Book Review: Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in Fractured America, by Beth Macy

Beth Macy, Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in Fractured America. Penguin Press, 2025. Reviewed by Trudy Goldberg In Paper Girl, Journalist Beth Macy–author of Dopesick, the best-selling investigation of the US opioid epidemic—turns her sharp eye to Urbana, her hometown in rural Ohio. About ten years ago, Macy started noticing some changes… Read More Book Review: Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in Fractured America, by Beth Macy

Levy Economics Institute 40th Anniversary Conference

by Cortney Sanders On May 8, the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College convened its annual conference marking 40 years since the Institute’s founding. The occasion drew a distinguished assembly of economists, journalists, and policymakers united by a shared conviction that conventional economics has consistently failed to reckon with the realities facing the global economy… Read More Levy Economics Institute 40th Anniversary Conference

Beyond May Day: Standing Together for Good Jobs

Hello Friend, Spring was a season of both action and reflection for the National Jobs for All Network (NJFAN). Last month we celebrated May Day, International Workers’ Day, established in 1889 to honor workers’ struggles, following the Haymarket events in Chicago tied to the fight for the eight-hour workday. This year’s May Day theme, “Workers… Read More Beyond May Day: Standing Together for Good Jobs