November/December 2026

features

The Political Economy of Palestine

Introducing a Collaboration Between MAS—the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute—and Dollars & Sense

BY JENNIFER C. OLMSTED

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

BY NICK FRENCH

Land, Power, Water, and Debt

Data Centers and the High Cost of Scale in the AI Boom
BY BILL BARCLAY

the regulars

the short run

two cents

making sense | Home Care Workers Seek an End to the 24-Hour Workday

up against the Wall Street Journal | Trump’s “Forced Labor” Tariffs

economy in narrative | Hope in the Hadestown Dark