https://znetwork.org/author/nancyfolbre/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:15:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/nancyfolbre/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/wealth-taxes-will-barely-slow-inequality-so-why-do-the-super-rich-resist-them/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/wealth-taxes-will-barely-slow-inequality-so-why-do-the-super-rich-resist-them/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:20:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1290881 Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory for the working class in the financial capital of the world is a reflection of the growing appeal of bold platforms that attack extreme inequality and oligarchy and move toward a more equitable and just society. Inequality, to be sure, is one of the biggest social problems facing many countries across [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/wealth-taxes-will-barely-slow-inequality-so-why-do-the-super-rich-resist-them/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trumps-motives-can-be-opaque-i-asked-a-feminist-economist-to-bare-them/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trumps-motives-can-be-opaque-i-asked-a-feminist-economist-to-bare-them/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:52:23 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1286892 In the months since his return to the presidency, Donald Trump has implemented an aggressive and utterly reactionary social and economic agenda that seeks to turn back the clock of the nation’s progress on civil and human rights while further entrenching the power of plutocracy. Understanding what drives Trump’s actions is not an easy task. [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trumps-motives-can-be-opaque-i-asked-a-feminist-economist-to-bare-them/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-cant-combat-inequality-without-first-valuing-care-work/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-cant-combat-inequality-without-first-valuing-care-work/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:31:28 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1236057 Part of the Series The Struggle for Caregiving Equity Patriarchy and capitalism are class-based systems that serve to compound inequalities of all sorts, including gender inequality. A feminist political economy not only addresses gender inequalities, but also seeks to rectify inequalities in the division of labor. Of course, there are different branches of feminism, but [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-cant-combat-inequality-without-first-valuing-care-work/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/who-rules-the-global-economy-by-nancy-folbre/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/who-rules-the-global-economy-by-nancy-folbre/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:22:55 +0000 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/who-rules-the-global-economy-by-nancy-folbre/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-credit-rating-war-by-nancy-folbre/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-credit-rating-war-by-nancy-folbre/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:50:44 +0000 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-credit-rating-war-by-nancy-folbre/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zaudio/the-socialist-feminist-imaginary-by-nancy-folbre/ https://znetwork.org/zaudio/the-socialist-feminist-imaginary-by-nancy-folbre/#respond https://znetwork.org/zaudio/the-socialist-feminist-imaginary-by-nancy-folbre/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/mancession-by-nancy-folbre/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/mancession-by-nancy-folbre/#respond https://znetwork.org/zvideo/mancession-by-nancy-folbre/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/senator-sanderss-socialism-by-nancy-folbre/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/senator-sanderss-socialism-by-nancy-folbre/#respond Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:54:26 +0000 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/senator-sanderss-socialism-by-nancy-folbre/feed/ 0