AltWeeklies Wire
What's It Worth to Ya?new
Why should Birmingham consider a living wage ordinance?
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
09-11-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Fighting for Fair Tradenew
Nucor Steel represents a concrete example of how "free" trade is ruining American manufacturing.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
08-20-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Shackling the Tax Mannew
The Bay Area's wealthiest benefit from Republican control of the IRS.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-16-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Dietary Restrictionsnew
Can man (and woman) live on food stamps alone?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
08-15-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Fairtax, or Foul?new
Neal Boortz comes to the Sunshine State to preach to the choir about dumping the IRS via the FairTax plan: a proposed sales tax of 23 percent to replace the national income tax and ultimately abolish the IRS.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
08-03-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Dreams Deferrednew
A Durham jobs program is failing -- and so are the people it's meant to help.
Tags: Economic Issues
Peace Through Povertynew
Charles Gray, pioneer of "non-violent economics," died on July 8 -- we pay tribute to his extraordinary life.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-14-2006 |
Economy
The More Things Change ...new
The flap over where to site a new San Diego airport resurrects an idea to create a binational airport with Mexico.
San Diego CityBeat |
Erik D. Aker |
07-12-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Rich and the Pettynew
Steve Forbes Jr. argued this week that Congress should gut the estate tax so that super-wealthy people can leave even larger fortunes to their children.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
06-29-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Welfare's New Catch-22new
Keep your job or keep your apartment.
The Village Voice |
Neil deMause |
06-21-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
InJustice Systemnew
The 2005 bankruptcy "reform" is an anti-consumer law even judges hate.
San Antonio Current |
Brian J. Rogal |
06-14-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Pocket of Povertynew
The Third World is alive and well in some areas of the United States along the Mexico border.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-31-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Buying Powernew
What does Babcock and Brown's $2.2 billion offer for NorthWestern Energy mean to Montana?
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
05-25-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Robbing Peter to Subsidize Paulnew
College students pay the price for Republican tax cuts.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Block |
05-24-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
From Field To Prophetnew
John Kenneth Galbraith learned his Canuck-style radical economics down on the farm.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
05-11-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
