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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

U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire

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

James Petras Mar 24, 2026

Left Hook Economics

War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense)

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.

Nancy Folbre Mar 20, 2026

Issue 234: March/April 2001

features

Ministering To The Poor

James Ridgeway

Church and State, Together Again
Still a Bad Idea: The Bush Tax Cut

John Miller
Forging a New Nation

Matt Easton

The Future of the East Timorese Economy: An Interview with Ajiza Magno
Genetic Engineering and the Privatization of Seeds

Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset
Teaching About Stocks - For Fun and Propaganda

Mark Maier
Quebec City: "Free-Trade" Flashpoint

Darryl Leroux
The Dominican Republic: Latin America's Latest Economic "Miracle"?

Marie Michael

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