Inside the Democrats’ climate deal with the devil
The new climate package furthers the US' most profligate pastimes: drilling oil and driving big cars
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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...
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureAttention deficit disorder, the anticapitalist conditionADHD is the neurological condition of late capitalism. But it’s also its exterminating angel
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisCan the new coalition of US progressives defeat big money and Trumpism?To stave off authoritarianism, Democrats need to deliver on their promises and directly confront the institutions...
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationEU-trained soldiers responsible for deaths of civilians in MaliEU mission to train Malian soldiers not working, says Investigate Europe, after series of deaths and human rights...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFossil fuel firms and agricultural traders cash in on the war in UkraineCritics suggest investors are promoting the disruption that they then benefit from – while also slowing a move...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe sector secretly profiting from the cost of living crisisNo one’s talking about the UK’s hugely profitable energy distribution networks. They should be publicly owned
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureState reform isn’t enough. Our times demand Black anarchismFor many who are marginalised, the state has only ever kicked them around. Redress looks like power directly in the...
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureAfter Amazon and Starbucks, what’s next for revamped US labor movement?Workers across the country are beginning to reverse a 40-year decline of labor organising. But deeper problems remain
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionA planned economy is the only way to save the planet. Here’s howCapitalism has never offered so little to humanity, while socialism has never been more feasible. Now is the time...