Issue 234: March/April 2001

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

features

Ministering To The Poor

James Ridgeway

Church and State, Together Again
Still a Bad Idea: The Bush Tax Cut

John Miller
Forging a New Nation

Matt Easton

The Future of the East Timorese Economy: An Interview with Ajiza Magno
Genetic Engineering and the Privatization of Seeds

Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset
Teaching About Stocks - For Fun and Propaganda

Mark Maier
Quebec City: "Free-Trade" Flashpoint

Darryl Leroux
The Dominican Republic: Latin America's Latest Economic "Miracle"?

Marie Michael

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jubilee 2000Drop the Debt, Not the Campaign
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booksIs Social Security Broke?
economy in numbersSo What's Wrong with Reducing the Marriage Penalty?

The Political Economy of Palestine

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

Issue 234: March/April 2001

features

the regulars