Linda Pinkow - Dollars & Sense

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

Linda Pinkow is a Boston-area writer, researcher, and media activist who recently joined the D&S staff as development and promotion coordinator.

4 articles

Issue 274

For the Right of Return

A flood of resistance is rising in New Orleans.

Linda Pinkow Jan 1, 2008

Issue 274

A Dream Foreclosed

Rampant home foreclosures have made the headlines lately, but hidden on the back pages, or ignored entirely, is the wildly

Linda Pinkow Jan 1, 2008

Issue 273

Acting in the Big Picture

New study guide builds on history, hope.

Linda Pinkow Nov 1, 2007

Issue 271

Globalized Resistance

At the G-8 summit, activists refine their tactics.

Linda Pinkow Jul 1, 2007