Taxing the Top

In a world in which some people keep getting way more than they need, while others can hardly get by, Robin Hood starts to look better and better.

Nancy Folbre Oct 15, 2025

September/October 2025

Mass Deportations Drain Economic Growth

There is no tradeoff—immigration fuels the economy.

John Miller Oct 9, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Private Equity’s Profit Charade

Private equity's seemingly high returns have been attributed to "freedom" from regulation. But, however explained, there is the question of how real the private equity profits have actually been.

Arthur MacEwan Oct 7, 2025

Issue 253: May/June 2004

features

Black Job Loss Deja Vu

Betsy Leondar-Wright

Black workers take the biggest hit in the job-loss economy - so what's new?
No More Savings!

Ellen Frank

The case for social wealth.
BOOK EXCERPT

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

Joel Bakan

How companies extract money from young children, and more.
The Case Against Privatizing National Security

Ann Markusen

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