Marjolein Van Der Veen

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

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

The Political Economy of Palestine