Wealth taxes will barely slow inequality. So why do the super-rich resist them?
A two percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.
November 13, 2026
Beyond a moratorium: Introducing the limits to AI act
The Limits to AI Act puts meaningful bounds on the threats these technologies pose to humanity and the natural world.
November 12, 2026
Trump and technofascism took a hit — now we must act
We have a unique window to take on Trump and the tech billionaires. A central task is to join forces to cut off their funding and financing.
November 11, 2026
Trump’s obsession with GDP rebuked by voters
In the most astounding election of our lifetimes, Donald Trump’s growth-at-all-costs approach to public policy has been roundly rejected!
November 10, 2026
What rising sulfur prices signal about the emerging food crisis
At the start of the Iran conflict, the price of sulfur was about $500 per metric ton for sulfur originating from the Middle East. It now sits above $800.
November 3, 2026
Introducing the Sustainable Capital Markets Act: A proposal for reforming Wall Street
A new feeder bill for the Steady State Economy Act, the Sustainable Capital Markets Act (SCMA), is a launchpad for capital-markets reform.
October 23, 2026
Washington State invests my pension in genocide. I’m demanding divestment
Workers across the US are demanding divestment from firms that profit from weapons and surveillance. I’m one of them.
October 22, 2026
Nourishing a Bioregional Economy
In the globalized economy, money is the shaper of outcomes, including whose work is valued, how the natural world gets used (and abused), and even who gets into political office. If bioregioning is critical to achieving a prosocial and environmentally sound society, the economy needs to go bioregional too.
