The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

May/June 2026

Who Will Work in a Warming World?

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

Andrew Ahern May 1, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

Issue 211

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Issue 211

The Green Transformation

The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment, by John Bellamy Foster (Monthly Review Press, 1994) Is Capitalism

Skip Barry May 1, 1997

Issue 211

Denmark Shows the Way

Industry has a long record of resisting even the old-style regulations for cleaner air and water--the mandates to reduce, for

Laurie Dougherty May 1, 1997

Issue 211

Toxic Racism

Chippewas Resist Deadly Dumping

Pratap Chatterjee May 1, 1997