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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What we know about the EU's mysterious Energy Charter TreatyIf the EU is truly committed to its Green New Deal and a clean energy transition, it must withdraw from the ECT.
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Published in: ourEconomyExclusive: Leading economists call for 'short but deep circuit-breaker lockdowns'The UK government’s approach to suppressing COVID-19 risks becoming "the worst of all possible worlds".
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Published in: ourEconomyLetter: There is no trade-off between public health and the economyPeriodic ‘circuit breaker’ lockdowns, with renewed Treasury support, are the only way to suppress the virus and...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCOVID-19 has exposed the UK's digital divide. It's time to invest in a full-fibre futureThe pandemic has underscored the need to make Internet access a 21st century human right.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow to break the COVID doom loopIntroducing a system of planned, intermittent ‘circuit breakers’ would save lives and protect the economy.
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Published in: ourEconomyIf Europe wants to halt climate collapse, why is it watering down rules on palm oil?Beneath its Green Deal rhetoric, the European Commission won’t jeopardize trade interests to tackle deforestation.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe gas trap: how Europe is investing €100bn in fossil fuel infrastructureContrary to the goals of European Green Deal, such investments risk gas lock-in or ending up as stranded assets.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionGovernments have a choice: invest now or face another lost decadeThe mistakes of austerity must not be repeated. We need a global plan to support jobs, wages and public investment.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIn the midst of the pandemic, why is the IMF still pushing austerity on the Global South?Despite its own warnings, the International Monetary Fund is risking another ‘lost decade’ for development.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBritish students have learned a crucial lesson: landlords always come firstLandlords hoover up wealth in the good times but expect to be sheltered during the bad. It’s time for a reset.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow green innovation can transform African agricultureWith the threat of climate change and coronavirus, decentralized renewable energy could be key to building more...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow can we build a British economy that is democratic by design after COVID-19?The solutions for building a more democratic, inclusive and community-based economic system already exist. Now is...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe Belmarsh TribunalThe Progressive International is putting the US on trial for its war crimes in the twenty-first century.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe data revolution is transforming finance. It must empower people – not exploit themData has the power to transform financial services for the better, but only if we use it to put power in the hands...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFormerly colonized people can’t breathe. And the IMF and World Bank are to blameIt’s time for a #FeministBailout based not on profit-maximization but care, respect for eco-systems, and solidarity.
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationHow Britain’s online retailers are profiting from wage theftWarehouse workers have been described as our 'forgotten key workers'. But many are routinely paid less than they are...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBy bailing out vulture capitalists, Rishi Sunak has revealed his true prioritiesThe chancellor's decision to grant private equity firms access to bailout loans will only reinforce a system of...
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Published in: ourEconomyPodcast: Is capitalism racist?With Black Lives Matter protests raging around the world, the latest ourVoices documentary asks how we can build an...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionInternationalism or extinctionThe Progressive International is convening its inaugural Summit this weekend to reclaim our shared future.
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Published in: ourEconomyCharles Mills: "There is an opening for a transracial class alliance"In the latest episode of ourVoices podcast, Charles W. Mills speaks to us about racism, capitalism, and 'the racial...