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 352

3 articles

Issue 352

Drugs and Global Capitalism

The sheer size of the drug economy suggests its overwhelming centrality to the global economic system.

Sasha Breger Bush Jan 1, 2021

Issue 352

The Stock Market and the Coronavirus Crisis

Wall Street demands your money and your life.

John Miller Jan 1, 2021

Issue 352

State and Local Government Austerity

Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?

Amanda Page-Hoongrajok Jan 1, 2021