January/February 2010

Issue 286

January/February 2010
  • jobs

    Creating Decent Jobs

    By Jeannette Wicks-Lim

    What would help generate decent jobs in the coming decade? Unions, and collective bargaining for better wages, benefits, and working conditions. Read more »


  • Dr. Dollar

    Empire and Entitlements

    By Arthur Macewan

    In his book Colossus (2004), Niall Ferguson argues that a major problem with Social Security and Medicare is their underfunded liabilities—to the tune of $45 trillion. Can you comment on this claim? Read more »



Available only in the print edition:

features


  • Guard Labor

    By Michael Perelman

    How capitalists’ need to control access to commodities—especially their workers’ labor-power—distorts production and stifles creativity. | Order this issue or subscribe.

  • Land Reform Under Lula

    By Chris Tilly, Marie Kennedy, and Tarso Luís Ramos

    One Step Forward, One Step Back | Order this issue or subscribe.

the regulars


  • the short run | Get on That Scale! | Food Stamp Nation
  • ampersand | Fat Discrimination

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    See the whole ‘toon

  • two cents | Taxing the Rich
  • active culture | Roomy Khan’s Insider Exploitation
  • up against the wall street journal | Unemployment and the Dow
  • in review | Nomi Prins, It Takes a Pillage
  • economy in numbers | Unemployment and Young Workers

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