When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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How the Coronavirus Crisis Became an Economic Crisis
Some of the economic consequences of a massive communicable-disease crisis might arise in any society, regardless of the system
Coronavirus, Capitalism, and the Workers' Movement
Part 3: How Inequality Kills, and How to Fight It in the Era of Covid-19
The Dangers of Private Debt
High levels of household and corporate debt in the U.S. are making inequality worse and could make the recession deeper.
How Green Is Joe Biden's Green New Deal?
If Mr. Biden's proposal isn't quite the Green New Deal, you can see a likeness. But
Our latest issue!
We have sent our latest (July/August 2020) issue to the printers and to e-subscribers, and we'd
Review of Thomas Frank's "The People, No"
By Polly Cleveland These days the major media fill with denunciations of populists. They are the ignorant people who rally
Police Violence Is Enabled by 'Liberal' Politicians' Massive Spending
George Floyd's death proves again why America needs to defund bloated and militarized police departments.
Local or Far Away?
Economists tend to assume that the sole goal of our economic activity is to get things as cheaply possible. But outside the narrow world of economics, people care about a lot of other things.
Essential--and Expendable--Mexican Labor
On both sides of the border, Mexican workers are now essential--to U.S. corporations.
Corporate Funding of Police Foundations
The lavish overfunding of the police goes beyond public money.
Out of Policy Ideas? Cut Capital Gains Taxes!
Economists react to the Covid-19 economy with a familiar cure-all.
Dating the Recession
Alarmed by the coronavirus-induced economic collapse, the NBER declares the economy in a recession in record time. By John