Here are links to many blog posts and other short takes published on other platforms before August 12, 2026.
Are You Suffering from Low T? July 24, 2026 (Left Hook, Care Talk)
Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It’s not you. It’s the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.
Backing for UBI Is Growing. Let’s Push for the Most Progressive Version of It. July 19, 2026 (ZNetwork, Truthout)
The title speaks for itself.
Tax the Rich and Save the World June 9, 2026 (Left Hook, Common Dreams)
A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.
We Need a Care Package! May 15, 2026 (Left Hook, ZNetwork)
We’ve built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care but penalizes the people who provide it.
The Expendables May 14, 2026 (Revaluing Care in the Global Economy)
What ancient Rome teaches us about human value in the age of AI.
Decent Societies Must Recognize the Value of Care Work. Interview with C.J. Polychroniou April 27, 2026 (Common Dreams)
A crass, self-serving elite wants us to define economic success by the growth of stock market indices and cryptocurrency.
What, Exactly, is a Fair Wage? April 17, 2026 (The American Prospect)
Arindrajit Dube brilliantly dissects how wages really are set—but overlooks the particular hurdles that care workers face.
The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care April 17, 2026 (Left Hook and Revaluing Care in the Global Economy)
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 current economic system?
War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense) March 20, 2026 (Left Hook and Revaluing Care in the Global Economy)
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 U.S.
The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis January 21, 2026 (Left Hook)
The price of purchased care services is rising much faster in the United States than the overall rate of inflation, intensifying the affordability crisis for those paying for the care of others as well as themselves.
Will Employers Invest in Our Kids? An Interview with Nancy Folbre by C.J. Polychroniou January 11, 2026 (Common Dreams)
Children are getting more expensive for parents even as investment in future workers is becoming less cost-effective for employers. What should be done about it?
We Can’t Combat Inequality Without First Valuing Care Work. An Interview with Nancy Folbre by C.J. Polychroniou January 2, 2026 (Truthout)
A feminist political economy addresses gender inequalities but also seeks to rectify other inequalities in the division of labor and earnings.
Taxing the Top October 21, 2025 (Revaluing Care in the Global Economy)
As the distribution of both wealth and income has become unequal, political efforts to tax the top to finance investment in public goods like childcare have gained traction.
The Motherhood Gamble October 14, 2025 (Revaluing Care in the Global Economy)
While many mothers will enjoy adequate support from a partner, a considerable number are likely to pay a disproportionate share of the costs of raising children, putting their families at risk of poverty.
The Underestimated Cost of Parenting September 18, 2025 (Revaluing Care in the Global Economy and Left Hook)
The private cost of raising children in the United States is at least twice as high as recent estimates suggest.
More Babies or Better Care for Newborns? August 27, 2025 (Revaluing Care in the Global Economy and Left Hook; reprinted by Portside as “The Cost of Kids is Too Damn High”)
Pronatalists show remarkably little concern for the well-being of children already born—or their parents.
The Stealthy Strategy to Strangle Medicaid June 25, 2025 (Left Hook and Care Talk)
Republicans want to make it even harder for low-income people to get health care.
