September/October 2015

Annual Labor Issue

The People in the Tents Say “Yes”

By David Bacon | October 1

By the end of the decade, Tijuana’s population will reach two million. But will its workers, its artists, and its political activists still be able to enjoy Juárez Park? Read more »
The Burdens of American Federalism

By Gerald Friedman

Because the burden of state and local taxes and fees is much heavier on poor people than it is on the rich, the system as a whole is much less progressive than it seems at first. Read more »
A Case for Public Ownership

By Arthur MacEwan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Would the U.S. economy work better if some industries were nationalized? Banks? Other industries? Which ones and why? Read more »
The Agony of Mexican Labor Today

Dan La Botz

How did Mexico’s working class get into such a difficult situation? And how might it ever get out? | Read more »
What’s Next for Greece

Harry Konstantinidis

How could Syriza have agreed to the latest deal? Wouldn’t Greece be better off introducing its own currency, rather than conceding both fiscal and monetary policy sovereignty? | Read more »
German Wage Suppression

John Miller

How German wage repression and currency manipulation pushed the eurozone into crisis and ignited a conflict between northern and southern eurozone countries | Read more »