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Are You Suffering From Low T?

Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It's not you. It's the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.

Nancy Folbre Jul 24, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

Jobs and No Jobs in June of 2026, and Beyond

The Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network for June 2026

Frank Stricker Jul 20, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Energy Security for the People

For working Americans, energy security means being able to afford to drive to work, heat a home, and keep the lights on.

James K. Boyce Jul 10, 2026

May/June 2019

May/June 2019

The Optimal Tax

John Miller

Mainstream economics supports a 70% top income tax rate (or higher). | Read more »
The Rocket Science of Sanitation

Abhilasha Srivastava

Understanding the plight of the Indian workers who are not considered workers. | Read more »
Why Is the Economy Doing So Well?

Arthur Macewan

First we should ask: Has the U.S. economy really been doing so well? | Read more »
Traditional Measures of Unemployment Are Missing the Mark

Mark Paul

Puzzling through why, despite low unemployment, significant wage increases remain elusive. | Read more »

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Surviving Academia and
Performing Sex Work

Jenny Heineman

A Look at Labor under Neoliberalism

Beyond the Myth and Through the Mexican Labyrinth

James M. Cypher and Mateo Crossa

Labor under the “New NAFTA,” the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement |

the regulars

editor’s note Labor and Ideology
the short run
comment Shop & Stop Victory
in review James Bloodworth, Hired, and Heike Geissler, Seasonal Associate
economy in numbers State of the Unions
45th anniversary reprints From March 1984: Target—Labor’s Elite