The Center for Popular Economics : Economics for People, Not Profits

An article about CPE member economist Nancy Folbre, by Joel Bleifuss at In These Times.
In her work, Nancy Folbre, a University of Massachusetts economics professor, explores the intersection of feminist theory and political economy, with a special emphasis on what she calls “care work” – the labor, often outside the money economy, that goes into caring for children, the sick or the elderly.
She is well known for her ability to explain these ideas in simple, accessible language, both in [...] read more >

Our members have been especially busy responding to the panic induced by Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the US’s credit rating. As Bob Pollin explains in The Nation, in fact, our current debt burden is manageable, and half the historical average.
You can find Bob Pollin’s insight on the debt crisis in two consecutive articles in The Nation:
Is it Time to Downgrade the Agencies? and The Standard & Poor’s Agenda.

 
 

Check out David Kotz’s article Art and Money on Truthout.com, in which he challenges the notion that the US’s commercialized system is ideal for fostering artistic expression.

Nancy Folbre blogs every Monday for the New York Times at Economix: Explaining the Science of Everyday Life.
This week she addresses the narrow confines of the budget debate and asks why progressive solutions have been kept out of the conversation. Be sure to check out How the Budget War Was Framed.