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May/June 2026

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

May/June 2026

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

Left Hook Economics

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

May/June 2022

Issue 360—Annual Labor Issue

May/June 2022

The Fight for $20 and a Union

Martin J. Bennett

Another California Minimum Wage Earthquake? | Read more »
The Great Resignation and the Labor Shortage

John Miller

What makes 2022 a great year for a job makeover? | Read more »
Shut Up and Work!

Zoe Sherman

“Free” Labor and Unequal Freedom of Expression | Read more »
Power, Wages, and Inequality

Arthur Macewan

A recent government report has an unexpected focus—power in the workplace. | Read more »

Available only in the print edition:

Wage Laborers in California’s “Factories in the Field”

Bill Barclay, with Photos by David Bacon

Part One of a Two-Part Series on California’s Intensive Agriculture

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two cents
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