Skip Barry

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.

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Issue 216

The Working Homeless

On the day before Christmas, President Clinton announced he wanted to help the homeless. "As long as there are

Skip Barry Mar 1, 1998

Issue 212

Taking Aim at Child Slavery

If the Persian-style carpets at your local store do not have Rugmark's signature stamp of a smiling

Skip Barry Jul 1, 1997

Issue 211

The Green Transformation

The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment, by John Bellamy Foster (Monthly Review Press, 1994) Is Capitalism

Skip Barry May 1, 1997

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

The Working Homeless

Taking Aim at Child Slavery

The Green Transformation