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March 23, 2005

Up against the Waltons | By Shane

There is a superb and thorough essay on Wal-Mart and a slate of current works on the subject over at the New York Review of Books. Check out "Inside the Leviathan," by Simon Head.

March 6, 2005

Social Security resources | By Shane

With the lay accessibility of a newspaper column, but without neglecting depth and background, Paul Krugman clarifies some of the debate over a Social Security carve-out. His essay is perfect as a go-to piece for any and all disoriented by the privatization campaign.

For more, MaxSpeak has a list of resources on Social Security.

March 1, 2005

Friggin' brilliant | By GlennM

TexPIRG is trying to brand clean air as a sports issue. As in the one thing that's more important than bizness to Texans: football. Damn they're good.