Dollars & Sense: Real World Economics

10/24/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/was-it-a-good-jobs-report-or-a-bad-one/

Was It a Good Jobs Report or a Bad One?

09/28/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/interview-the-plutonomy-and-the-coming-crisis/

An interview with Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray

09/24/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/minor-improvements-and-much-confusion/

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

08/29/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/metal-of-the-past-metal-of-the-future/

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

08/15/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/interview-costs-of-cuba-blockade/

An Interview with Margot Pepper

08/12/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-politics-and-economics-of-wound-care/

The Return of an Ancient Treatment for Non-healing Wounds

07/31/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-costs-of-the-u-s-blockade-of-cuba/

Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” ushers in a “New Special Period.”

07/11/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/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.

06/22/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/not-just-any-jobs/

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

06/17/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-high-costs-of-the-cloud/

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