Are You Suffering From Low T?
Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It's not you. It's the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.
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Solidarity Economics & Participatory Economics
Ethan Miller's overview of solidarity economics in the July/August issue of Dollars & Sense has started a
See D&S at events in October
The Dollars & Sense collective will be at several events around the northeast this month. Find us at: The presenation
Econamici: Where did The Wealth of Nations come from?
Adam Smith (1723-1790) published The Wealth of Nations in 1776, also the year of the American Revolution. Both The
Economists' Statement Regarding the Need to Raise the Minimum Wage
The folks at the Economic Policy Institute are gathering signatures from economists in support of an increase in the minimum
AMI Monetary Reform Conference, Chicago, Sept. 21–24, 2006
The upcoming issue of Dollars & Sense includes an article on (lack of) transparency at the Federal Reserve by Steven
Dean Baker responds to David Brooks
If the latest goofball article by David Brooks on the NYT op-ed page (to add insult to inanity you
Read the latest from Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein
Enjoy the excerpts of Jared Bernstein and Dean Baker's new books in the Jul/Aug Dollars & Sense?
School Choice: A Lesson from New Zealand
I have long supported school choice--confined to public schools. My son attended primary and middle school in District Three
Dear Dr. Dollar:
Back in first-year economics we learned that there is a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, so you can't really have both low inflation and low unemployment at the same time. Do economists still consider that to be true? —Edith Bross, Cambridge, Mass.
Reply to Pollin
I won't engage Professor Pollin about whose views of Marx are truly "representative." Debate on who
Reply to Wolff on Class
Rick Wolff's article in the May-June issue of Dollars & Sense offers a clear, brief, and useful
The Fight for Transparency at the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve banking system is an immensely powerful institution, on a par with a fourth branch of government. As