A Journal of Ideas

Jobs

Jobs Are Good. Good Jobs Are Better.

The trick is creating quality jobs. And that is harder than it looks.

By David Madland

Giving Communities the Power

By Lauren Jacobs

No Way Out

How our hollowed-out welfare system punishes working-class moms and their kids.

By Sarah Jaffe

Strengthening Accountability for Discrimination

Tools that empower workers to stand up and confront civil rights violations in their workplaces do exist. Let’s use them.

By Jane Liu

Why the Gender Wage Gap Persists

Feminist economics has challenged key assumptions of neoclassical economics and had real impact. But there is much more work to do.

By Nancy Folbre