Eleanor J. Bader - Dollars & Sense

Mamdani Needs to Catch the Value Capture Bus

New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has drawn both praise and sneers for his free bus proposal. As detailed

Polly Cleveland Sep 7, 2025

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

Nancy Folbre Sep 2, 2025

An interview with Richard D. Wolff

Richard D. Wolff Aug 31, 2025

Eleanor J. Bader is a Brooklyn-based writer and teacher.

3 articles

Issue 221

Imagine a community where you know all your neighbors. Where your neighbors would loan you a car if you needed

Eleanor J. Bader Jan 1, 1999

Issue 216

New York's Greenwich Avenue looks like most other commercial strips in tony Greenwich Village. Fancy boutiques, restaurants and

Eleanor J. Bader Mar 1, 1998

Issue 213

It is 7 a.m. when Ava gets to her job at a Brooklyn, N.Y. Department of Sanitation garage.

Eleanor J. Bader Sep 1, 1997