July/August 2012 Table of Contents

Why Not to “End the Fed”

By Arthur MacEwan

Dear Dr. Dollar: Is the Federal Reserve, the Fed, as important to the operation of the economy as it seems? How does it work? If it is so important, how can anyone take seriously politicians such as Ron Paul, who calls for the Fed’s abolition? Read more »
Greetings from the New Economy

By Abby Scher

In a race against climate change, a new movement seeks to build a just, sustainable world. Read more »

Private Equity Moguls and the Common Good

By John Miller

Do private equity moguls create wealth, or do they merely transfer wealth to the richest of the richest 1% by sucking dry the companies they take over? Read more »

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Resistance to Austerity Grows in Europe

By Marjolein van der Veen

Popular sentiment shifts in Germany’s ally-in-austerity, the Netherlands. | Order this issue or subscribe.

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