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Two "Bad" Tax Ideas Are Better Than One
Why we need to tax stock buybacks and close the carried interest loophole.
Dr. Dollar: Economic Inequality and Homelessness
Good-quality, safe, and affordable housing is fundamental to personal well-being and security. But for millions of U.S. families and
SWIFT, the U.S. Dollar, and the Global Political Economy of Trade
Decoding the Messaging Network That Enables International Bank Transfers
Inflation Is Surging: Round Up the Usual Scapegoats
Inflation in the U.S. economy has reached levels not seen for four decades. The June 2022 inflation rate was
Labor and the Economic Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis
This is an update of the author's June 2020 article. --Eds. The economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic
Debt Relief for Whom? Part II
Polly Cleveland Two new books address debt from opposite ends of the financial scale. In Part I, The Case for
Debt Relief for Whom?
Polly Cleveland Two new books address debt from opposite ends of the financial scale. In The Case for a Debt
2022 Annual Labor Issue
Our May/June 2022 issue--our Annual Labor Issue--is at the printers, and we'll send the pdf out to
Power, Wages, and Inequality
A recent government report has an unexpected focus--power in the workplace.
Shut Up and Work! "Free" Labor and Unequal Freedom of Expression
Unionization drives at Amazon warehouses and Starbucks locations have attracted months of national media attention. During 2021 workers and union