Marjolein Van Der Veen

How to Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.

MARJOLEIN VAN DER VEEN is an economist who has taught economics in Massachusetts, the Seattle area, and in the Netherlands.

4 articles

D&S BLOG

After the Vote: Results of the European Parliament Elections

Above--an image from Wilders' Best Friends Forever, which makes posters displaying reactionary and/or racist quotations from people

Marjolein Van Der Veen May 29, 2014

May/June 2014

"Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!"

A Step Too Far for the Ultra-Right in the Netherlands?

Marjolein Van Der Veen May 1, 2014

D&S BLOG

Dutch King Declares End of Welfare State

When we found out (hat-tip Seth G.) that Willem-Alexander, king of Holland since only April 30 of this

Marjolein Van Der Veen Sep 23, 2013

May/June 2013

Greece and the Crisis of Europe: Which Way Out?

The Greek economy has crashed, and now lies broken on the ground. The causes of the crisis are pretty well

Marjolein Van Der Veen May 1, 2013

Tax Billionaires, Save Lives: California’s Proposition 40 Is Met With a Heap of Meritless Objections

How to Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor

After the Vote: Results of the European Parliament Elections

"Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!"

Dutch King Declares End of Welfare State

Greece and the Crisis of Europe: Which Way Out?