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Published in: 11 March 2019 Written by: Laurie Macfarlane All articles by: Laurie Macfarlane

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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion
Jeremy Corbyn is right: billionaires and poverty should not coexist

5 November 2019

Written by: Luke Hildyard All articles by Luke Hildyard

It's ludicrous to suggest that we need billionaires to incentivise work and wealth creation.
Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion
How misleading economic analysis is corrupting our democracy

5 November 2019

Written by: Laurie Macfarlane All articles by Laurie Macfarlane

Devoid of original ideas, the right is using flawed economic analysis to discredit progressive policy proposals....
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The world is in a revolutionary moment – how can the global left be a serious player?

1 November 2019

Written by: Sahan Savas Karatasli All articles by Sahan Savas Karatasli

We need not one but two internationales – a ‘movement of movements’ and a World Party.

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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Why aren’t Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon?

Published on: 18 November 2019

Written by: Medea Benjamin All articles by Medea Benjamin

Written by: Nicolas J S Davies All articles by Nicolas J S Davies

With more Americans demanding an alternative to a system that doesn’t serve their needs, the tinder for a...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Bread, Roses and Broadband too?

Published on: 17 November 2019

Written by: Miranda Hall All articles by Miranda Hall

Publicly owned fibre networks don’t just mean free WiFi. From energy grids to smart transport, they will be the...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Labour’s plans for free broadband are radical – but so are the tax reforms that fund it

Published on: 16 November 2019

Written by: Robert Palmer All articles by Robert Palmer

The party wants to get rid of the system which allows companies to slash their tax bills using clever accounting games.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

‘Broadband communism’? Outside the UK, public broadband is a raving success

Published on: 16 November 2019

Written by: Thomas M. Hanna All articles by Thomas M. Hanna

Around the world governments are taking the lead developing digital infrastructure. Nowhere is this more evident...

Published in: ourEconomy

Celebrating poverty: the IMF in Egypt

Published on: 15 November 2019

Written by: Amr Khafagy All articles by Amr Khafagy

Under IMF reforms, a third of Egyptians are living in poverty. But western institutions are celebrating their ‘success’.

Published in: ourEconomy

Precarious work makes women more vulnerable to gender-based violence

Published on: 14 November 2019

Written by: Radhika Balakrishnan All articles by Radhika Balakrishnan

Written by: Magalí Brosio All articles by Magalí Brosio

That’s why the recent ILO convention on violence and harassment at work is so important. Governments need to take it further.

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Srećko Horvat on building on a left transnationalism

Published on: 14 November 2019

Written by: Srećko Horvat All articles by Srećko Horvat

Written by: Freddie Stuart All articles by Freddie Stuart

Written by: Aaron White All articles by Aaron White

"We need transnational cooperation because those we are fighting against are working transnationally"

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Rentier Capitalism is breeding neo-fascism. Vote wisely!

Published on: 14 November 2019

Written by: Guy Standing All articles by Guy Standing

Faced with a crisis of awesome proportions, we must develop a strategy for re-embedding the economy in society.

Published in: ourEconomy

ourVoices Episode 1: Whose data? Our data!

Published on: 12 November 2019

Written by: Freddie Stuart All articles by Freddie Stuart

Written by: Aaron White All articles by Aaron White

In the first episode of ourVoices we explore the rise of big tech, and imagine a future where our data is used to...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Neoliberalism’s children are rising up to demand justice all over the world

Published on: 8 November 2019

Written by: Medea Benjamin All articles by Medea Benjamin

Written by: Nicolas J S Davies All articles by Nicolas J S Davies

From Chile to Lebanon, mass mobilizations are calling for a political and economic revolution against the neoliberal...

Published in: ourEconomy

Debating the rise of state capitalism: a nuanced approach

Published on: 8 November 2019

Written by: Farwa Sial All articles by Farwa Sial

The state can behave just as badly corporations. But it can also play a positive role in development.

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33 policies for tax equality

Published on: 8 November 2019

Written by: Robert Palmer All articles by Robert Palmer

This election provides an opportunity to tax wealth more, curb tax avoidance and improve the administration of the...

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Western style ‘democracy’ in Africa is just a way of pushing the neoliberal agenda

Published on: 6 November 2019

Written by: Damola Adejumo-Ayibiowu All articles by Damola Adejumo-Ayibiowu

The region has its own rich democratic traditions to draw from.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Canada may seem more politically divided, but the issues facing most Canadians are actually non-partisan

Published on: 5 November 2019

Written by: Shreya Kalra All articles by Shreya Kalra

In the recent election, Canada’s political leaders failed to adopt policies to tackle systemic issues such as the...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

The myth of shareholder primacy

Published on: 5 November 2019

Written by: Sahil Dutta All articles by Sahil Dutta

Written by: Samuel Knafo All articles by Samuel Knafo

A surprising alliance of big business, activists and left-wing politicians have condemned the shareholder value...

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Neoliberalism tells us we're selfish souls – how can we promote other identities?

Published on: 1 November 2019

Written by: Christine Berry All articles by Christine Berry

Public support for co-operation, collective ownership and mutual care have persisted, despite the popularity of some...

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Digital public assets should be democratised, not given away for private profit

Published on: 1 November 2019

Written by: Rosie Collington All articles by Rosie Collington

'Open’ government data has been captured by private interests. The only way to democratise the use of digital public...

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Labour can win Britain's first climate election – but winning must just be the beginning

Published on: 31 October 2019

Written by: Mark Button All articles by Mark Button

The party's plan for tackling the climate crisis is unmatched in its scale and ambition. But there is no room for...

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How Bernie Sanders plans to bring economic democracy to the United States

Published on: 30 October 2019

Written by: Lenore Palladino All articles by Lenore Palladino

Bernie Sanders' "Corporate Accountability and Democracy" plan will comprehensively rebalance the power between...

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In Zambia, a People’s Budget campaign demands a budget that works for women

Published on: 30 October 2019

Written by: Daisy Lutangu Mwilima All articles by Daisy Lutangu Mwilima

Instead of more spending on defense, investment in education and agriculture will benefit the majority and not the elite.

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