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.
Highlights
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Published in:ourEconomyRepaying the debt owed to Black people requires a democratic and reparative economy
The entire racial capitalist system that extracts labor and blood from Black lives must go.
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Published in:ourEconomyGargi Bhattacharyya: "racism is a state-sponsored predilection to early death"
In the latest episode of ourVoices podcast, Gargi Bhattacharyya talks to us about racial capitalism.
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Published in:ourEconomy: InvestigationRevealed: How rogue employment agencies are exploiting the COVID crisis
Scams and exploitation from UK employment agencies have increased by two thirds during lockdown, yet the government...
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.
ourVoices podcast
ourVoices is a new podcast which explores the crisis of our economic system – and promotes intelligent debate about what should replace it.