Mamdani Needs to Catch the Value Capture Bus
New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has drawn both praise and sneers for his free bus proposal. As detailed
Issue 313
7 articles
Taming the Corporate Beast
Even business leaders are now calling for corporate reform, but most of the measures on offer are little more than cosmetic.
What Happened to the Recovery?
Part I: Weak Employment, Stagnant Wages, and Booming Profits The 2007-2010 recession was the longest and deepest since World War
Dear Dr. Dollar: The Minimum Wage and Inflation
Dear Dr. Dollar: Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing? —Alex Searles, Boston, Mass.
Climate Policy as Wealth Creation
A "cap and dividend" policy would embody the principle that we all own the earth's resources in equal and common measure.
Picketing Wealth Inequality
Review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Picketty. Harvard University Press, 2014.
“Free Trade” and Jobs
It’s easy to forget, decades into the era of neoliberal economic policies and “free trade” agreements, that these policies