Rob Larson

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.

Rob Larson grew big too, but it was because of those chewable vitamins. He's an assistant professor of economics at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, Indiana, and has written for Dollars & Se

6 articles

Issue 346

Rebooting Big Tech

What's the best way to fix Silicon Valley?

Rob Larson Jan 1, 2020

Issue 337

Neutralized

Big Tech's Retreat from Net Neutrality

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2018

Issue 319

The Economics of Net Neutrality

First in an article series: MONEY YELLS!--Market Power and Corporate Control of Information.

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2015

Issue 307

Frackonomics

The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2013

Issue 291

Underwater

Profits and pay are sky-high, even as bad loans are sinking the megabanks.

Rob Larson Nov 1, 2010

Issue 289

Not Too Big Enough

How the "too-big-to-fail" banks got that way, and why the current banking reform won't solve the problem.

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2010