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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

September/October 2016

Issue 326—Annual Labor Issue

September/October 2016

Artificial Intelligence and Unemployment

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Will artificial intelligence and the application of robotics to production really lead to massive job loss? Read more »
Jobs, Justice, and the Clean-Energy Future

Jeremy Brecher

Is there a way to escape the apparent lose-lose choice between saving the climate and saving jobs? Read more »
Class War by Other Means

Chris Brooks

Massive subsidies to Volkswagen in Tennessee shows how large corporations have bled state government funds in exchange for jobs. Read more »
“Equal Pay” Is Not So Equal

John Miller

Skeptics claim that the gender pay gap is a statistical artifact, and that women already get equal pay. But they’re wrong. Read more »

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How Graduate Teaching Assistants
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An Interview with Ira Sills

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the regulars

editors’ note If You’re Not Moving Forward, You’re Moving Backward
comment Labor in the Sharing Economy | Sources for this article
the short run
in review David Rolf, The Fight for $15
economy in numbers Another Bad Jobs Day