The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba
Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” ushers in a “New Special Period.”
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Whose Jobs? Our Jobs!
Here is the untold story of workers' response to the telecommunications meltdown. Unions, ex-employees, and retirees are mobilizing for jobs and reform.
Ruling the Empire
U.S. elites mean to prevent anyone, anywhere, from ever challenging the preeminence of American imperial power. Just ask them.
Dear Dr. Dollar:
Free-traders claim that free trade will increase U.S. exports, providing more jobs for Americans. So I would expect that NAFTA increased U.S. exports and reduced our trade deficit. I would also expect to see employment increase both in our country and in our trading partners. Has that in fact happen
Class Conflict
Tuition hikes leave college students in debt and torn between paid work and coursework.
"Death Tax" Deception
Who's behind the movement to repeal the nation's only tax on inherited wealth?
Immigrant Workers in the Crosshairs
Immigrants and workers across the country have been caught up in a wave of anti-immigrant legislation and repression since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Dear Dr. Dollar:
Since the United States is a representative democracy, it seems only natural that its citizens would look to their elected officials for answers to economic problems. However, given the limited number of things that the government is allowed to do today to influence the economy (such as comparativel
Capital Stability and Local Democracy
What's the worst-kept dirty secret about local politics in the United States? That in most American cities,
It All Depends on Who You Rob
Considering all the stories of corporate treachery that have made headlines over the last year, you would think that accusations
The Great Stock Illusion
The enormous paper wealth "created" by the stock market was bound to dissolve, because it never existed, save as a kind of mass delusion.