Issue 310: January/February 2014

Medicaid Kayfabe: Fake Wrestling

The features of the bill that are likely to help ordinary people were catchy and easy to understand—reduced taxes on tips and overtime pay and a higher standard deduction for the elderly on income taxes. Yet these projected revenue losses are tiny compared to those incurred by the super rich.

Sustainability Squared

By Polly Cleveland

From farms to cities to businesses, we already have the technology to sustain both the environment and the people. Read more »
The ACA and the U.S. Health-Care Mess

By Gerald Friedman

Obamacare will extend coverage to many, but does little to rein in out-of-control cost growth and leaves millions without coverage. Read more »
The $17 Trillion Delusion

By Marty Wolfson

Those who say we have to cut Social Security benefits want to abandon society’s commitment to retirees. Read more »
The Airfare Mystery

By Arthur Macewan | December 17

Dear Dr. Dollar: London isn’t much farther from Boston than San Diego is. So why does a flight from Boston to London cost more than twice as much as a flight from Boston to San Diego? Read more »

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features

Eurozone Balanced-Budget Disaster

By Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer

On fiscal policy, one size does not fit all. | Order this issue or subscribe.
Pension-Busting in the Midwest

By Katherine Sciacchitano and Ron Baiman

The Pension-Busters’ Playbook in Detroit, and Illinois’ New Class-Based Math | Order this issue or subscribe.

the regulars

editorial note Keep Making Sense
the short run
cartoon All You Need Is Marriage!
active culture First Nations Fight Gas Giant in New Brunswick
comment The Rise of the Global Billionaires
in review Ellen Brown,
The Public Bank Solution

Not Much Change Yet

Better Wages and Working Conditions: The Workers Will Come

Medicaid Kayfabe: Fake Wrestling

Issue 310: January/February 2014

Available only in the print edition:

features

the regulars