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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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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

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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

September/October 2011

Issue 296

September/October 2011

Cops for Labor?

By Kristian Williams

Police support for protesters, as happened briefly in Wisconsin in February, is an exception to the historical rule. Read more »
The People’s Budget

By John Miller

A plan to get deficit-reduction off our backs. Read more »
Rank-and-File Economics

By Katherine Sciacchitano

Riddle 1: When is a recovery not a recovery?
Riddle 2: When is a stimulus not a stimulus?
Riddle 3: When will it be possible to rebuild the economy? Read more »
Conflicting Dreams

By Josh Eidelson

The strikes that made Boeing a national flashpoint. Read more »

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