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

Jair Bolsonaro

2 articles

D&S BLOG

Is Bolsonaro “The Trump of the Tropics”?

By Débora Nunes When the Brazilian presidential elections announced Jair Bolsonaro as the winner, the U.S. media almost immediately

D&S Admin Mar 15, 2019

D&S BLOG

Brazil Is Falling Under an Evil Political Spell

By Thomas Palley Brazil is falling under an evil political spell. The leading candidate in the presidential election is Jair

Thomas Palley Oct 15, 2018