Trump’s Bifurcated Economy

The labor market, economic growth, and the stock market part ways in today’s ever-more unequal economy.

John Miller Jan 23, 2026

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

Eduardo Porter

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D&S BLOG

The Black-White Wage Gap: How Inequality and Monopoly Amplify Racial Discrimination

By Polly Cleveland Following the police killing of George Floyd last year, Howard University professor William Spriggs wrote, “Is now

Polly Cleveland Jul 19, 2021