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

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

Left Hook Economics

When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor

From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.

Arthur MacEwan Oct 2, 2026

Issue 255: September/October 2004

features

Iraqi Labor Confronts New Rules, Old Rulers

David Bacon

Iraqis defy the ban on union organizing.
Hidden Horrors

R.m. Arrieta

Working conditions in California's dairy industry.
Born to Buy: Interview with Juliet Schor

James Woolman

The child marketing industry.
Is Chile a Neoliberal Success?

James M. Cypher

Debunking the Chile myth.

the regulars

the short run
active culture Longshore rank and filers sue / Court ruling protects immigrant workers / Florida election redux
making sense Haiti regime cracks down on workers / Fight crime by investing in communities
comment Will Kerry stand up for workers? / Media coverage of the new overtime rules
economy in numbers Slow wage growth, soaring profits
dollars & sense annual index