July/August 2011

The Purloined Trillions

By James M. Cypher

In 2009 alone, bosses pocketed an estimated $1.91 trillion that 40 years ago would have gone to workers. Read more »
Universal Health Care: Can We Afford Anything Less?

By Gerald Friedman

Why only a single-payer system can solve America’s health-care mess. Read more »
From Public Meat Markets to Derivatives Markets

By Polly Cleveland

What are the lessons from old New York for today’s derivatives markets? Read more »

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Wounded Tiger

By Dan Read

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