Dollars & Sense: Real World Economics

05/23/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-governments-april-jobs-report-and-ours-why-dont-things-look-worse/

The Latest Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

05/15/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/we-need-a-care-package/

We've built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it.

05/11/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-economics-of-trumps-war-with-iran/

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

05/06/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-byproducts-of-the-war-on-iran/

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

05/01/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/who-will-work-in-a-warming-world/

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

04/24/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/retirement-savings-in-the-dark/

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

04/17/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-shrinking-cushion-of-unpaid-care/

Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?

04/10/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/overcoming-trumps-u-s-health-care-wrecking-ball/

It is critical to understand these cuts in the broader context of the already highly dysfunctional U.S. health care system.

04/03/2026

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/disabled-people-are-the-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/

The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.

03/30/2026

Interview: Trump's Foreign Policy.
A D&S Debrief interview with Sasha Breger Bush.
https://www.dollarsandsense.org/interview-trumps-foreign-policy