U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire
Reprising a classic article by radical sociologist James Petras, who died on January 17th, 2026.
July/August 2013
These are all the articles from the July/August 2013 issue that have been posted online. To see the full table of contents for this issue, go to https://www.dollarsandsense.org/issue-307/
5 articles
Collapsing Investment and the Great Recession
Investment in real inputs--structures and machinery used to boost future output and productivity--is one of the ways that an economy
Pursuing Profits--or Power?
Do corporations seek to maximize profits? Or do they seek to maximize power? The two may be complementary--wealth begets power,
Black-White Income Differences: What’s Happened?
Dear Dr. Dollar: There is a great deal of awareness of the general increase of income inequality in the United