July/August 2026

features

The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba

An assessment of the 64-year-old blockade now that
the country is under Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure.”

BY MARGOT PEPPER

What Might AI Bring?

Whether it’s severe disruption of the labor market, huge economic gains, or mass annihilation, the new technology seems bound to bring about big changes.

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BY ARTHUR MACEWAN

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.

BY BILL BARCLAY

the regulars

the short run

making sense | Retirement Savings in the Dark [Find this article's sources here.]

comment | The False Promise of Trump Accounts [Find this article's sources here.]

economy in narrative | Little Orphan Annie

in review | The Semiquincentennial, D&S Style

economy in numbers | Gas Prices and the Struggles of Commuters