U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire Reprising a classic article by radical sociologist James Petras, who died on January 17th, 2026. James Petras Mar 24, 2026
Left Hook Economics War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense) It seems like a good time to compare the running tally of war dollars with the cost of relentless attacks on public care provision in the United States. Nancy Folbre Mar 20, 2026
March/April 2026 The Undertaxed Rich Mitt Romney’s call to tax the rich like him renders the Wall Street Journal editors apoplectic. John Miller Mar 17, 2026
Taming the Corporate Beast By Marianne Hill Even business leaders are now calling for corporate reform, but most of the measures on offer are little more than cosmetic. | Read more » What Happened to the Recovery? By Gerald Friedman Part I: Weak Employment, Stagnant Wages, and Booming Profits Part II: Government Policy and Why the Recovery Has Been So Slow | Read more » The Minimum Wage and Inflation By Arthur Macewan Dear Dr. Dollar: Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing? | Read more » When the Public Square Is in Cyberspace By Zoe Sherman Why Democracy Demands Net Neutrality. Read more » Climate Policy as Wealth Creation By James K. Boyce A “cap and dividend” policy would embody the principle that we all own the earth’s resources in equal and common measure. Read more » Subscribe Order this issue Available only in the print edition: the regulars the short run active culture Raising the People’s Cup making sense Underbanked and Overcharged up against the wall street journal “Inclusive Capitalism” in review Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century 40th anniversary retrospectiveFrom 2003: “Free Trade” and Jobs