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Are You Suffering From Low T?

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

Nancy Folbre Jul 24, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

Jobs and No Jobs in June of 2026, and Beyond

The Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network for June 2026

Frank Stricker Jul 20, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Energy Security for the People

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

James K. Boyce Jul 10, 2026

January/February 2022

Issue 358

January/February 2022

Leveraging Financial Markets for Social Justice

Doug Orr

Is divestment effective? | Read more »
Financialization and Inequality

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Is financialization responsible for the great increase in economic inequality of recent decades in the United States? | Read more »
Cryptocurrency Will Not Liberate Us

Hadas Thier

Deflating the Egalitarian Fantasies of Digital Currencies | Read more »
The Lure of “Democratizing” Finance

John Summa

Wall Street’s latest gimmick hooks a young, desperate, and gullible crowd. | Read more »
The Fed and the Racial Wealth Gap

John Miller

Will a Fed racial equality mandate improve monetary policy? | Read more »

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From Grain Futures to the Great Financial Crisis and Beyond

Bill Barclay

A Primer on Financial Derivatives

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editors’ note Finance and Class
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