Tax the Rich and Save the World

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

Nancy Folbre Jun 9, 2026

D&S BLOG

The AI Safety War in My Back Yard

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

Polly Cleveland Jun 7, 2026

The Green New Deal is a Jobs Engine, Despite Trump

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.

Robert Pollin Jun 2, 2026

Issue 228: March/April 2000

features

Forgotten Generation

Vanessa Lau

In China's rush to a market economy, middle-aged women are left by the wayside.
Public Teams, Private Profits

D. Stanley Eitzen

How pro sports owners run up the score on fans and taxpayers.
The ABCs of the Global Economy

The Dollars &Amp; Sense Collective
A New Labor Movement in the Academy

Gary Zaber
Deciding Who's Poor

Barbara R. Bergmann

the regulars

commentSmall Online Investors are Gambling in a Rigged Casino
making senseMexican Students Win Concessions / Saint Greenspan?
books in reviewSocial Security: The Phony Crisis
ask dr. dollarHow Long Can We Run a Trade Deficit?
economy in numbersToxic Sites Grow, Money for Clean-Up Drops