Issue 357: November/December 2021

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.

Climate Change, Social Justice,
and the Green New Deal

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Doesn’t combating climate change need to be given top priority regardless of the impact on social justice? | Read more »
The Group Home Racket

John Summers

How a financial model masquerades as a human service. | Read more »
Why Record Numbers of Workers
Are Quitting and Striking

Sonali Kolhatkar

A viral video of a young woman quitting over a Walmart PA system is a symbol of the “Great Resignation.” | Read more »

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Edging Along the Precipice

Jan Lust and James M. Cypher

Can Peru’s new leftist President Pedro Castillo persist? | Order this issue or subscribe.
Living with Climate Change in Farmworker Communities

David Bacon

A Photo Essay on Farmworker Communities in California’s Southern San Joaquin Valley | Order this issue or subscribe.

the regulars

editors’ note Why Quit Now?
the short run
cartoon How City Budgets Work
comment Corporate Bankers Wary of Public Banking
in review Gavin Mueller, Breaking Things at Work

How the Rich Got Richer

Jobs and Hints of Recession

Making America Poisoned Again

Issue 357: November/December 2021

Available only in the print edition:

the regulars