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In U.S., less political muscle expended on battling structural causes of poverty than on fighting “intrinsic evils.”

Cities’ use of “spatial tactics” such as exclusion zones at upcoming political conventions and NATO summit risks muffling dissent, critics say.

Health care experts said that, by focusing narrowly on reducing costs, policy makers may be neglecting the broader potential of health technology to improve the quality of care.

U.S. pension funds could play a powerful role in shaping financial markets. But they tend to act more like passive customers than dealmakers.

Economics departments: limited range of courses at the advanced level; reliance on "chalk-and-talk" pedagogy.

It's the corporate tax reform mantra these days — at least on the Democratic side of the aisle. But serious questions have been raised about the underlying premises, fiscal prudence, and ultimate revenue neutrality of proceeding concurrently.

Critics of status quo identify range of options to transform intro and intermediate curriculum away from current narrow focus.

Economics education in profound conflict with the philosophy of a liberal education. Part 3 of our series.

An important benefit to one class of litigants is deeply baked into the current system. The tax code provides that businesses may deduct all of their legal expenses (lawyer and expert fees, and discovery costs) in all cases — win or lose, meritorious or non-meritorious, plaintiff or defendant.

Though presented to students as "value-free," neoclassical economics is a cheerleader for free markets.