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 267
8 articles
The Rise of Migrant Militancy
Militant organizing by immigrants in New York City could show the way for a revitalized labor movement.
Oaxaca's Dangerous Teachers
Cross-border organizing is part of the background of the current crisis.
Kentucky River Threatens to Swamp Labor
An NLRB ruling could eliminate millions of workers' right to unionize.
The Fight for Transparency at the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve banking system is an immensely powerful institution, on a par with a fourth branch of government. As
Reply to Wolff on Class
Rick Wolff's article in the May-June issue of Dollars & Sense offers a clear, brief, and useful summary
Reply to Pollin
I won't engage Professor Pollin about whose views of Marx are truly "representative." Debate on who
Dear Dr. Dollar:
Back in first-year economics we learned that there is a tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, so you can't really have both low inflation and low unemployment at the same time. Do economists still consider that to be true? —Edith Bross, Cambridge, Mass.