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 303
4 articles
"Free-Market" Outcomes Are Not Fair--and Not Free
"Since 1980, the U.S. government has reduced its intervention in the U.S. economy, which has become much
Highway Robbery
In 1995, California granted a private company the right to construct express toll lanes along the State Route 91 freeway
Dear Dr. Dollar: Structural Adjustment, Here and There
What are the similarities and differences between structural adjustment in the rest of the world/Third World and structural adjustment in the United States? --Vicki Legion, San Francisco, Calif.
The Big Lie About the "Entitlement State"
In 1960, government transfers to individuals totaled $24 billion. By 2010, that total was 100 times as large. Even after