The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis
Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.
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The Opportunity Costs of War
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Born on Third Base?
Peter Wagner of the Prison Policy Initiative sent us this link to a recent article in Slate magazine. The article
UMass Research on the Changing Retail Workforce
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, including Dollars & Sense associate Chris Tilly, have completed a national study, "The
Tax Day Thoughts on Social Security
On Tax Day, we recommend to you a recently-posted article from our March/April issue, Go Ahead and Lift
Conference-Goers Push for Labor Solidarity, Rebound From Disruption
This from the staff of Labor Notes: a report on their annual conference, which was held this past weekend in
Finance, Imperialism, and the Hegemony of the Dollar
Economist and D&S collective member Ramaa Vasudevan has an article in the current (April) issue of Monthly Review.
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March unemployment numbers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its March unemployment numbers on Friday, and the news is grim: The unemployment rate
A New Deal for the 21st Century
An upcoming conference, related to Ryan Dodd's feature article in the current issue of D&S, A
The Employment Road to Economic Recovery in Argentina
The announcement below is related to Ryan Dodd's feature article in the current issue of D&S,
Peas in a Pod
This from Mike Allen's Playbook at politico.com, via Doug Henwood at the Left Business Observer's
The Collapsing Housing Bubble and Resulting Financial Fallout
This policy memo is from Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. The Collapsing Housing Bubble and