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

Francois Quesnay

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D&S BLOG

Piketty’s Model of Inequality and Growth in Historical Context, Pt 1

In Thomas Piketty’s doomsday model, slowing of growth in the twenty-first century will cause an inexorable increase in inequality.

Polly Cleveland Jul 15, 2014