Mateo Crossa and James M. Cypher

Where Have All the New Jobs Gone?

Job creation has come to a near halt. What explains employers’ reluctance to create new jobs in an expanding economy?

John Miller Oct 20, 2025

November/December 2025

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

MATEO CROSSA is a researcher based in Mexico City. He received a Ph.D. from the doctoral program in Development Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico. JAMES M. CYPHER is an emeritus prof

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Issue 354

Behind the Virtuous Facade

The USMCA's Restructuring of Mexico's Labor Relations

Mateo Crossa and James M. Cypher May 1, 2021

Issue 349

Essential--and Expendable--Mexican Labor

On both sides of the border, Mexican workers are now essential--to U.S. corporations.

Mateo Crossa and James M. Cypher Jul 1, 2020