Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman

The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis

Cuts in government spending and deportation threats against the workforce have sent costs soaring in daycare, eldercare, and long-term medical care.

Nancy Folbre Jan 21, 2026

Left Hook Economics

How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Progressives all over the world are demanding that there be “no war for oil.” We must also call for the dismantlement of the world’s fossil fuel-dominant global energy infrastructure.

Robert Pollin Jan 12, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives

One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.

Arthur MacEwan Jan 8, 2026

GIN ARMSTRONG is a senior research analyst with the Public Accountability Initiative. She is based in Buffalo, New York. DEREK SEIDMAN is a research analyst with the Public Accountability Initiative.

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July/August 2020

Corporate Funding of Police Foundations

The lavish overfunding of the police goes beyond public money.

Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman Jul 1, 2020