The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the ...

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Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.

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Profiteering in Oil Futures Made Easy (to Understand) Let’s look at exactly what happened on Monday morning and what makes it is so suspicious.

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U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire Reprising a classic article by radical sociologist James Petras, who died on January 17th, 2026.

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War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense) It seems like a good time to compare the running tally of war dollars with the cost of relentless attacks on public care provision in the United States.

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The Undertaxed Rich Mitt Romney’s call to tax the rich like him renders the Wall Street Journal editors apoplectic.

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Crypto Corruption in Trump World Trump has become one of the world’s biggest crypto evangelists.

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Interview: Rent Control An interview with Stephen Barton

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Where the Climate Buck Stops Climate superfunds are a sensible way to put some of the costs back where they belong, but we’ll get them only if the public demands them.

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A Little Better Now—But What about the Future? The Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

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Raw Materials and Raw Power Greenland, Venezuela, and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy

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Discredited, Discarded, and Demented: Donald Trump and His Tariffs Instead of using the Supreme Court’s decision as an opportunity to liberate himself from his biggest policy blunder, Trump has doubled down on tariffs.

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Coretta Scott King and Jesse Jackson: Champions of Economic Justice Two items for Black History Month

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Fighting Climate Change in Portlandia Not only is failure not an option, those fighting to avert cataclysmic climate change have achieved important successes worthy of celebrating.

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Even the Wall Street Journal Knows! Inequality is getting so bad even conservatives have started to acknowledge it. But that doesn't mean they'll do anything serious to make it better.

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Selling Lies: The Attack on Social Security Political choices, not economic forces alone, have shaped the future prospects of the Social Security system.

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2025—Glad to See You Go? Monthly Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

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U.S. Imperialism and U.S. Capitalism The fundamental needs of U.S. capitalism have played a major role in motivating the U.S. government’s imperial actions.

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The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis Cuts in government spending and deportation threats against the workforce have sent costs soaring in daycare, eldercare, and long-term medical care.

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How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether Progressives all over the world are demanding that there be “no war for oil.” We must also call for the dismantlement of the world’s fossil fuel-dominant global energy infrastructure.

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Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.

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Jobs, Factories, and Inequalities Monthly Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

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Forsake Some, Fleece the Rest How U.S. Home Insurers Are Responding to Climate Change

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Starving the Safety Net The government shutdown’s pause in SNAP payments was a preview of how the coming cuts to the safety-net program will reverberate through communities.

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Trump's Lump of Coal The trade deficit is the world’s Christmas gift to the U.S.; Trump’s tariffs substitute a lump of coal.

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Health Insurance for 20 Million is at Risk If Congress fails to renew the ACA enhanced benefits, millions will be unable to access the health care they need.

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The Motherhood Gamble While many mothers enjoy adequate support from fathers, the risk of financial hardship looms large if the partnership comes to an end.

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Interview: The Consumer Credit Oligopoly An interview with Rob Larson

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Discredited The Ham-fisted Tyranny of the Credit Agency Oligopoly

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