Mamdani’s Municipal Socialist Inheritance

Buried in the historical record are the vibrant currents of municipal socialism that reshaped our urban worlds more than we acknowledge or even realize.

Shelton Stromquist Sep 28, 2025

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Municipal Socialism

An interview with Shel Stromquist on municipal socialism in the United States.

Shelton Stromquist Sep 28, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Stablecoins: Crypto Kryptonite

Despite being called a currency, crypto lacks one of the most important characteristics that a currency (money) should have—a stable value.

Gerald Epstein Sep 26, 2025

Issue 319

5 articles

Issue 319

Poverty Crime, Privileged Crime

Policing and Economic Inequality

Kristian Williams Jul 1, 2015

Issue 319

The Economics of Net Neutrality

First in an article series: MONEY YELLS!--Market Power and Corporate Control of Information.

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2015

Issue 319

Do Locavores Have a Dilemma?

Economists debate the local food movement.

Anita Dancs and Helen Scharber Jul 1, 2015

Issue 319

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Corporate Power Unbound

The case [for opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership] put forth by a showboating Sen. Elizabeth Warren is almost worse than wrong.

John Miller Jul 1, 2015

Issue 319

From Boring Banking to Roaring Banking

How the financial sector grew out of control, and how we can change it.

An Interview with Gerald Epstein Jul 1, 2015