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 308

4 articles

Issue 308

Detroit and Deindustrialization

Questions and Answers with Barry Bluestone

Barry Bluestone Sep 1, 2013

Issue 308

After Horror, Apologetics

Sweatshop apologists cover for intransigent U.S. retail giants.

John Miller Sep 1, 2013

Issue 308

We're Not Lovin' It

Low-wage workers fight to make bad jobs better.

Nicole Aschoff Sep 1, 2013

Issue 308

Our Triple Jobs Problem

If you hear somebody talking about the U.S. "jobs problem," ask them which one they mean. Let&

Alejandro Reuss Sep 1, 2013