How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.
A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.
Left Hook Economics contributors focus on critical analysis of the Trump administration’s economic policies, explaining threats to our economic future, and advancing alternative policy approaches in terms that are accessible to all.
How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.
How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.
The Trump administration says its new tariffs are aimed at combating forced labor. But the countries with the highest rates of modern slavery are largely exempt, while countries with the lowest rates are being hit with tariffs. So what are the tariffs really targeting?
The Political Economy Research Institute’s new initiative brings together economists and practitioners to develop transformative but practical policies for a fairer, greener, and more democratic economy.
We need to put an end to Trump’s war spending tax cuts for the wealthy and redirect those monies to public spending, especially social support programs.
In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.
