Rodney Ward - Dollars & Sense

Where Have All the New Jobs Gone?

Job creation has come to a near halt. What explains employers’ reluctance to create new jobs in an expanding economy?

John Miller Oct 20, 2025

November/December 2025

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.

Nick French Oct 17, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Taxing the Top

In a world in which some people keep getting way more than they need, while others can hardly get by, Robin Hood starts to look better and better.

Nancy Folbre Oct 15, 2025

Rodney Ward is a laid-off flight attendant and a union activist in the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA).

2 articles

Issue 247

In Harm's Way

On the war front and the home front, the squeeze on the working class intentsifies.

Rodney Ward May 1, 2003

Issue 241

September 11 and the Restructuring of the Airline Industry

The September 11 catastrophe hit the airlines hard, but it also opened the door for them to accelerate the restructuring already underway.

Rodney Ward May 1, 2002