Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

Bill Barclay Aug 29, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Frank Stricker Aug 26, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America

The Political Economy Research Institute’s new initiative brings together economists and practitioners to develop transformative but practical policies for a fairer, greener, and more democratic economy.

Gerald Epstein Aug 22, 2026

January/February 2020

Issue 346

Rebooting Big Tech

Rob Larson

What’s the best way to fix Silicon Valley? | Read more »
The Wealth Tax Proposals

John Miller

How not to make friends among the tax establishment and the superrich. | Read more »
Monopoly Everywhere

Armağan Gezici

Extreme market concentration goes beyond Big Tech. | Read more »

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the regulars

editor’s note Our Monopolized Economy
the short run
comment The Jobs-for-All Manifesto
making sense Financialization, Neoliberalism, and Neo-Fascism
in review Branko Milanovic, Capitalism, Alone
ask dr. dollar Can economies shift away from tourism?