Issue 244: November/December 2002

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care

Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?

features

The Great Stock Illusion

Ellen Frank

The enormous paper wealth "created" by the stock market was bound to dissolve.
Taking One From the Bush Team

Dean Baker

The Social Security commission's plan for a universal portable pension makes sense, so long as it does not privatize Social Security.
Haitian Free Trade Zone

Clara James

Aristide's "different" capitalism is the same old story.
Recession: Government Spending to the Rescue

Robert Pollin

the regulars

the short run
active culture Janitors Strike for Justice / Popular Educators Gather
comment Why No Wal-Mart Scandal?
making senseWorkfare - Where Are the Wages? / Marriage Promotion Policies
letters
primerCapital Stability and Local Democracy
in reviewJobs-Not People-For Sale
ask dr. dollarIs the administration to blame for economic problems?
economy in numbersSome stock holders are more equal than others.

Retirement Savings in the Dark

Interview: The Economics of Trump's War on Iran

The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care

Issue 244: November/December 2002

features

the regulars