Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.
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Corporate Taxes: Less, Less, and Less
Dear Dr. Dollar: It seems that corporations say they need low taxes in order to do research, innovate, invest, and
Ukraine: What Will Be Done and What Should Be Done?
By Thomas Palley Reposted from the author's blog, Economics for Democratic and Open Societies. The inevitable has happened.
Asking the Right Questions about the Robinhood/GameStop Meme-Stock Mania
By John Summa Reposted from the author's blog, Dead End Economics. In The Great Crash: 1929, John Kenneth
Our Latest Issue
Our very-late January/February issue is finally at the printers (and about to be sent to e-subscribers). Yesterday we posted
Henry George: Prophet of the Gilded Age
By Polly Cleveland In 1873, Mark Twain published his satirical novel, The Gilded Age, an era magnificently recreated in all
Federal Reserve Insider Dealing? R.I.P. Central Bank Independence
By Thomas Palley From the author's blog, Economics for Democratic and Open Societies. Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Richard Clarida
The Lure of "Democratizing" Finance
Wall Street's latest gimmick hooks a young, desperate, and gullible crowd.
Financialization and Inequality
Is financialization responsible for the great increase in economic inequality of recent decades in the United States? --Anonymous, via e-mail
K. Saradamoni, 1928-2021
We at Dollars & Sense close out 2021 by belatedly noting the passing of Dr. K. (Kunjulekshmi) Saradamoni, economist, feminist,