The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis

Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.

Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray Sep 1, 2026

Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

Bill Barclay Aug 29, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Frank Stricker Aug 26, 2026

Issue 261

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Issue 261

Taxing Wealth Swedish Style

An annual levy that is more efficient than the estate tax.

John Miller Sep 1, 2005

Issue 261

Just Garments

A worker-run factory tries to wring the sweat out of the apparel business.

Jay Blair Sep 1, 2005

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Falling Off a Cliff

Millions of garment workers worldwide stand to lose their jobs with this year's changes in global textile trade rules.

Keith Yearman and Amy Gluckman Sep 1, 2005

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Turmoil in the AFL-CIO

A Dollars & Sense Roundtable

Nathan Newman; Steve Early; Bill Fletcher, Jr.; Leon Fink; Rose Ann Demoro; and Immanuel Ness Sep 1, 2005