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"Miserly Welfare"

Jayati Ghosh, writes that "The Narendra Modi government’s miserly — bordering on exploitative — attitude as well as its overtly partisan approach towards state governments has come out clearly in its fiscal policy." 
 

February 5, 2026
How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Robert Pollin,  writes about the "call for the dismantlement altogether of the world’s existing fossil fuel-dominant global energy infrastructure." 

February 5, 2026
A Gangster’s-Eye View of Global Power

In a new op-ed, Jayati Ghosh, asks, "Setting aside the profound moral and legal issues raised by Trump’s strategy, can it actually work? Can carving up the world among major powers deliver a more stable and dynamic capitalism at a time when the global economy appears increasingly volatile and rudderless?" 
 

February 5, 2026
Vamsi Vakulabharanam was interviewed by Frontline

 India about "how caste structures Indian cities, affecting life, housing, jobs, and the very promise of equality." 

February 5, 2026
Trump 2.0: Tariffs, trade and the state of the US economy one year in

Gerald Friedman, was interviewed for a report and podcast on "Trump 2.0: Tariffs, trade and the state of the US economy one year in."

February 5, 2026
The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis

Nancy Folbre, emerita, describes how "Cuts in government spending and deportation threats against the workforce have sent costs soaring in daycare, eldercare, and long-term medical care." 
 

February 5, 2026
James Boyce, writes about Trump administration policies on energy subsidies

James Boyce,  writes about Trump administration policies on energy subsidies. "These billions in cash giveaways do not include the staggering environmental costs of fossil fuels in hazardous air and water pollution and global climate destabilization. These costs, too, are passed onto the public," he writes.
 

November 20, 2025
Jayati Ghosh, has been formally inducted as an invited foreign member into the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome, Italy.

Jayati Ghosh, has been formally inducted as an invited foreign member into the oldest scientific academy in the world, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. 
https://www.lincei.it/it/socio/ghosh-jayati
 

 

November 20, 2025
"Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today"

Robert Pollin, Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation." 

 

November 20, 2025

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