Recent Commentary

Overcoming Trump’s U.S. Health Care Wrecking Ball

Robert Pollin

Commentary — April 2026

War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense)

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — March 2026

War on Iran Is Enriching Weapons Firms as It Tanks the Global Economy

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Commentary — March 2026

Crypto Corruption in Trump World

Gerald Epstein

Commentary — March 2026

Where the Climate Buck Stops

James K. Boyce

Commentary — March 2026

When Unpaid Cooking, Cleaning and Child Care Get a Dollar Value, Income Inequality Shrinks

Nancy Folbre and Leila Gautham

Commentary — March 2026

Is Human Well-Being Comparable with an AI Frenzy Driven by a Massive, Speculative Pursuit of Profit?

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Commentary — March 2026

Trump’s Economy Is Hurting Americans — and Setting Us up for Long-Term Collapse

Gerald Epstein

Commentary — March 2026

Finance in the Dark: The Unregulated Industry at the Heart of the American Economy

Lenore Palladino

Commentary — February 2026

Selling Lies: The Attack on Social Security

John Miller

Commentary — February 2026

U.S. Imperialism and U.S. Capitalism

Arthur MacEwan

Commentary — January 2026

The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — January 2026

How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Robert Pollin

Commentary — January 2026

Will Employers Invest in Our Kids?

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — January 2026

The Repercussions of Trump's Plans to End EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting

Michael Ash

Commentary — January 2026

Trump EPA Plan Would Restrict Public’s Right to Know About Climate Pollution

Michael Ash

Commentary — December 2025

The U.S. Economy Is Becoming Highly Dependent on a New and Untested AI Industry

Gerald Epstein

Commentary — December 2025

Health Insurance for 20 Million Is at Risk

John Miller

Commentary — December 2025

The Motherhood Gamble

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — December 2025

Mamdani, Affordability, and Inequality

Arthur MacEwan

Commentary — November 2025