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Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

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.

Paige Carmichael Apr 3, 2026

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Trump's Foreign Policy

An Interview with Sasha Breger Bush

Sasha Breger Bush Mar 30, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Profiteering in Oil Futures Made Easy (to Understand)

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

John Miller Mar 27, 2026

September/October 2021

Issue 356

September/October 2021

Do People Care About Extreme Inequality?

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Extreme inequality is having negative impacts throughout society. How long can this situation last? Will public opinion ever reflect my disapproval? | Read more »
Brazil’s Ten-Year Downward Spiral

James M. Cypher and Guillermo Foladori

How and why has Brazil fallen so far, so fast? | Read more »

Available only in the print edition:

Ford Drives Away

Débora Nunes

The neoliberal right oversees the deindustrialization of Brazil. | Order this issue or subscribe.
The Public Banking Alternative

Rick Girling

A New Push to Remake the American Financial System | Order this issue or subscribe.

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