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

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

Most so-called pronatalist policies seriously underestimate the costs and risks of raising children in today’s economic environment.

Nancy Folbre Sep 2, 2025

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D&S BLOG

D&S board member and frequent author Polly Cleveland was interviewed by Paul Jay of The Analysis (formerly of

D&S Admin Dec 2, 2020

D&S BLOG

(1) The Maypole's Revolutionary Heritage: Seems like I'm always reading May Day pieces that carefully distinguish

D&S Admin May 1, 2014