The Private Equity Deception
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
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Trump and National Neoliberalism, Revisited
Last winter, in the wake of the 2016 Presidential election, I wrote an article for Dollars & Sense in which
The Democrats Confront Monopoly
By Polly Cleveland In the 1970’s when I studied microeconomics in grad school, we got to monopoly briefly in
New Issue!
Our November/December 2017 issue is out! You can find the table of contents of the issue here, and I
Thomas Palley: The General Theory at 80
Frequent D&S blog contributor Thomas Palley has a new paper out, "The General Theory at 80: Reflections
'Medicare for All' Could Be Cheaper Than You Think
Republished with permission from The Conversation.
Dear Dr. Dollar: What Is U.S. Workers' Share of National Income?
How well do U.S workers fare in relation to workers in other countries when you compare workers' shares of national income? --Martin Voelker, Golden, Colo.
Deindustrialization in the Granite State, Pt 3
Part 1 of this series on deindustrialization in New Hampshire used a case study of Kingsbury Machine Tool to explain
Deindustrialization in the Granie State
The central room is 65,000 square feet with a high ceiling. This room is noisy, with large machines emitting
Fake Tax News
Wall Street Journal editors claim that Trump's tax cut framework will boost economic growth and lift wages.
Migration, Labor, and U.S. Policy
One winter morning in Los Angeles, a group of health care activists set up a street-corner clinic for day laborers.
The Living New Deal
Events to celebrate New Deal achievements and advocate a "New New Deal" based on Depression-era job-creation programs.