Barbara Goldoftas - Dollars & Sense

More Babies or Better Care for Newborns?

Most so-called pronatalist policies seriously underestimate the costs and risks of raising children in today’s economic environment.

Nancy Folbre Sep 2, 2025

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Military Keyensianism, Then and Now

An interview with Richard D. Wolff

Richard D. Wolff Aug 31, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Trump Tariffs and Stagflation: Why TACO is the Least Bad Option

The first obvious step right now for fighting stagflation is for Trump to dump his tariff policies.

Robert Pollin Aug 26, 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