Introducing our new section: ourEconomy
A new section of openDemocracy that puts people, planet and power at the centre of the debate about our economic future.
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Published in:ourEconomyA spectre is haunting the West – the spectre of authoritarian capitalism
From coronavirus to climate change, China is surging ahead of the US and its allies. Are we witnessing the slow...
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Published in:ourEconomy: OpinionHow to fix the world
Beneath our current problems lies a deeper crisis: a crisis of imagination. But the ideas we need to fix the world...
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Published in:ourEconomyPodcast: US election special #2 – the Green New Deal
In the second part of our podcast series on the US election, we explore the influence of the fossil fuel industry...
Videos
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Published in:ourEconomy"The UN is being turned into a public-private partnership": An interview with Harris Gleckman
Lynn Fries speaks to Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system.
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Published in:ourEconomyYanis Varoufakis: "The coronavirus has intensified the euro crisis"
The renowned economist speaks to openDemocracy about the European Central Bank's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Published in:ourEconomyAsad Rehman: 'Every brick in this country has come because we’ve exploited another part of the world'
The climate activist and director of War on Want speaks to ourEconomy about green colonialism and the global commons.
Our Voices podcast
ourVoices is a new podcast which explores the crisis of our economic system – and promotes intelligent debate about what should replace it.
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Published in: ourEconomyAnnouncing the Progressive International
A new global initiative with a mission to unite, organize and mobilize progressive forces around the world.
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Published in: ourEconomySamelys López: “The South Bronx has a spirit of resiliency that defines us as a community”
Running for Congress to represent the South Bronx, Samelys López tells ourEconomy that political representation...
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Published in: ourEconomyNeoliberalism is over – welcome to the era of neo-illiberalism
Big tech, nationalist politics, and the billionaire class have propelled a novel political economy. What impact will...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIndia's Covid-19 lockdown is failing to protect people and the planet
Activists have condemned the government for pushing through environmentally destructive projects at a time when...
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Published in: ourEconomyShahid Buttar: “Nancy Pelosi stands, as she always has, on the side of the past”
Seeking to unseat the most powerful Democrat in DC, Shahid Buttar discusses the urgency of overhauling a corrupt US...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow Africa is leading the way to a zero waste future
From Egypt to Tanzania, public waste management schemes are offering green alternatives to privatisation.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionTo save lives and restore growth, creditors should accept Argentina's offer
Trying to squeeze more out of Argentina during a pandemic will backfire by costing lives and undermining future growth.
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Published in: ourEconomyBetsy Sweet: "In Maine, we live the climate crisis everyday"
In an exclusive interview, Betsy Sweet, a Democratic primary candidate for the US Senate, explains why a progressive...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIt’s time to hold big banks to account for their dirty lending
As climate change threatens entire ecosystems, bankers are continuing to put profit before people.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Something for Europeans to celebrate – a new social contract begins to emerge?
This is the leadership the world needs after the 2008 Global Economic Crisis, and now the untold scale of economic...
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Published in: ourEconomyRaj Patel: “The New Deal emerged from a decade of worker struggle”
In an extended interview with ourVoices, Raj Patel discusses why diverse labor coalitions are imperative to...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPeople in the Global South don’t need debt relief, they need a new system
Far from being the 'great leveller', COVID-19 has exposed and deepened socio-economic inequalities.
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Published in: openEconomy: OpinionDon’t buy the lockdown lie – this is a government of business as usual
In England there is no new legislation to protect workers' safety, and remarkably little to enforce workplace...
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Published in: ourEconomyWater should be a public good, not a commodity. Catalonia is showing how
The Terrassa Water Observatory puts citizens in the driver's seat of water management.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe War on Drugs has failed. But a profit-driven legal market is not the answer
With big business eyeing up cannabis as a future market, it is essential that legalisation supports racial and...
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Published in: ourEconomyIn times of climate breakdown, how do we value what matters?
The coronavirus has shown us who the key workers are. We need a new theory of value if we are to face an even bigger threat.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFamily abolition isn’t about ending love and care. It’s about extending it to everyone
The pandemic shows how we need to rethink care beyond outdated and inadequate family structures and precariously...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe coming tsunami and how we prepare for it
Governments around the world must urgently invest to become more resilient to shocks, because more disasters are coming.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionInternational solidarity needs actions as well as words
The Marshall Plan provides a model for a global response to the pandemic. But it is essential that we learn the...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionLove doesn’t pay the bills
Many nannies and housekeepers won't receive anything from government coronavirus schemes. A minimum income guarantee...