From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.

An interview with Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.

An Interview with Margot Pepper

The Return of an Ancient Treatment for Non-healing Wounds

Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” ushers in a “New Special Period.”

Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It's not you. It's the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.

Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It's not you. It's the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.

Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It's not you. It's the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.

For working Americans, energy security means being able to afford to drive to work, heat a home, and keep the lights on.

For working Americans, energy security means being able to afford to drive to work, heat a home, and keep the lights on.

We need to put an end to Trump’s war spending tax cuts for the wealthy and redirect those monies to public spending, especially social support programs.

We need to put an end to Trump’s war spending tax cuts for the wealthy and redirect those monies to public spending, especially social support programs.

We need to put an end to Trump’s war spending tax cuts for the wealthy and redirect those monies to public spending, especially social support programs.

The Unemployment Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for May 2026—and More

Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.

A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.

A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.

A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.

In the contest between Micah Lasher and “AI guy” Alex Bores, is Bores a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.

In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.

In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.

Governor Jerry Brown launched the most aggressive and successful combination of programs to combat climate change we have yet seen in the United States—understanding these programs can help other stat...

Governor Jerry Brown launched the most aggressive and successful combination of programs to combat climate change we have yet seen in the United States—understanding these programs can help other stat...

The Latest Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

We've built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it.

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the ...

It is critical to understand these cuts in the broader context of the already highly dysfunctional U.S. health care system.

The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.

Let’s look at exactly what happened on Monday morning and what makes it is so suspicious.

Reprising a classic article by radical sociologist James Petras, who died on January 17th, 2026.

It seems like a good time to compare the running tally of war dollars with the cost of relentless attacks on public care provision in the United States.

Mitt Romney’s call to tax the rich like him renders the Wall Street Journal editors apoplectic.

Trump has become one of the world’s biggest crypto evangelists.

An interview with Stephen Barton

Climate superfunds are a sensible way to put some of the costs back where they belong, but we’ll get them only if the public demands them.

The Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Greenland, Venezuela, and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy

Instead of using the Supreme Court’s decision as an opportunity to liberate himself from his biggest policy blunder, Trump has doubled down on tariffs.

Two items for Black History Month

Not only is failure not an option, those fighting to avert cataclysmic climate change have achieved important successes worthy of celebrating.

Inequality is getting so bad even conservatives have started to acknowledge it. But that doesn't mean they'll do anything serious to make it better.