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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionNo new normal: building the commons
Now is the time to reflect on the work we’ve done to create an economy based on abundance rather than scarcity, and...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy we need an income guarantee for all
A consensus is emerging around the idea that everyone should have access to a guaranteed income to get through this crisis.
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Published in: ourEconomyWill Zimbabwe’s diamonds be forever? A glimpse into a nation’s resource rich curse
Murky deals with Russian and Chinese firms mean super-exploitation in Zimbabwe's communities and super-profits for...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe need to ramp up global public spending to fight COVID-19
The pandemic has shown us that global solidarity is not a nice idea – it is a necessity.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionAfter the pandemic: a ten-point plan for the collective provision of basic needs
The coronavirus has made the foundational economy highly visible. Policy makers need to focus on these essential...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe Bernie Sanders campaign is over, but the fault lines of US politics have changed
The Vermont Senator is no longer in the race to the White House, but his movement continues to provide the only...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPandenomics: a story of life versus growth
The clash between business-as-usual economics and the pandemic shows what we really need from our economy.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe UK and US need job security, not just job subsidies
British and American workers have among the worst worker rights in the western world. This needs to change, fast.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionI made a fortune predicting the last crisis. I fear for what’s about to unfold
We must urgently start discussing who we want to shoulder the cost of the coronavirus crisis, or the future could be...
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Published in: ourEconomyAirbnb has been rocked by COVID-19. Do we really want to see it recover?
It's time to consider alternatives to the profit-driven models of platform capitalists.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe Great Pause
The coronavirus has brought our economy to a standstill. But instead of rebuilding a broken system, we must explore...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhat does the coronavirus tell us about the West’s image of Asia – and itself?
In a time of pandemic and radical uncertainty, we face tests of individualism, governance, globalised capitalism,...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy coronavirus could spark a capitalist supernova
There is no magic money tree – the ‘rescue packages’ aim to rescue a rotten system, and won’t work.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionOur economic system is on life support. But who are we really saving?
Pumping new money into the economy without altering power relations will only exacerbate existing inequalities.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy is the US so exceptionally vulnerable to Covid-19?
With a corrupt political system and trillions wasted on war, the US is uniquely unfit to tackle a pandemic.
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Published in: ourEconomyFollowing the coronavirus money trail
Central banks are printing money on an unprecedented scale. Unless governments act, most of this will end up in the...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe US-China coronavirus feud leaves us all worse off
As tensions rise between China and the US, workers on both sides will be the ultimate losers.
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Published in: ourEconomyShould countries build stockpiles of essential supplies?
The coronavirus has led to a sharp spike in the demand for basic supplies. But the principle of stockpiling goods is not new.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCan the coronavirus save the planet?
The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.
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Published in: ourEconomyLetter: the UK needs a Universal Basic Income
The Chancellor's measures to support workers in employment are welcome. Yet we must go further to make sure that...