People-Side Economics

Gloom shrouds the news on the economy. As prices rise, workers are getting blamed. The common solutions on offer often bring more pain. But when we center the interests of workers and communities, we get a different picture of the causes and cures for our economic woes. In our new series, “People-Side Economics,” Convergence editor Stephanie Luce asks top economist to help us expose the bias and half-truths we hear every day, and bring ideas we can use in organizing.