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September/October 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Program for an Affordable New York City

A rundown of the Democratic mayoral nominee's policy positions.

Nick French Sep 13, 2025

Driving Off a Cliff?

Donald Trump’s tariffs will make the U.S. auto industry less competitive and leave the industry out of step with the auto market's shift to EVs.

Bill Barclay Sep 11, 2025

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

Issue 234: March/April 2001

features

Ministering To The Poor

James Ridgeway

Church and State, Together Again
Still a Bad Idea: The Bush Tax Cut

John Miller
Forging a New Nation

Matt Easton

The Future of the East Timorese Economy: An Interview with Ajiza Magno
Genetic Engineering and the Privatization of Seeds

Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset
Teaching About Stocks - For Fun and Propaganda

Mark Maier
Quebec City: "Free-Trade" Flashpoint

Darryl Leroux
The Dominican Republic: Latin America's Latest Economic "Miracle"?

Marie Michael

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