Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives
One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.
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Salting the Public Sector at UC Berkeley
An uptick in salting—which is when an experienced labor organizer takes a nonunion job in order to organize a
Raising HELU, Wall to Wall and Coast to Coast
When Higher Education Labor United was proposed in 2021, the major issues facing higher education were rising tuition, student debt,
Interview: Short Staffing and Work Intensification
Mike Prokosch discusses his article on short staffing, when employers intentionally hire too few workers as a menthod of work intensification.
Short Staffing
Deliberately hiring too few people—always one of employers’ favorite methods of work intensification—is reaching new extremes.
D&S Authors on Trump’s First 100 Days
John Miller, Arthur MacEwan, Zoe Sherman, and Marie Christine Duggan on Tariffs and the War on Workers and the Planet.
Interview: Trump’s Tariffs and Stagflation
D&S columnist John Miller explains how the Trump tariffs risk stagflation—inflation combined with economic stagnation.
The Monster That Government Made
How Elon Musk used government loans and subsidies to enrich himself.
Why Is the World Bank Attacking Land Reform in the Philippines?
The proposed market-oriented SPLIT reforms, which the bank supports, would undermine the country’s coops.
The Burning of (Parts of) Los Angeles
Explaining the natural and human causes of the recent fires—and dispelling the myths.