March/April 2011

How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Progressives all over the world are demanding that there be “no war for oil.” We must also call for the dismantlement of the world’s fossil fuel-dominant global energy infrastructure.

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 »

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features

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.

the regulars

the short run
ampersand
two cents | Letter on William K. Black article
active culture | Foreclosuregate Activism
comment | Middle East Uprisings
making sense | Full Employment as the Answer for Europe | State Workers Face a Compensation Penalty
in review | Robert Reich, Aftershock
ask dr. dollar | Who Gets the Value We All Produce?

The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis

How to End Wars for Oil: Stop Burning Oil Altogether

Economists, the Trump Tariffs, and Alternatives

March/April 2011

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features

the regulars