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 358

5 articles

Issue 358

Leveraging Financial Markets for Social Justice

Is divestment effective?

Doug Orr Jan 1, 2022

Issue 358

Dear Dr. Dollar: Financialization and Inequality

Is financialization responsible for the great increase in economic inequality of recent decades in the United States? --Anonymous, via e-mail

Arthur MacEwan Jan 1, 2022

Issue 358

Cryptocurrency Will Not Liberate Us

Deflating the egalitarian fantasies of digital currencies.

Hadas Thier Jan 1, 2022

Issue 358

The Lure of "Democratizing" Finance

Wall Street's latest gimmick hooks a young, desperate, and gullible crowd.

John Summa Jan 1, 2022

Issue 358

The Fed and the Racial Wealth Gap

Will a Fed racial equality mandate improve monetary policy?

John Miller Jan 1, 2022