New York City Nurses Confront an Austerity Avalanche
Medicaid cuts are being used to push austerity in hospitals’ contract negotiations with nurses, even as some hospitals dabble in financial speculation and their CEOs rake in millions.
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Privatizing Medicare
Medicare Advantage increases Medicare costs and boosts private insurers’ profits.
A Country of Mini-Millionaires?
The Wall Street Journal’s rosy take on the latest Federal Reserve wealth report.
How to Ignore Childhood Poverty Without Having to Say You’re Sorry
The WSJ editors misread the latest Census Bureau report.
Two "Bad" Tax Ideas Are Better Than One
Why we need to tax stock buybacks and close the carried interest loophole.
Inflation Is Surging: Round Up the Usual Scapegoats
Inflation in the U.S. economy has reached levels not seen for four decades. The June 2022 inflation rate was