The Supply Chain Debacle

The Supply Chain Debacle: How bad policy—outsourcing, financialization, monopolization, deregulation, and just-in-time logistics—broke our supply chains, raised costs and caused shortages. Special Issue, February 2022.

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  ILLUSTRATION BY PETER AND MARIA HOEY

  How We Broke the Supply Chain

  Rampant outsourcing, financialization, monopolization, deregulation, and just-in-time logistics are the culprits. Read more

  Rakeen Mabud, David Dayen

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  Medical Emergency

  Supply chain disruptions reduce availability of critical medical devices. Read more

  Esther Eriksson von Allmen

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  Illustration by Peter and Maria Hoey

  China: Epicenter of the Supply Chain Crisis

  How concentrating dependence on China upended our economy and added risk Read more

  Robert Kuttner