Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

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Dear Dr. Dollar:

Can you explain how poverty is defined in government statistics? Is this a realistic definition? —Susan Balok, Savannah, Ga.

Ellen Frank Jan 1, 2006

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<a href="https://dollarsandsense.org/archives/2006/0106woolmanmcbride.pdf">Medicare D gets an F</a>

https://dollarsandsense.org/archives/2006/0106woolmanmcbride.pdf

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The Costco Alternative?

Wall Street prefers Wal-Mart.

Esther Cervantes Jan 1, 2006

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What's good for Wal-Mart

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The Real Cost of Prisons Project

Economic analysis of the prison crisis reaches the grassroots.

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The Political Economy of the Prison Crisis

The huge expansion of the criminal justice system in the United States over the past thirty years has replaced social welfare programs with mass incarceration.

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The Meritocracy Myth

A Dollars & Sense interview with Lani Guinier

Rebecca Parrish Jan 1, 2006

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The Incredible Shrinking Company

Corporate giants snag federal small business set-aside contracts.

Christopher Moraff Jan 1, 2006