Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg

The Economics of Trump's War with Iran

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

John Miller May 11, 2026

May/June 2026

The Art of Performing Maintenance

There is no one-to-one correlation between what we do and what it means to us or to others. Many of

Zoe Sherman May 11, 2026

Left Hook Economics

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

GERTRUDE SCHAFFNER GOLDBERG is professor emerita of social work and social policy at Adelphi University. She is co-founder and chair of the National Jobs for All Network.

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November/December 2018

Trying Again for Full Employment

As prominent progressives talk up a federal job guarantee, what can we learn from earlier attempts to legislate full employment?

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg Nov 1, 2018