Biola Jeje and Belinda Rodriguez

New York City Nurses Confront an Austerity Avalanche

Medicaid cuts are being used to push austerity in hospitals’ contract negotiations with nurses, even as some hospitals dabble in financial speculation and their CEOs rake in millions.

Nick French Oct 17, 2025

Left Hook Economics

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

BIOLA JEJE is a cofounder of New York Students Rising, a statewide student network at state and city colleges, and now works as a full time digital media organizer in the labor movement. BELINDA RODR

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Issue 323

Why Free Higher Ed Can't Wait

Students are rising up to demand free higher education.

Biola Jeje and Belinda Rodriguez Mar 1, 2016

D&S BLOG

Why Free Higher Ed Can't Wait

By Biola Jeje and Belinda Rodriguez This guest post appears on the Dollars & Sense blog as part of New

Biola Jeje and Belinda Rodriguez Nov 12, 2015