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Published in:ourEconomy: OpinionLiz Truss is returning to the fairytale economics of the 1980sExcessive inequality and wealth redistribution to the rich have wrecked the economy. ‘Trussonomics’ won’t help
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Published in:ourEconomy: OpinionGDP is a useless measurement. But what should replace it?As the planet burns and living costs swell, the need to stop chasing short-term economic growth is clearer than ever
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Published in:ourEconomy: AnalysisFears for new UK Financial Bill as banks accused of profiting off hungerNew bill will further weaken ‘watered down’ rules that allowed banks to gain billions as food and fuel prices soared
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionEven a Lula victory won’t necessarily mean a win for BrazilOPINION: Latin America’s Left needs a new development model to stop the continent’s ‘open veins’ from haemorrhaging
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisIf Lula wins in Brazil, he will face harsh economic headwindsLula would enter office with a progressive agenda. Will he be able to repeat the successes of his last presidency?
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisThe hidden inflation that the political class won’t talk aboutNot everyone is feeling the pinch – those with assets are enjoying a wealth bonanza
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionDon’t Pay UK has the right idea – but it’s not enoughNo one ever won rights by asking nicely. But refusing to pay bills has risks that need to be mitigated
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionInside the Democrats’ climate deal with the devilThe new climate package furthers the US' most profligate pastimes: drilling oil and driving big cars
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow private corporations stole the sea from the commonsOverfishing, seabed mining, corporate greed: let’s take back control of our marine environment for the common good
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionTo end ‘hell on earth’ the US must free Afghanistan's $7bn reservesBiden must release Afghanistan’s foreign reserves to alleviate suffering, argues Ecuador’s ex-central bank director
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe need a new Bretton Woods – but this time it must be truly inclusiveOur global economic system is failing. We need a fresh start to address the inequities of the past 80 years
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionA supernova looms: world debt reaches critical massAggressive interest rate hikes portend a global recession. The question is, how bad will it be?
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Published in: Home: NewsGovernment’s anti-union law will push wages down, economist warnsMinisters could be breaking international law by allowing employers to bring in agency workers to break strikes
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureBig business could wipe out Mexico’s sacred psychedelic peyote cactusBoom in industrial agriculture and peyote tourism endangers sacred land and rites of Indigenous people
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisIs it time to ration energy?Newsflash: we already do. The question is, how can we do it in a way that works for everybody?
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisPutin’s invasion of Ukraine didn’t cause the food crisis. Capitalism didSmall farmers are the world’s primary suppliers of food. It’s imperative we listen to them, not the big corporates
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionI didn’t understand finance until I quit the City and joined XRAt the age of 56, I know more about money and wealth than I ever did as a banker. Here’s what I’ve learned
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionInflation is squeezing workers. We need a £15 minimum wageTo fairly protect those most impacted by the cost of living crisis we need to squash profits – not pay
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Published in: Home: OpinionOur global economic system is broken. Are we headed for a mass revolt?How long can billionaires continue to amass wealth while the world's poorest struggle to buy food?
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionRo Khanna: ‘Freedom’ has been hijacked by the Right. Let’s take it backThe Silicon Valley Congressman says the US Left should tap into the legacy of FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe UK’s development strategy fails to confront the world’s biggest crisesThe strategy prioritises geopolitical and economic self-interests, at the expense of the most-impacted communities
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe Bank of England’s cost of living strategy: cut wages, protect profitsFaced with the first serious bout of inflation in decades, the Bank of England is proving to be almost entirely rudderless
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe UK’s new finance bill could cause another financial meltdownIn the midst of a cost of living crisis, finance should work for everyday citizens, not the City of London and huge...