New York City Nurses Confront an Austerity Avalanche
Medicaid cuts are being used to push austerity in hospitals’ contract negotiations with nurses, even as some hospitals dabble in financial speculation and their CEOs rake in millions.
Issue 220
6 articles
Credit Card Pushers Pump Up Profits - and Risk
Tell your friends and relatives you're writing an article on credit cards and see what happens. Everybody has
Stocks Run Amok
First, the bad news. The 1990's bull market, with its stratospheric stock prices and double-digit annual returns, was
The Fake Federal Budget Surplus
If politicians were really impeached for abusing political power and lying to the American public on vital matters, then it
Dear Dr. Dollar:
Why do companies compensate CEOs with such high salaries and bonuses? Do the CEOs themselves decide on their pay? Isn't it always said that no one is indispensable? —Gwen Nottingham, Laurel, Montana