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 270: Spring 2007

features

The Homeownership Myth

Howard Karger

How pushing homeownership puts low-income people at risk.
Supply, Demand, and Tortillas

Chris Tilly and Marie Kennedy

Rising staple prices rile the population in Mexico.
Chase: A Bank for the New Century?

Joseph Pluta

Chase Bank's suspect practices suggest the consequences of banking deregulation.
The Care Gap

Robert Drago

Why we ignore those in need, and what to do about it.

the regulars

from the editors
the short run
letters
active culture Permitting Pollution in Texas/Fidelity and Genocide
commentDebt Vultures in Africa/Interview with Greg Palast
commentThe Real Political Purpose of the ICE Raids
making senseSouth Korean Labor Faces Repression
economy in numbers The Dow High and Stock Ownership
ask dr. dollarThe Fed and the "International Banking Conspiracy"