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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
Yemen’s deadly ghost ship

18 February 2020

Written by: Chris Baraniuk All articles by Chris Baraniuk

An abandoned oil tanker with over a million barrels of oil on board is an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.
Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion
To tackle inequality, we need to start talking about where wealth comes from

18 February 2020

Written by: Laurie Macfarlane All articles by Laurie Macfarlane

It's hardly surprising people think Britain is a meritocracy: the Thatcherite narrative on wealth creation has gone...
Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion
The ‘free market’ is a collection of dictatorships. Here’s how we create a genuinely free economy

13 February 2020

Written by: Dylan Paauwe All articles by Dylan Paauwe

Workplace democracy can help create an economy of values. But how can we move it forward?

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The race to slash ‘red tape’ in post-Brexit Britain has begun. How can it be resisted?

Published on: 25 February 2020

Written by: Emily Scurrah All articles by Emily Scurrah

Written by: Christiane Heisse All articles by Christiane Heisse

A new wave of deregulation poses a serious threat to our health and the environment. Social movements must come...

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How globalisation has informalised African womens’ lives

Published on: 24 February 2020

Written by: Kudzai Chimhangwa All articles by Kudzai Chimhangwa

Women’s rising participation in the informal economy has seen an intensification rather than a reversal of gender inequality.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

The movement to replace neoliberalism has lost a battle, but we can still win the war

Published on: 20 February 2020

Written by: Antonia Jennings All articles by Antonia Jennings

Now is not the time for despair. Neoliberalism is limping to its death, and it’s up to us to make sure that what...

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Economics for millennials: an interview with Grace Blakeley

Published on: 20 February 2020

Written by: Grace Blakeley All articles by Grace Blakeley

Written by: Andrés Lomeña All articles by Andrés Lomeña

The economist talks to Andrés Lomeña about power relations, feminism and what an economics designed by young people...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

The Independent Group failed because it tried to rescue a sinking ship

Published on: 18 February 2020

Written by: Christine Berry All articles by Christine Berry

Today would have been group's first birthday. But by clinging on to a dying political consensus, the splitters...

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Psychedelics for systems change: could drugs help us save the planet?

Published on: 15 February 2020

Written by: Jules Peck All articles by Jules Peck

After being forced underground in the 1960s, today psychedelic drugs are having a renaissance. Scientists are only...

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Love and desire in a time of hopelessness

Published on: 14 February 2020

Written by: Joana Ramiro All articles by Joana Ramiro

The need for love and human connection is more important than ever. It must be rescued from the claws of capitalist logic.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

India should stop obsessing about GDP, and start focusing on what matters

Published on: 13 February 2020

Written by: Brototi Roy All articles by Brototi Roy

India's economic slowdown is a cause for concern. But more economic growth is not the answer to India's problems.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

The biodiversity crisis can’t be solved by the market

Published on: 13 February 2020

Written by: Katie Kedward All articles by Katie Kedward

Greening our financial system is essential. But not everything can be shoehorned into the logic of finance.

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Reimagining democratic public ownership for the twenty-first century

Published on: 12 February 2020

Written by: Thomas Hanna All articles by Thomas Hanna

Written by: Mathew Lawrence All articles by Mathew Lawrence

A new transatlantic project will explore how new models of public ownership can shape the emerging commanding...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

The crisis of care.com

Published on: 11 February 2020

Written by: Miranda Hall All articles by Miranda Hall

Platforms are reorganising the way we care for each other. But on-demand apps won’t plug the holes in our broken...

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Corporations in the crosshairs: from reform to redesign

Published on: 10 February 2020

Written by: Allen White All articles by Allen White

Corporate social responsibility has failed to rein in the capitalist juggernaut. To fix our economic system, we must...

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Finance for renewable energy in Africa follows colonial roots

Published on: 10 February 2020

Written by: Steffen Haag All articles by Steffen Haag

Investments into renewable energy in Africa are critical. But they need to take local ownership and participation seriously.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

How the commodification of knowledge is creating a new age of colonialism

Published on: 5 February 2020

Written by: Radmir Khajbakhteev All articles by Radmir Khajbakhteev

By becoming passive consumers of knowledge produced in the global north, developing countries are slowly being recolonized.

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Has Labour really lost the working class?

Published on: 5 February 2020

Written by: Jo Michell All articles by Jo Michell

Written by: Rob Calvert Jump All articles by Rob Calvert Jump

After Labour's election defeat, many have accused the party of losing touch with the working class. But the evidence...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

If the left is to move forward, we must ditch cartoon Corbynism

Published on: 4 February 2020

Written by: Christine Berry All articles by Christine Berry

It’s essential that we debate the limits of Corbyn’s leadership. But this must be based on reality – not a cartoon...

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The community initiative creating sustainable employment, food security and energy out of waste

Published on: 4 February 2020

Written by: Muguro David Ngige All articles by Muguro David Ngige

The Dajopen Waste Management Project shows how tackling environmental breakdown and poverty can go hand in hand.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Uber and Deliveroo’s ‘charter of good work’ is nothing but fairwashing

Published on: 3 February 2020

Written by: Srujana Katta All articles by Srujana Katta

Written by: Kelle Howson All articles by Kelle Howson

Written by: Funda Ustek-Spilda All articles by Funda Ustek-Spilda

Written by: Mark Graham All articles by Mark Graham

We can't let companies that profit from undermining labour protections define what 'good work' is.

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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

With Brexit 'done', it's time to overhaul our tax system

Published on: 3 February 2020

Written by: Caroline Othim All articles by Caroline Othim

Written by: Marie Antonelle Joubert All articles by Marie Antonelle Joubert

Written by: Roosje Saalbrink All articles by Roosje Saalbrink

Corporate tax dodging disproportionately affects women and girls. That's why we're calling for a feminist tax system, now!

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

In Davos, my only message was to abolish billionaires

Published on: 31 January 2020

Written by: Njoki Njehu All articles by Njoki Njehu

Somehow a long-time Kenyan equality activist got invited to the World Economic Forum. This was her message.

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