Issue 321: November/December 2015

Some Elements of a Progressive International Trade Policy

There are other ways to organize U.S. international trade. The neoliberal free trade of recent decades and the trade restrictions of Trumpian tariffs are not the only options.

Fenced Off from Reality

John Miller | December 8

Trump’s claims about immigration economics are without merit. | Read more »
What Would Sanders Do?

Gerald Friedman

The Dynamic Effects of Seven Sanders Initiatives Read more »
A Superfund for Workers

Jeremy Brecher

How to promote a “just transition” and break out of the “jobs vs. environment“ trap. Read more »
The Worst Place in the U.S. to Be Black Is ... Wisconsin

Dan Schneider

In key economic indicators affecting African Americans, the Dairy State ranks the worst or nearly the worst. Read more »
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Economy

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: It seems like Puerto Rico’s economic and financial mess came out of nowhere. Doesn’t Washington send a generous amount of funds to the island? Read more »