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 344

3 articles

Issue 344

A Primer on Debt

What should concern us about historically high levels of debt.

Bruce Parry Sep 1, 2019

Issue 344

Why Economics

This is the text of a speech Frank Ackerman, economist and one of the founders of Dollars & Sense, wrote

Frank Ackerman Sep 1, 2019

Issue 344

Resuscitating Private Social Security Accounts

Countering Inequality with Panic and Prevarication

John Miller Sep 1, 2019