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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

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Military Keyensianism, Then and Now

An interview with Richard D. Wolff

Richard D. Wolff Aug 31, 2025

Issue 311: March/April 2014

Issue 311: March/April 2014

The Gig Economy

By Gerald Friedman

From dog-walkers to college teachers, more and more U.S. workers hold “contingent” jobs. Read more »
Pot Economics

By Dan Schneider

What’s the future of the American marijuana market? Read more »
Assessing Those CBO Numbers on the Minimum Wage

By Dean Baker

CBO Minimum-Wage Report Read more »
Obama’s Pacific Deal Would Deepen Income Divide

By Roger Bybee

The TPP and Inequality Read more »

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Lake Country, Not Trash Country!

By Patricia Rodriguez

The struggle for environmental protection in New York State’s Finger Lakes Region | Order this issue or subscribe.
Don’t Cry for Argentina—Not Yet!

By Matías Vernengo

The country’s recent policy moves do not mean its economic model is doomed. But they may not be the best way forward. | Order this issue or subscribe.

the regulars

the short run
two cents | Reply to Alperowitz review
up against the wall street journal | Obamacare and Class Warfare
in review | Frederick Taylor, The Downfall of Money
economy in numbers | The Gig Economy
ask dr. dollar | Jobs vs. Environment?
40th anniversary excerpt | The Deficit that Swallowed Manhattan