Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans
Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
Issue 267
8 articles
Dear Dr. Dollar:
Back in first-year economics we learned that there is a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, so you can't really have both low inflation and low unemployment at the same time. Do economists still consider that to be true? —Edith Bross, Cambridge, Mass.
Reply to Pollin
I won't engage Professor Pollin about whose views of Marx are truly "representative." Debate on who
Reply to Wolff on Class
Rick Wolff's article in the May-June issue of Dollars & Sense offers a clear, brief, and useful summary
The Fight for Transparency at the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve banking system is an immensely powerful institution, on a par with a fourth branch of government. As
Kentucky River Threatens to Swamp Labor
An NLRB ruling could eliminate millions of workers' right to unionize.
Oaxaca's Dangerous Teachers
Cross-border organizing is part of the background of the current crisis.
The Rise of Migrant Militancy
Militant organizing by immigrants in New York City could show the way for a revitalized labor movement.