Issue 239: January/February 2002

Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.

features

Return of The Iron Triangle: The New Military Buildup

James M. Cypher
Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie...Strike!

Hannah Clark

In a time of crisis, Minnesota state employees stand up for their rights while the governor sits down on the job.
The Mercurial Economics of The "Phantom Palestinian State"

Karen Pfeifer
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Nancy Folbre

Feminist thoughts on globalization.
Testing...Testing...One, Two, Three

Amy Gluckman

The Commercial Side of the Standardized-Testing Boom

the regulars

the short run
letters
active culture Buy Nothing Day
making sense Recession for the Holidays / Safety for Sale / On a Fast Track to Free Trade Hell
labor beat Dockworkers Stand Up to Racism, Repression, and Corporate Globalization - and Win!
in review Poverty: A National Emergency
ask dr. dollar The Growth Imperative
economy in numbers The "Race to the Bottom" in Imported Clothes

Overcoming Trump’s U.S. Health Care Wrecking Ball

Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

Interview: Trump's Foreign Policy

Issue 239: January/February 2002

features

the regulars