July/August 2011

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.

The Purloined Trillions

By James M. Cypher

In 2009 alone, bosses pocketed an estimated $1.91 trillion that 40 years ago would have gone to workers. Read more »
Universal Health Care: Can We Afford Anything Less?

By Gerald Friedman

Why only a single-payer system can solve America’s health-care mess. Read more »
From Public Meat Markets to Derivatives Markets

By Polly Cleveland

What are the lessons from old New York for today’s derivatives markets? Read more »

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Wounded Tiger

By Dan Read

Ireland submits to the IMF. | Order this issue or subscribe.

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Unemployment as Policy: Federal Layoffs, AI, and Corporate Understaffing

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

Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

July/August 2011

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