Recent Commentary

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

Trump’s Environmental Policy Is Determined to “Make America Poisoned Again”

James K. Boyce

Commentary — November 2025

Economic Outlook: Interview with Gerald Epstein

Gerald Epstein

Commentary — November 2025

Dirty Subsidies

James K. Boyce

Commentary — November 2025

Wealth Taxes Will Barely Slow Inequality. So Why Do the Super-Rich Resist Them?

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — November 2025

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

Robert Pollin

Commentary — November 2025

Taxing the Top

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — October 2025

Stablecoins: Crypto Kryptonite

Gerald Epstein

Commentary — September 2025

Beyond Capitalism: The Diverse Economies Challenge

George DeMartino and Ilene Grabel

Commentary — September 2025

The Fed Versus Trump: How Much Does it Matter for Interest Rates Overall?

Robert Pollin

Commentary — September 2025

What Trump’s Executive Order on 401(K)s Means for Workers Who Hope to Retire

Gerald Epstein

Commentary — September 2025

The Underestimated “Price of Parenting”

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — September 2025

Robert Pollin and Dean Baker Discuss Trump Tariffs, Stagflation, Fed Policy, and Green Transition Prospects

Robert Pollin and Dean Baker

Commentary — September 2025

More Babies or Better Care for Newborns?

Nancy Folbre

Commentary — September 2025