Susan F. Feiner and Drucilla K. Barker

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

Susan F. Feiner is professor of economics and women's studies at the University of Southern Maine. Drucilla K. Barker is professor of economics and women's studies at Hollins University. They are co-a

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Issue 268

Microcredit and Women's Poverty

Granting this year's Nobel Peace Prize to microcredit guru Muhammad Yunus affirms neoliberalism.

Susan F. Feiner and Drucilla K. Barker Nov 1, 2006