Is There Really a Petty Bourgeoisie?
By Zoltan Zigedy July 5, 2016 As a tool of social analysis, the concept of class fell into...
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Category: Political Economy
Stirring the Energy Pot
By Greg Godels April 6, 2018 Since February 2017, I have written frequently about changes in the...
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Economic Nationalism: What it Means
By Greg Godels December 28, 2017 In the throes of the 2007-2008 economic collapse, I projected...
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A Nobel Prize for a Return to Reality?
October 25, 2017 By Zoltan Zigedy (Greg Godels) University of Chicago professor Richard Thaler...
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Three Richest Americans Now Own More Wealth Than Bottom Half of US Combined
November 8, 2017 By Jake Johnson, staff write Common Dreams “The elite ranks of our...
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Trade, Trump, and Us
Editors’ note: We hope this opinion piece submitted by frequent contributor Charles Andrews...
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The Politics of Oil
By Zoltan ZigedyFebruary 6, 2017 Since the military build-up leading to the First World War,...
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U.S. Defense Contractors Tell Investors Russian Threat Is Great for Business
By Lee Fang The Intercept (Brazil) Aug 19, 2016...
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Searching for the White Working Class
By Zoltan Zigedy August 4, 2016 The Wall Street Journal calls them the “forgotten Americans.”...
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Capitalism and the Jobs Crisis: Charles Andrews’ The Hollow Colossus
By Allan Miller April 25, 2016 Charles Andrews’ latest book, The Hollow Colossus (Needle...
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Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Equals a U.S. Aircraft Carrier
October 17, 2015 By Stephen Gowans What’s Left The U.S. political elite is never entirely...
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New 2015 Wealth Data: U.S. Inequality at its Ugliest
According to new Credit Suisse data, nearly 50 million of America’s 243 million adults are...
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The Transatlantic Trade Treaty – A US Perspective
Sept. 13, 2015Panel discussion on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment PartnershipDesmond...
Read MoreAn Interview with Zoltan Zigedy
This interview first appeared in the superb Irish political economy blog, 1 – A crisis erupted with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, but this had been brewing for some time. Can you briefly explain how you view the...
Read MoreThe Future of Work, Leisure, and Consumption.
September 29, 2014 Dollars and Sense Economist Juliet Schor is known worldwide for her research on the interrelated issues of work, leisure, and consumption. Her books on these themes include The Overworked American: The...
Read MoreUnderwater America
By Peter Dreier If underwater mortgages were reset to fair-market values of homes, it would help homeowners and communities alike, and pump billions of dollars into the economy each year. It would also save taxpayers huge sums,...
Read MoreSIPRI: $1.7 Trillion on War Spending in 2013
For the whole Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, go to Key Facts · Global military expenditure was $1747 billion in 2013.· Total spending fell by 1.9 per cent in real terms between 2012 · and 2013....
Read MoreDirect Rule by Wall Street Begins with Detroit
The United States has never been much of a democracy. Money has always wielded decisive power, despite the formal trappings of the electoral franchise. However, finance capital can no longer tolerate even the U.S.’s weak...
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