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 252
5 articles
Space Wars
Interview with Bruce Gagnon - The administration's proposal for human space exploration is designed to project U.S. military power into the skies.
The Short Run
Obey Your Television You may already suspect that the television possesses near-supernatural powers of control—now there's proof.
To the Editor
Retired professor Tom Reeves ("Still Up Against the Death Plan in Haiti," September/October 2003) made three serious
Dear Dr. Dollar:
Can you explain what trade deficits are? Who owes what to whom or is it just an accounting device? —Jack Miller, Indianapolis, Ind. I see that the United States has had a negative international trade balance for years. What happens to those dollars we've sent overseas? —Bill Clark, Chillicothe, Ohi