The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis

Cuts in government spending and deportation threats against the workforce have sent costs soaring in daycare, eldercare, and long-term medical care.

Nancy Folbre Jan 21, 2026

Left Hook Economics

How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Progressives all over the world are demanding that there be “no war for oil.” We must also call for the dismantlement of the world’s fossil fuel-dominant global energy infrastructure.

Robert Pollin Jan 12, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives

One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.

Arthur MacEwan Jan 8, 2026

Issue 269: January/February 2007

features

Slicing Up at the Long Barbeque

James M. Cypher

Who gorges, who serves, and who gets roasted
School Finance: Inequality Persists

Michael Engel

We know how to eliminate school funding disparities—we just choose not to.
Made In Argentina

Marie Trigona

Bolivian migrant workers fight neoliberal fashion

the regulars

from the editors
the short run
letters
active culture Homelessness Marathon / Digital Rights Management
making senseWashington State Recycles Social Wealth
commentFriedman and Pinochet
up against the wall street journalDo the Rich Pay Too Much in Taxes?
ask dr. dollarThe "Double-Taxation" of Corporations