January/February 2013

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  A Nightmare on Maple Street

  By Maurice Dufour

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper struggles to slay the specters haunting Canada’s oil sands. Read more »

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  The Great Tax-Cut Experiment

  By Gerald Friedman

  The dramatic cuts in tax rates in the United States over recent decadeshave not led to an acceleration in economic growth, investment, or productivity. Read more »

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  The Formerly Advanced Economies

  By Robin Hahnel

  A brief anatomy of the “econo-cide” being committed by ruling elites in a region which long dominated the global economy but soon no longer will. Read more »

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The Return of Capital Controls

By Armagan Gezici

In the midst of economic crisis, Brazil and other countries cope with inflows of capital | Order this issue or subscribe.

Vultures in the E.R.

By Nicole Aschoff

Private-equity firms target the U.S. health-care industry. | Order this issue or subscribe.