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Published in: ourEconomyWhy Labour is right to back a 2030 target for decarbonising the economyIn the face of an existential threat, the only "credible" target is one that averts disaster.
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Published in: ourEconomyShareholder value: 'the dumbest idea in the world'?Shareholder primacy has its problems. But we would be foolish to disregard the potential of shareholders to drive...
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Published in: ourEconomyThomas Cook: a tale of two moral hazardsHow the troubled package holiday firm became the latest casualty of a corporate debt bubble that has yet to fully unravel.
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Published in: ourEconomyIf we want to be ready for the next financial crisis, we need to start planning nowWhenever the next recession comes, we must ensure that the opportunity for transformative financial reform isn’t missed.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow facial recognition technology is bringing surveillance capitalism to our streetsFacial recognition cameras are bringing the datafication of the internet to the real world, threatening our right to...
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Published in: ourEconomyAdvancing gender just economiesA new ourEconomy series on gender just economies, with ActionAid, FEMNET, Womankind Worldwide and Fight Inequality Alliance.
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Published in: ourEconomyPeople powered policy: how Labour's radical agenda was built from the ground upFor decades a closed network of lobbyists and journalists policed what was politically possible. Now a democratic...
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Published in: ourEconomyIt's time to put gender justice at the heart of our economiesA new ourEconomy series on gender just economies, with ActionAid, FEMNET, Womankind Worldwide and Fight Inequality Alliance.
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Published in: ourEconomyGrowing pain: the delusion of boundless economic growthGambling on a future of continued economic growth is a bad bet with long odds and extremely high stakes.
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Published in: ourEconomyWe can't rely on corporations to reform themselves – we must challenge their powerVoluntary pledges might make CEOs feel good about themselves, but they will not get us out of the mess we are in.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe UN banking principles are welcome – but do they go far enough to stop climate destruction?If the Principles for Responsible Banking are to live up to their name, they must not allow banks to profit from...
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Published in: ourEconomyWe can't save the planet unless we fix our destructive throwaway economyPlans to scale-up repair, reuse and remanufacture must be at the heart of any Green New Deal.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe climate strikes are about so much more than green colonialismSolutions to the environmental crisis won’t come in the shape of a battery - they come in the shape of justice,...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy degrowth is the only responsible way forwardA reduction of economic activity is necessary and just – and can lead to human flourishing.
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Published in: ourEconomyA Green New Deal is about more than reducing our carbon footprintOnly a wholesale transformation of our economy can overcome the multiple crises we face.
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Published in: ourEconomyNaomi Klein: "The moral crisis is inextricable from the ecological crisis"The renowned author speaks to openDemocracy about the challenges of building a sustainable future in a climate of...
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Published in: ourEconomyLatin America’s right-wing leaders are fueling underdevelopmentWe need progressive industrial policy if we are to solve the region's economic woes.
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Published in: ourEconomyPlunder of the commons: compensate the commoners!After centuries of enclosure, privatisation and colonisation, it's time that the commons were returned to all of us.
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Published in: ourEconomyDude! Where’s my democracy?People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally...
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Published in: ourEconomyCombatting climate change doesn't mean abandoning growth – but it does require tough choicesWith the right combination of policies, we can increase living standards and mitigate global warming at the same time.