Nancy Folbre

Care about care? Terrific new report makes the case for social investments that could benefit us all. #CareCantWait #ChildCareForAll #PaidLeaveForAll tcf.org/content/report…

Hi five! Kiss the rich! The share of consumer spending by the top 10% has increased from 35% in 1994 to 49.2% today. tinyurl.com/ezyuf8u9

Whose economy? Not yours, unless you're in the top 10% (households making more than $250,000 a year) that account for 49% of all consumer spending these days. Sales of luxury goods and services are what's keeping the economy afloat... #inequality tinyurl.com/msz3u8n9

"Who's afraid of the Democratic Socialists?" "Socialism is emerging as the populist alternative on the left." from the pages of The Economist, September 15, 2025 #Mamdani

Watch the actual Fox News broadcast "joking" about how to get rid of the homeless. #homeless #evil mediamatters.org/fox-friends/fo….

The private cost of children in the U.S. is at least twice as high as conventional estimates suggest. dollarsandsense.org/the-underestim…

"So many girls, so little time"- quote from the Epstein birthday book. But a picture from the book is so much more telling--about rags to riches, from torn jeans to sex slaves--the intersection of class and gender (and, implicitly race). #Epstein #feminist

Individuals working freelance day jobs are now considered "suspects." Perhaps they will soon be required to wear a yellow star on their outer clothing to identify their "alien" status. #ice the.ink/p/illegal-unti…

False promises, blue collar blues, and bye bye manufacturing. So far this year jobs in this sector have declined by 38,000. #stagflation wsj.com/opinion/august…

Since our President prefers Diet Coke for breakfast, he might not have noticed that that ground roast coffee prices are up 38% from a year ago. #inflation cnbc.com/2025/09/04/why….

Most so-called pronatalist policies in the U.S. seriously underestimate the costs and risks of raising children in today’s economic environment. They also ignore child poverty. #feminist #childcare dollarsandsense.org/more-babies-or…

What could we do with the $5.7 trillion owned by billionaires in the U.S. today? Wall Street Journal notes it could buy a Corvette Stingray for every 65+ U.S. driver. I guess it knows its subscribers well, even as it reveals its own values. #plutocracy wsj.com/finance/invest…

MAGA personality Charlie Kirk tells Taylor Swift, "Engage in reality more… Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge.” Travis, buddy, time for you to speak up. #Feminism independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

The tools we have for managing inflation and unemployment are not only weak--they are also fundamentally biased against working people. dollarsandsense.org/trump-tariffs-…

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

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…

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…

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

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…