Left Hook Economics 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
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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
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