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Published in: ourEconomyBook review: ‘Heat, Greed and Human Need'Ian Gough's latest book is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the enormity of the task at hand,...
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Published in: ourEconomyImperialism in a coffee cupWhy is it that just 1p of a £2.50 cup of coffee goes to the farmer who cultivated and harvested the coffee beans?
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Published in: ourEconomyWhat would it mean to green the UK financial system?To deliver a Green New Deal we must rethink the role of government, the Bank of England and financial institutions.
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Published in: ourEconomyEconomic planning is backBig data has created new opportunities for a postcapitalist future. But to realise its potential, our democracy must...
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Published in: ourEconomyWith temperatures at record highs, Europe urgently needs a Green New DealGreen investment in heating, electricity and transport would help trigger a transformation of every area of Europe’s economy
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Published in: ourEconomyTransfer (mis)pricing, the jewel in every multinational enterprise’s crownHow developing countries lose $3 billion every day through an accounting trick that allows corporations to avoid paying tax.
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Published in: ourEconomyDecolonising the economyA new ourEconomy series focusing on the global economy and global justice.
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Published in: ourEconomyWhen We Own It: public ownership of water in the 21st centuryAfter 30 years of disastrous privatisation, it’s time to take back our water.
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy central banks need to take human rights more seriouslyIt's time that central banks developed a better understanding of the social and environmental impacts of their decisions.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow to launch a vegan industrial revolutionDeveloping a policy 'mission' for plant-based meat alternatives would push a burgeoning sector into overdrive.
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Published in: ourEconomyOnly a mass movement can bring about a Green New DealPlans for a radical green transformation must be matched by a movement that is rooted in the lives of ordinary people.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow the United Nations is quietly being turned into a public-private partnershipA new agreement with the World Economic Forum gives multinational corporations influence over matters of global governance.
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Published in: ourEconomyReimagining ‘Social Europe’ from the ground upAnother Europe is within reach – but only if member states are given space to unleash our collective imagination.
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Published in: ourEconomyDecolonising the economyA new ourEconomy series focusing on the global economy and global justice.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe Return of the ‘C’ Word: SASE conference 2019At an international conference in New York City, a new group of scholars is studying alternatives to capitalism.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe U.S. should not demonize Huawei – it should invest to competeSeeking to undermine China’s legitimate rise will create a new technology iron curtain and increase the risk of conflict.
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Published in: ourEconomyBuilding the new left economics: public-commons partnerships and new circuits of ownershipPublic-commons partnerships would undo the damage done by PFI while providing a new model for socialist...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy we must stop Facebook's attempt to hijack our money, before it's too lateDigital currencies have great potential, but ceding control to a cartel of tech companies is not the answer.
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Published in: ourEconomyA green and just transition requires democratized public banks – Costa Rica stylePublic banks have far greater financial capacity than we think. We need to harness it for the good of people and planet.
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Published in: ourEconomyThese statistics show why the status quo is failing most AmericansThe rise of Donald Trump is a symptom of a systemic crisis that has been building up for decades.