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.”

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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

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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