Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives
One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.
May/June 2025
These are all the articles from the May/June 2025 issue that have been posted online. To see the full table of contents for this issue, go to https://www.dollarsandsense.org/issue-378/
6 articles
A Trillion Dollars in One Year, and No New Taxes
The Wall Street Journal editors make it clear whose side they’re on.
Salting the Public Sector at UC Berkeley
An uptick in salting—which is when an experienced labor organizer takes a nonunion job in order to organize a
Raising HELU, Wall to Wall and Coast to Coast
When Higher Education Labor United was proposed in 2021, the major issues facing higher education were rising tuition, student debt,
Short Staffing
Deliberately hiring too few people—always one of employers’ favorite methods of work intensification—is reaching new extremes.
Why Is the World Bank Attacking Land Reform in the Philippines?
The proposed market-oriented SPLIT reforms, which the bank supports, would undermine the country’s coops.