March/April 2011 Table of Contents

A Dirty Job No One Should Do

By John Miller

A lawyer’s self-serving defense of Wall Street pay doesn’t add up. Read more »

Restore the Original Wealth Tax

By Polly Cleveland

There’s an alternative to the drastic cuts in public services state and local officials are proposing: restore the property tax. Read more »
State Workers Face a Compensation Penalty

By Ethan Pollack

Conservatives that public-sector workers are privileged relative to their private-sector peers or have somehow been cushioned from the effects of the recent recession and slow recovery. Data from Wisconsin as well as Indiana, New Jersey, and Ohio prove that these claims are clearly false. Read more »

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Evo Morales’ Lithium Gamble

By Elissa Dennis

Investment in production of a high-tech mineral could bring about a monumental shift in Bolivia’s economy. | Order this issue or subscribe.

Fed Up

By Robert Larson

The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is exploding. Who benefits? | Order this issue or subscribe.

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