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How Ayn Rand's Bizarre Philosophy Made the New Right so Toxic

George Monbiot, The Guardian. March 7, 2012.

Rand's psychopathic ideas made billionaires feel like victims and turned millions of followers into their doormats.

5 Republican Lies About Income Inequality

David Morris, On the Commons. January 24, 2012.

The Republican position on inequality rests on five statements, all false.

With a Billion People Living on Less Than $1 a Day, Is Buying Luxury Shoes Ethical?

Astra Taylor, The New Press. August 13, 2009.

Ethicist Peter Singer argues that it's pretty black and white when it comes to making choices about where you spend your money.

The Commons: Achieving a Just and Equal Society

Laura Hanna, Gavin Browning, The Nation. February 9, 2009.

In a perfect world, wealth -- be it money, ideas or access to natural resources -- belongs to all of us.

David Brooks: The Sloppy Hamiltonian

Amy Traub, June 8, 2007.

Amy Traub: In another dysfunctional column David Brooks gets economics, philosophy and plain old reality wrong.