Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

Issue 251

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Issue 251

Who Votes, and How?

Of the last four presidential elections won by the Republican candidate, the two closest ones (in 1980 and 2000) would

Esther Cervantes and Amy Gluckman Jan 1, 2004

Issue 251

Wealth Inequality by the Numbers

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/content/files/2025/02/0104inequality-1.pdf

United for a Fair Economy Jan 1, 2004

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Immigrant Restaurant Workers Hope to Rock New York

Following 9/11, displaced restaurant workers are transforming grief into action.

Dan La Botz Jan 1, 2004

The Political Economy of Palestine

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

Issue 251

Who Votes, and How?

Wealth Inequality by the Numbers

Immigrant Restaurant Workers Hope to Rock New York