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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Reform or Revolution?
Pt. 3 of “European Social Democracy and the Roots of the Eurozone Crisis;” see Part 1 and Part 2 .
Dear Dr. Dollar: Is Nuclear Plant Closure a Mistake?
Almost all the online search pieces regarding German decommissioning of nuclear power plants say it is too expensive, does not produce any benefits, and is generally a disaster in the making. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. --Julia Willebrand, New York, N.Y.
The Dissing of Henry George
By Polly Cleveland My father, born in 1910, told me that when he was young every educated person read Progress
Trumponomics: Neocon Neoliberalism Camouflaged With Anti-Globalization Circus
By Thomas Palley A key element of Trump’s political success has been his masquerade of being pro-worker, which
Costs of Empire: King's "Beyond Vietnam"
As part of our ongoing "Costs of Empire" project (see our March/April special issue on that topic
The 7 Secrets of the Prolific
By Polly Cleveland If you’re like me, you always wanted to be a writer—but obligations came first: family,
New Issue--Costs of Empire
Our March/April issue has been sent to e-subscribers and should be hitting print subscribers' mailboxes soon. (Not
Reflections on a Xenophobic Speech
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Anticipating and sitting through President Trump’s address to Congress last night was arduous, to say
DAPL Doesn't Make Economic Sense
The Dakota Access Pipeline imposes huge environmental and health costs, creates few jobs, and generates little government revenue.
Military Spending in the Swampland
On September 11, 1941, the U.S. War Department commenced construction of its new headquarters, the Pentagon: With each of
Globalization and the End of the Labor Aristocracy
Twenty-first century imperialism has changed its form. In the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century,