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?

John Miller Oct 20, 2025

November/December 2025

New York City Nurses Confront an Austerity Avalanche

Medicaid cuts are being used to push austerity in hospitals’ contract negotiations with nurses, even as some hospitals dabble in financial speculation and their CEOs rake in millions.

Nick French Oct 17, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Taxing the Top

In a world in which some people keep getting way more than they need, while others can hardly get by, Robin Hood starts to look better and better.

Nancy Folbre Oct 15, 2025

Issue 231

4 articles

Issue 231

They Say Give Back, We Say Fight Back

The Legacy of the Hormel Strike, Fifteen Years Later

Peter Rachleff Sep 1, 2000

Issue 231

The Wal-Mart Trap

For every woman shattering the glass ceiling, there are many more trapped in low-wage jobs and working conditions that don&

Annete Bernhardt Sep 1, 2000

Issue 231

What's Wrong with Welfare to Work?

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D&S Admin Sep 1, 2000

Issue 231

Know-Nothings and Know-It-Alls

What's Wrong with the Hype about Globalization

Jessica Collins and John Miller Sep 1, 2000