Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

The D&S Debrief

Interview: The Economics of Trump's War on Iran

An interview with John Miller

John Miller Apr 23, 2026

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

beauty

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D&S BLOG

Beauty, Cooperation, and the Hadza Hunter-Gatherers

Part II Beauty, Cooperation, and the Hadza Hunter-Gatherers By Polly Cleveland In The Evolution of Beauty, Yale ornithologist Richard Prum

Polly Cleveland Aug 17, 2017

D&S BLOG

Beauty and Profit

By Polly Cleveland Beauty and Profit: The Evolution of Beauty (2017) by Richard O. Prum In 1860 Charles Darwin wrote

Polly Cleveland Aug 1, 2017