The Private Equity Deception
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
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Dear Dr. Dollar: Climate Change, Social Justice, and the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal combines proposals to combat climate change with social justice proposals. I care about and work for social justice, but doesn't combating climate change need to be given top priority regardless of the impact on social justice? After all, if climate change isn't stopped, there wil
Why Record Numbers of Workers Are Quitting and Striking
A viral video of a young woman quitting over a Walmart PA system is a symbol of the "Great Resignation."
Register Now! Screening and Discussion of “My Mis-Education in 3 Graphics”
On Tuesday, October 26 at 8pm EDT, Dollars & Sense will hold a free screening and panel discussion of Mary
Review of "These Walls Between Us," by Wendy Sanford
Review of: These Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship Across Race and Class, by Wendy Sanford Review by Polly
September/October 2021 Issue
Our (very late) September/October 2021 issue is finally out! We have joint cover stories on Brazil's economic
Dear Dr. Dollar: Do People Care About Extreme Inequality?
The extreme inequality we have in this country is not fair. According to a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), in 2016 the bottom 40% of households on average had a negative net worth (assets minus liabilities) of $9,000. In that same year, the richest 10% of households had
Preparations for the “Next Afghanistan” Have Already Begun
Now that the twenty year-long US military expedition to Afghanistan has ended in catastrophe, the US Neocon establishment has already
The Black-White Wage Gap: How Inequality and Monopoly Amplify Racial Discrimination
By Polly Cleveland Following the police killing of George Floyd last year, Howard University professor William Spriggs wrote, “Is now
July/August 2021 Issue
Our July/August issue is at the printers and we've sent pdfs out to e-subscribers! (Not a subscriber?