Left Hook Economics The Underestimated “Price of Parenting” Even a low-ball estimate of the cost of time shows just how misleading an estimate based only on money expenditures really is. Nancy Folbre Sep 9, 2025
September/October 2025 Mamdani Needs to Catch the Value Capture Bus New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has drawn both praise and sneers for his free bus proposal. As detailed Polly Cleveland Sep 7, 2025
Left Hook Economics More Babies or Better Care for Newborns? Most so-called pronatalist policies seriously underestimate the costs and risks of raising children in today’s economic environment. Nancy Folbre Sep 2, 2025
January/February 2025 Tariffs, Deportations, and Tax Cuts for the Rich Economists agree: Trump’s proposed policies would be bad for the U.S. economy. John Miller Jan 31, 2025
January/February 2025 Migration on the Mon The Mon Valley, an area ravaged by deindustrialization just outside of Pittsburgh, has attracted thousands of new immigrants in recent years, a fact President-elect Donald Trump exploited in his successful campaign for the White House. Kalena Thomhave Jan 23, 2025
January/February 2025 First as Farce, Then as Tragedy Explaining Trump’s Reelection Jared Abbott Jan 15, 2025
