What’s Different About Today’s Government Deficit and Debt?

As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.

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No Tax on Tips

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The Stealthy Strategy to Strangle Medicaid

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Issue 255: September/October 2004

features

Iraqi Labor Confronts New Rules, Old Rulers

David Bacon

Iraqis defy the ban on union organizing.
Hidden Horrors

R.m. Arrieta

Working conditions in California's dairy industry.
Born to Buy: Interview with Juliet Schor

James Woolman

The child marketing industry.
Is Chile a Neoliberal Success?

James M. Cypher

Debunking the Chile myth.

the regulars

the short run
active culture Longshore rank and filers sue / Court ruling protects immigrant workers / Florida election redux
making sense Haiti regime cracks down on workers / Fight crime by investing in communities
comment Will Kerry stand up for workers? / Media coverage of the new overtime rules
economy in numbers Slow wage growth, soaring profits
dollars & sense annual index