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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

May/June 2015

Issue 318

May/June 2015

Land Reform

Jawied Nawabi

This primer explains why land reform is a precondition for sustainable economic development. | Read more »
The Corinthian Crisis

Christopher Cooper

Some are profiting from people who look to education as a step up to better working-class jobs. But some former students are fighting back. | Read more »
The Student Loan Crisis and the Debtfare State

Susanne Soederberg

How the government is helping to make the student loan debt trap the new normal. | Read more »
A Way Out for Greece and Europe

Marie Christine Duggan

A solution like the one Keynes proposed for Britain towards the end of WWII would offer Greece the best way out today. | Read more »

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Can “Abenomics” Revive Japan’s Economy?

Junji Tokunaga

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the regulars

editors’ note Reform and Revolution
the short run
up against the wall street journal The “Secular Stagnation” Debate
in review Jennifer Taub, Other People’s Houses
ask dr. dollar What Would Full Employment Cost?