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 245
5 articles
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.
"Death Tax" Deception
Who's behind the movement to repeal the nation's only tax on inherited wealth?
Class Conflict
Tuition hikes leave college students in debt and torn between paid work and coursework.
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
Ruling the Empire
U.S. elites mean to prevent anyone, anywhere, from ever challenging the preeminence of American imperial power. Just ask them.