The headline misleads. I don't favor trying to increase the birthrate right away. I favor greater recognition of the value of "public goods" like natural assets, a stable climate AND human capabilities (including those of the next generation) nytimes.com/2025/06/20/wor…

Patriarchal Economics 101. Trump guru Charlie Kirk explains that success for MAGA entails moms staying home: “We should bring back the celebration of the Mrs. degree.” nytimes.com/2025/06/23/sty… nancyfolbre.bsky.social #FeministEconomics #careeconomy

Petty rules and unreliable websites make it difficult for eligibles to apply for and maintain eligibility. Medicaid cuts will reach far beyond so-called "slackers" to hurt children and the elderly. mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#sear… #CareCrisis

A big and beautiful tax cut for the rich, which will cost the bottom 20% of taxpayers an average of $560 compared to a boost of $6,055 to those at the top. Have taxpayers "in the middle" been bought out? Or are they just clueless? bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

How and why more people will die as a result of recent and upcoming budget cuts-- includes a link to an open letter of protest from 6,000 health care professionals. The skull below is grinding its teeth. #careeconomy #healthcare nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Many seniors can’t afford dental care, hearing aids or glasses. I’m proud that all Democrats supported my amendment last night to expand Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision paid for by cutting prescription drug costs for Medicare in half. No Republicans voted for it.

The sounds of a reserve army of androids on the march: Featured in the Wall Street Journal: "CEOs are no longer dodging the question of whether AI takes jobs. Instead, they are giving predictions of how deep those cuts could go." wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-whi…

About "distributional criminality," a technical term for "eat the poor." dollarsandsense.org/no-matter-how-…

Krugman provides a hilarious take-down of Trump's form letter to South Korea, demanding that it remove non-existent tariffs on imports from the U.S. substack.com/home/post/p-16…

We should have a contest for the most preposterous MAGA claims: Our Agriculture Secretary claims that able-bodied adults on Medicaid can replace the immigrants growing and harvesting our crops this summer. (Apart from the obvious, just do the numbers). substack.com/home/post/p-16…

Medicaid Kayfabe: Fake Wrestling dollarsandsense.org/medicaid-kayfa… In the so-called debate over the Big Beautiful Bill, most Republicans were just pretending.

Underpaid or overpaid? aeaweb.org via AEA Journals This research on the UK pay transparency rule suggests that an equalizing effect came from lower wages for men rather than higher wages for women.

Paul Krugman takes down the trade deal with Japan, which is going to hurt all of us, including our auto companies. substack.com/home/post/p-16…

The legal and political (and physical!) abuse of immigrants is going to hurt our economy. Wages, Employment, and Immigration dollarsandsense.org/wages-employme…

Crypto decoded by economist Gerald Epstein, author of Busting the Bankers' Club. #Crypto Crypto: What Is It and What Is the Fuss All About? dollarsandsense.org/crypto-what-is…

The reserve army of impersonators continues to feed on the embodied labor of human minds. Direct quote from Wall Street Journal today: "CEOs are now talking openly about AI's immense capabilities likely leading to job cuts." #AI #jobseekers wsj.com/lifestyle/care…

The war is on. "...what Trump is really waging is mostly a class war against middle- and lower-income Americans rather than a trade war against other countries. The hit from his tariffs to the typical family is much bigger than the hit to GDP." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-economic…

Home care workers in US just got kicked in the butt-no more minimum wage or overtime protections! Evelyn Coke won a 2007 court case that laid a legal foundation for such protections. Fight back in her name. #careworkeconomy tinyurl.com/5xs5ehxk