Barbara Goldoftas - Dollars & Sense

Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans

Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.

Bill Barclay Nov 6, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.

Robert Pollin Nov 3, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Inflation Haunting Halloween

A specter is haunting Halloween—the specter of inflation.

John Miller Oct 31, 2025

Barbara Goldoftas is currently completing a book on the environment and economic development in the Philippines. She teaches nonfiction writing at Wellesley College. Tami J. Friedman is a co-editor of

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Issue 242

To Make a Tender Chicken : Poultry Workers Pay the Price

Once you know about working conditions in a typical poultry processing plant, you may never eat chicken again.

Barbara Goldoftas Jul 1, 2002