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

Left Hook Economics

California Greening: Fighting Climate Change in the Golden State

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 states do the same.

Robin Hahnel May 26, 2026

Issue 239: January/February 2002

features

Return of The Iron Triangle: The New Military Buildup

James M. Cypher
Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie...Strike!

Hannah Clark

In a time of crisis, Minnesota state employees stand up for their rights while the governor sits down on the job.
The Mercurial Economics of The "Phantom Palestinian State"

Karen Pfeifer
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Nancy Folbre

Feminist thoughts on globalization.
Testing...Testing...One, Two, Three

Amy Gluckman

The Commercial Side of the Standardized-Testing Boom

the regulars

the short run
letters
active culture Buy Nothing Day
making sense Recession for the Holidays / Safety for Sale / On a Fast Track to Free Trade Hell
labor beat Dockworkers Stand Up to Racism, Repression, and Corporate Globalization - and Win!
in review Poverty: A National Emergency
ask dr. dollar The Growth Imperative
economy in numbers The "Race to the Bottom" in Imported Clothes