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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

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

July/August 2017

Issue 331

July/August 2017

An Empire Upside Down

Christy Thornton

The new directions in Trump’s approach to Latin America reveal the changed status of U.S. influence in the region. Read more »
Imperialism by the Book

The dollars &Amp; Sense Collective

D&S collective members review new and classic books on empire. Read more »

Available only in the print edition:

If Corporations Are People, What Kind of People Are They?

Geoff Schneider

Brief descriptions of psychopathic behavior by corporate “people.” | Order this issue or subscribe.

Climate Change, Imperialism, and Democracy

Questions and Answers with Liz Stanton

A climate economist talks about how climate change is related to global inequalities in wealth and power. | Order this issue or subscribe.

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editors’ note “Thus Has It Always Been, and Thus Shall It Ever Be”
the short run
comment A Flying Public Finally Erupts
up against the wall st. journal Dissing the Disabled
economy in numbers A Future for Growth, If We Choose It
ask dr. dollar What Would a Progressive Trade Policy Look Like?