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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.

Bill Barclay Nov 6, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.

Robert Pollin Nov 3, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Inflation Haunting Halloween

A specter is haunting Halloween—the specter of inflation.

John Miller Oct 31, 2025

Issue 305

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Issue 305

Thought and Devotion

A Tribute to Stephen A. Resnick

Richard Wolff Mar 1, 2013

Issue 305

Beyond Deficit Scare-Mongering

Conservatives' real aim in their fiscal brinkmanship is to gut Social Security and Medicare.

Ellen Frank Mar 1, 2013

Issue 305

What Runaway Spending?

Declining revenue, not increased spending, caused the federal deficit.

Gerald Friedman Mar 1, 2013

Issue 305

Whose Housing Recovery?

High-finance investors are snapping up tens of thousands of foreclosed homes for rental income and speculation.

Darwin Bondgraham Mar 1, 2013

Issue 305

P3 Push in El Salvador

A cross-border fight erupts against a public-private partnership law.

Hilary Goodfriend Mar 1, 2013