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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: ourEconomy: OpinionThe 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.
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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion'Development' is colonialism in disguiseOther worlds are possible - the Pluriverse is breathing.
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Published in: ourEconomyIn defence of degrowthThe climate movement and socialist movements must come together to build a new progressive movement.
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Published in: ourEconomyMicrofinance has been a nightmare for the global south. Sri Lanka shows that there is an alternativeWomen’s groups and the co-operative movement are leading the way out of the debt trap.
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Published in: ourEconomyBrand You: how employability came to dominate our livesBy turning our leisure hours into work, employability is concealing a broken labour market and damaging our mental health.
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Published in: ourEconomyShould we feed hungry children, or the war machine?Every dollar of public money financing US militarism abroad is a dollar that could fight hunger, homelessness, or...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe G7 was a joke. Three degrees warming isn’tWe need a European Green New Deal that delivers justice on a scale to match the threat of environmental breakdown....
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Published in: ourEconomyBook review: The economics of arrivalThe fruits of growth are starting to rot. Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams have plenty of ideas for a grown up economy.
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Published in: ourEconomyA universal basic income in “funny money”? This could seriously workLocal alternative currencies could be the way to create an income floor and reshape the economy at the same time.