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Editors’ highlights 2019

23 December 2019

Written by: Laura Basu All articles by Laura Basu

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The editors of ourEconomy reflect on their favourite articles of the year.
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Diversify and decolonise your holiday reading list

20 December 2019

Written by: Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven All articles by Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven

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Hunker down this winter with the D-Econ alternative economics reading list.
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The burning of the Amazon is just the tip of the iceberg

30 August 2019

Written by: Alex May All articles by Alex May

Plundering nature is the norm within our legal and economic systems. Our survival depends on charting a new course.

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Against fascism in India: in solidarity, through care

Published on: 24 January 2020

Written by: Enda Verde All articles by Enda Verde

Written by: Chandan Kumar All articles by Chandan Kumar

Women are leading the resistance against the unconstitutional Citizenship Amendment Act.

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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

The robots are already here, so why is unemployment so low?

Published on: 24 January 2020

Written by: Phil Jones All articles by Phil Jones

Unemployment is at a 45 year low. But the official statistics conceal a growing crisis of joblessness and underemployment.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

They cannot steal our joy: authoritarianism and collective effervescence in Chile

Published on: 22 January 2020

Written by: Macarena Gómez-Barris All articles by Macarena Gómez-Barris

Even amidst the tear gas and state violence, excitement for an alternative to neoliberalism can be felt all across Chile.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

To escape our extractive economic system, we must change our money

Published on: 22 January 2020

Written by: Oliver Sylvester-Bradley All articles by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley

A new mutual credit network is paving the way for a more democratic economy that puts people and planet before profit.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Precarity: a political problem

Published on: 20 January 2020

Written by: Vadim Kvachev All articles by Vadim Kvachev

'Free market' advocates claim that precarious work is an economic necessity. But it is a political problem with...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

We must fight the next recession by investing in a green future

Published on: 17 January 2020

Written by: Alfie Stirling All articles by Alfie Stirling

Written by: Frank van Lerven All articles by Frank van Lerven

When the last crisis hit, policymakers failed to repurpose our economy. We can't afford to make the same mistake again.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

In the face of a crumbling Europe, a fiscal union can maintain unity

Published on: 17 January 2020

Written by: Oliver Murphy All articles by Oliver Murphy

At a time of deep-seated division within Europe, pooling decision-making power on national budgets could help keep...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Trade unions are key to winning back working class support for the left

Published on: 15 January 2020

Written by: Iwan Doherty All articles by Iwan Doherty

To regain trust among working-class voters, the labour movement must look beyond Westminster.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

La Colectiva Feminista en Construcción are leading the Puerto Rican resistance

Published on: 14 January 2020

Written by: Aurora Santiago Ortiz All articles by Aurora Santiago Ortiz

The anti-colonial feminist collective, La Cole, were pivotal in the ouster of Ricardo Rosselló and remain on the...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Democracy and charisma: a dangerous liaison

Published on: 14 January 2020

Written by: Walden Bello All articles by Walden Bello

In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?

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On the frontlines of transition: Is Europe ready for a Green New Deal?

Published on: 9 January 2020

Written by: Christopher Silver All articles by Christopher Silver

Across Europe's coal regions, the struggle for carbon-neutrality has only just begun.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

‘Make no mistake: Harvard has the money to pay us livable wages’

Published on: 8 January 2020

Written by: Eric Coles All articles by Eric Coles

Harvard graduate students are on strike demanding fairer wages, adequate healthcare, and protections from discrimination.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

What does class mean in 21st century Britain?

Published on: 8 January 2020

Written by: Paddy Bettington All articles by Paddy Bettington

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

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Freetown Christiania: an economic 'nowtopia' at the heart of a European capital city

Published on: 7 January 2020

Written by: Tom Smith All articles by Tom Smith

If we know where and how to look, we discover that other worlds are possible in the here and now.

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Sustainability in a small place: the Spanish Basque Country as a 21st Century model

Published on: 6 January 2020

Written by: Bruce Rich All articles by Bruce Rich

Things aren't working out the way many of us hoped. But we could learn something from this small entrepreneurial nation.

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Australia’s bushfires are a wake-up call: we must build a more humane economy before it’s too late

Published on: 3 January 2020

Written by: Katherine Trebeck All articles by Katherine Trebeck

Economists used to admire scientists. Now they ignore them at our peril.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Labour should focus on building a new co-operative economy from the ground up

Published on: 23 December 2019

Written by: Iwan Doherty All articles by Iwan Doherty

Forget Tony Blair – if Labour want to regain the trust of the working class the party should look to Tom Mann.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Has the era of the ethical corporation arrived?

Published on: 19 December 2019

Written by: Nick Buxton All articles by Nick Buxton

The corporate world’s embrace of purpose may seem commendable. But without any enforcement mechanisms, the...

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Towards an emancipatory feminist economy

Published on: 19 December 2019

Written by: Natalia Quiroga Díaz All articles by Natalia Quiroga Díaz

Across Latin America, feminists are struggling with indigenous, peasant and Afro movements to create an economy for...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

After the Argentina debacle, the IMF endorses weakening capital controls in Ecuador

Published on: 18 December 2019

Written by: Lara Merling All articles by Lara Merling

The IMF is backing a tax reform bill in Ecuador that will enable capital flight and further austerity.

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