Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today
Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.
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Libor Rigging Redux: Was there a third dimension to the Libor scandal?
Economics textbooks teach you that the London Interbank Offered Rate (known by the acronym "Libor") is the rate
Caring by the Dollar: Nursing Homes, Private Equity, and Covid-19
A Brief History of the Nursing Home Industry
Pandemic Mail
Reimagining the role of the USPS during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic by looking to the past.
Dear Dr. Dollar: Why Is Student Debt Cancelation Such a Big Deal?
Now that President Biden is in office, I've noticed news reports about the possible cancellation of student debt. Why has this become such a big deal recently? And would cancelling these debts actually help? --Betty Timmons, Lindenwold, N.J.
For Black History Month: The Economics of the Great Migration
At the tail end of Black History Month, we have posted to the Dollars & Sense website Rolling Up the
GameStop and the Mechanics of Inverted Totalitarianism
By Sasha Breger Bush During the week of January 25, a motley crew of day traders who had previously organized
January/February 2021 Issue
Our January/February 2021 issue is at the printers and will go out to e-subscribers very soon! The cover story,
Drugs and Global Capitalism
The sheer size of the drug economy suggests its overwhelming centrality to the global economic system.
Polly Cleveland on Monopoly on The Analysis
D&S board member and frequent author Polly Cleveland was interviewed by Paul Jay of The Analysis (formerly of