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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionLiz Truss is returning to the fairytale economics of the 1980sExcessive inequality and wealth redistribution to the rich have wrecked the economy. ‘Trussonomics’ won’t help
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionDon’t Pay UK has the right idea – but it’s not enoughNo one ever won rights by asking nicely. But refusing to pay bills has risks that need to be mitigated
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionGDP is a useless measurement. But what should replace it?As the planet burns and living costs swell, the need to stop chasing short-term economic growth is clearer than ever
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionInside the Democrats’ climate deal with the devilThe new climate package furthers the US' most profligate pastimes: drilling oil and driving big cars
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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