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The Economics of Trump's War with Iran

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

John Miller May 11, 2026

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The Art of Performing Maintenance

There is no one-to-one correlation between what we do and what it means to us or to others. Many of

Zoe Sherman May 11, 2026

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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

March/April 2018

Issue 335

March/April 2018

Modern Money

Robert Hockett

A Legal, Functional, and Historical Primer on Modern Monetary Theory Read more »
Rising Asset Bubbles Distort the Industrial Base

Marie Christine Duggan

Part 2 of a Series on Deindustrialization in Keene, N.H. Read more »
12 Rules for Spitting on the Poor

Noah Berlatsky

If the essence of neoliberalism is an ideological faith in the righteous virtue of individual choice, then self-help books are the true heirs of Milton Friedman. Read more »
Growing Together, Flying Apart

Gerald Friedman

Regional Disparities in American Politics and Economics Read more »

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