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Introducing our new section: ourEconomy
A new section of openDemocracy that puts people, planet and power at the centre of the debate about our economic future.
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Published in:ourEconomySix charts that reveal America’s deep dividesThe US election is the most divisive in decades. But the fractures running through US society long predate COVID-19.
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Published in:ourEconomyIt's time to unlock the gates of the economics professionI received a torrent of abuse for daring to highlight white male privilege in economics. Continuing to ignore...
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Published in:ourEconomy: InvestigationRevealed: How rogue employment agencies are exploiting the COVID crisisScams and exploitation from UK employment agencies have increased by two thirds during lockdown, yet the government...
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Published in:ourEconomy"The UN is being turned into a public-private partnership": An interview with Harris Gleckman
Lynn Fries speaks to Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system.
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Published in:ourEconomyYanis Varoufakis: "The coronavirus has intensified the euro crisis"
The renowned economist speaks to openDemocracy about the European Central Bank's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Published in:ourEconomyAsad Rehman: 'Every brick in this country has come because we’ve exploited another part of the world'
The climate activist and director of War on Want speaks to ourEconomy about green colonialism and the global commons.
ourVoices podcast
ourVoices is a new podcast which explores the crisis of our economic system – and promotes intelligent debate about what should replace it.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy the G20’s failure on debt cancellation is bad news for womenWorld leaders have put wealthy creditor interests before debt justice, further jeopardising women’s rights.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhat would a state-owned Amazon look like? Ask ArgentinaCorreo Compras promises to benefit workers, consumers and sellers, and could even use big data for the public good.
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Published in: ourEconomy: Investigation'The worst mistake of my life': how COVID-19 trapped Europe’s asylum seekers in lockdown limboOn the Greek island of Samos, asylum seekers face desperate conditions – with little hope for the future.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy indigenous voices must be heard in the global debate about biodiversityFor centuries indigenous communities have remained responsible stewards for biodiversity protection. But today their...
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Published in: ourEconomyZimbabwe's odious debtsAt a time when the country is grappling with COVID-19 and acute droughts, can debt cancellation save its economy?
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Published in: ourEconomyUS election podcast: Can Biden deliver?On the road across middle America, voters told us they want the country to heal. But is this even possible?
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe ancient band of shepherds taking on a NATO land grab in MontenegroEvery day is critical in the pastoralists’ fight to save their ecosystems and way of life from the military training ground.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow Paris's public water supply is beating CovidCompared to the waste and short-termism of privatised services, Eau de Paris is taking a holistic approach to serve...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWho should pay for the COVID crisis?Embracing austerity or relying on the magic money tree would both have disastrous effects on inequality. There is...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe dirty side of development financeThis week, all the public development banks in the world are gathering to make post-Covid plans. But guess who...
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Published in: ourEconomyReplacing rentier capitalism is one of the defining challenges of our ageTwo new books reveal how our economy is increasingly oriented around the interests of asset owners – and...
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Published in: ourEconomyJecorey Arthur: I grew up in the ‘capital of American racism’Podcast: The youngest person ever to be elected to the Louisville City Council calls for reparations for the...
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Published in: ourEconomyUS election podcast: ‘We want change, not Biden’From race to a broken political system, the story of Louisville is in many ways the story of America.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhat the US election means for Puerto Rico's fight for democracy and dignityPuerto Ricans have much to gain and much to lose on 3 November.
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Published in: ourEconomyThis election can’t contain the rage of young AmericansIn the most important election in my lifetime, who speaks for my generation?
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Published in: ourEconomyThe SNP must rethink its economic model for an independent ScotlandThe blueprint commissioned by Nicola Sturgeon offers a future of less sovereignty – not more. It’s time to think again.
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Published in: ourEconomyPodcast: US election special #4 – Why does the US not have universal healthcare?In the latest ourVoices documentary, we place the movement for Medicare-for-All in the context of decades of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What we know about the EU's mysterious Energy Charter TreatyIf the EU is truly committed to its Green New Deal and a clean energy transition, it must withdraw from the ECT.
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Published in: ourEconomyExclusive: Leading economists call for 'short but deep circuit-breaker lockdowns'The UK government’s approach to suppressing COVID-19 risks becoming "the worst of all possible worlds".
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Published in: ourEconomyLetter: There is no trade-off between public health and the economyPeriodic ‘circuit breaker’ lockdowns, with renewed Treasury support, are the only way to suppress the virus and...