July/August 2025

features

Something Is Wonderful in the State of Denmark

An alternative to dismantling Social Security—adopt Denmark’s retirement system!

BY JOHN MILLER

“Living Off the Land”

The Real Prison Economy of Barter and Hustle

BY TYLER BOWMAN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ERIC LYNCH

The Education That Workers Need Most

What labor education is and how it matters to the current moment.

BY HELENA WORTHEN

the regulars

the short run
comment | Military Keynesianism, Then and Now
in review | The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, by Nick Romeo
economy in narrative | Can We Get a Do-Over?