Issue 321: November/December 2015

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.

Fenced Off from Reality

John Miller | December 8

Trump’s claims about immigration economics are without merit. | Read more »
What Would Sanders Do?

Gerald Friedman

The Dynamic Effects of Seven Sanders Initiatives Read more »
A Superfund for Workers

Jeremy Brecher

How to promote a “just transition” and break out of the “jobs vs. environment“ trap. Read more »
The Worst Place in the U.S. to Be Black Is ... Wisconsin

Dan Schneider

In key economic indicators affecting African Americans, the Dairy State ranks the worst or nearly the worst. Read more »
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Economy

Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: It seems like Puerto Rico’s economic and financial mess came out of nowhere. Doesn’t Washington send a generous amount of funds to the island? Read more »