robert Pollin Jan 12, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives

One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.

Arthur MacEwan Jan 8, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

Jobs, Factories, and Inequalities

Monthly Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Frank Stricker Jan 5, 2026

Issue 294

Are Low Wages and Job Loss Inevitable?

By Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: The main narrative that I hear in mainstream press is that U.S. workers are being undercut and eventually displaced by global competition. Is this right? Read more »
Teachers, Secretaries, and Social Workers:
The New Welfare Moms?

By Randy Albelda

Today’s debates over public-sector workers are strikingly similar to the welfare “reform” battles of the 1990s. Read more »
No Fooling—Corporations Evade Taxes

By John Miller

Forbes finally notices what has been clear for years. Read more »

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By Roger Bybee

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The GO-Zone’s No-Zones

By Darwin Bondgraham

After more than five years, a deeply flawed disaster-recovery program has failed to rebuild the Gulf Coast. | Order this issue or subscribe.

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