Where Have All the New Jobs Gone?
Job creation has come to a near halt. What explains employers’ reluctance to create new jobs in an expanding economy?
July/August 2025
Issue 379
features
Something Is Wonderful in the State of Denmark
An alternative to dismantling Social Security—adopt Denmark’s retirement system!
BY JOHN MILLER
“Living Off the Land”
The Real Prison Economy of Barter and Hustle
BY TYLER BOWMAN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ERIC LYNCH
The Education That Workers Need Most
What labor education is and how it matters to the current moment.
BY HELENA WORTHEN
the regulars
the short run
comment | Military Keynesianism, Then and Now
in review | The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, by Nick Romeo
economy in narrative | Can We Get a Do-Over?