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We've built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it.
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What Drives the War on Drugs?
First it was the Dominican limo driver, who disappeared while driving a client upstate. When my husband extracted him from
Can Killing Government Prevent Special Interest Capture?
In my last post on meat markets and securities markets, I argued that competitive markets require government oversight to prevent
Europe Slumming, foreclosure rulings, etc.
(Click on the image above--it is from a very interesting exhibit from 2005.) (1) Europe Slumming It: Last month the
Seniors, Students, and Who "Creates Jobs"
(1) Seniors: Hat-tip to regular blog reader TM for alerting us to an op-ed by WashPo economics blah-blah-er Robert Samuelson
Blog is back up; Right targets NLRB
A quick post, now that the blog is back up. (Thanks to D&S subscriber and WordPress expert Shaun
New Issue; Bill Black on Le Show
(1) May/June issue in the mail: E-subscribers have received their May/June issue, and print subscribers should be receiving
Inside the Subrime Monster
A review of The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America—and Spawned a
No Fooling—Corporations Evade Taxes
>What the Top U.S. Companies Pay in Taxes Some of the world’s biggest, most profitable corporations enjoy
Teachers, Secretaries, and Social Workers: The New Welfare Moms?
Conservatives have had their sights on public-sector workers for a while and for good reason. Public-sector workers represent two favorite
Are Low Wages and Job Loss Inevitable?
Dear Dr. Dollar: The main narrative that I hear in mainstream press is that U.S. workers are being undercut
Right-wing attacks labor studies
We were outraged to learn about the recent attack on our friend and colleague Judy Ancel, by the unscrupulously malignant