Issue 243: September/October 2002

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.

features

Slamming Shut Open Access

Arthur Stamoulis

Internet users are ready to switch to high-speed broadband, but they may be getting a lot less than they bargained for.
Activists Take On Welfare Reform: Two Views

Willie Baptist and Mary Bricker-Jenkins

A New Era in the Struggle Against Poverty

Beth Brockland

Reforming Welfare Reform
Good Times, Bad Times: Recession and the Welfare Debate

Heather Boushey

Recession means tougher times for working families. The debate on welfare reform must face up to the new economic reality.
Dancing to a Different Samba

Marie Kennedy and Chris Tilly

A visit to Brazil reveals lively movements hammering at inequality.
Under the Margins: Feminist Economists Look at Gender and Poverty

Randy Albelda

Feminists say that recognizing unpaid work performed by women will go a long way toward explaining and addressing poverty.

the regulars

the short run
active cultureCooperative Economics for Women
commentThe Workers Aren't Nontraditional - But the Strategy Should Be
making senseLabor Law Violations / Work-Family Balance in Low-Wage America / Unions and Workers in Venezuela
primerComparable Worth
ask dr. dollarDon't the Rich Pay a Lot of Taxes?
economy in numbersWages for Housework
letters

Tax Billionaires, Save Lives: California’s Proposition 40 Is Met With a Heap of Meritless Objections

How to Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor

Issue 243: September/October 2002

features

the regulars