Issue 316: January/February 2015

Making America Poisoned Again

The stated rationale for jettisoning environmental protections is that they are inefficient and have “suffocated” the economy. But economic benefits must be weighed against costs, including impacts on human health.

Inside the World of Check-Cashing Outlets

By Deborah M. Figart and Thomas Barr

Not all financial services for the poor are equally bad—regulation makes a difference. | Read more »
Where Are Today’s Mass Movements?

By Trudy Goldberg | February 5

What we can learn from the millions who demonstrated for jobs, government relief, and collective bargaining rights in the 1930s. | Read more »
Another Gift for Corporations—Lower Tax Rates

By John Miller

The Wall Street Journal’s Yankee Swap | Read more »