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Mayday! Mayday! Jobs, Health Care, and Trump’s Tantrum

We need to put an end to Trump’s war spending tax cuts for the wealthy and redirect those monies to public spending, especially social support programs.

John Miller Jun 26, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

Not Just Any Jobs

The Unemployment Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for May 2026—and More

Frank Stricker Jun 22, 2026

May/June 2026

The High Costs of the Cloud

Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.

Kalena Thomhave Jun 17, 2026

May/June 2015

Issue 318

May/June 2015

Land Reform

Jawied Nawabi

This primer explains why land reform is a precondition for sustainable economic development. | Read more »
The Corinthian Crisis

Christopher Cooper

Some are profiting from people who look to education as a step up to better working-class jobs. But some former students are fighting back. | Read more »
The Student Loan Crisis and the Debtfare State

Susanne Soederberg

How the government is helping to make the student loan debt trap the new normal. | Read more »
A Way Out for Greece and Europe

Marie Christine Duggan

A solution like the one Keynes proposed for Britain towards the end of WWII would offer Greece the best way out today. | Read more »

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Can “Abenomics” Revive Japan’s Economy?

Junji Tokunaga

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the regulars

editors’ note Reform and Revolution
the short run
up against the wall street journal The “Secular Stagnation” Debate
in review Jennifer Taub, Other People’s Houses
ask dr. dollar What Would Full Employment Cost?