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A one-time tax on the super wealthy is an important step toward greater equality.

John Miller Oct 21, 2026

How to Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.

Nancy Folbre Oct 15, 2026

Issue 222: March/April 1999

features

Japan's Recession

Bill Tabb

The 800-Pound Crisis
Tax Reform Follies

Chuck Collins and John Miller

A Preview of Coming Distractions
Special Section: Trade
- Sweatshop Blues
  
  Charles Kernaghan
  
  Companies Love Misery
- The Continuing Threat from Trade Negotiations
  
  Daniel Kraker and Kristin Dawkins
- NAFTA Takes Over the Hemisphere?
  
  Wendy Call
  
  An Interview with Carlos Beas Torres on the Free Trade Area of the Americas
Anarchism Faces the '90s

Abby Scher

the regulars

lettersToo Much Big Brother
the short runFreezing Out Workers at Ben & Jerry's
active cultureWorkshop Raids Challenged / Student Movement for SRI
commentManifesto Destiny: The Enduring Sexiness of Karl Marx
making senseThe Dollar and Its Rival / Exxon-Mobil: The Granddaddy of Mergers / Welfare to Work: Pain in Wisconsin
ask dr. dollarProductivity, Bargaining Power, and Wages
economy in numbersA National Disgrace—U.S. Leads in Human Deprivation