Left Hook Economics The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system? Nancy Folbre & Leila Gautham Apr 17, 2026
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How Green Is Joe Biden’s Green New Deal? John Miller Sorting out the good and the bad in the Democratic candidate’s climate-change policies. | Read more » The Dangers of Private Debt Julian Jacobs High levels of household and corporate debt in the U.S. are making inequality worse and could make the recession deeper. | Read more » Coronavirus, Capitalism, and the Workers’ Movement Alejandro Reuss Part 3: How Inequality Kills, and How to Fight It in the Era of Covid-19 | Read more » Subscribe Order this issue Available only in the print edition: “Hero Pay” and Covid-19 David Mcclough Missing from mainstream economists’ toolkit for understanding wages: a power analysis. the regulars editors’ note Cliffs, Seesaws, and Leaps the short run cartoon “The Post Office Is Dying!” active culture NBA Wildcat Strike for Racial Justice in review Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, The Triumph of Injustice
