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:ourEconomyRepaying the debt owed to Black people requires a democratic and reparative economyThe 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 crisisScams and exploitation from UK employment agencies have increased by two thirds during lockdown, yet the government...
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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.
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Published in: ourEconomyThis election can’t contain the rage of young AmericansIn the most important election in my lifetime, who speaks for my generation?
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Published in: ourEconomyThe SNP must rethink its economic model for an independent ScotlandThe blueprint commissioned by Nicola Sturgeon offers a future of less sovereignty – not more. It’s time to think again.
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Published in: ourEconomyPodcast: US election special #4 – Why does the US not have universal healthcare?In the latest ourVoices documentary, we place the movement for Medicare-for-All in the context of decades of...
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Published in: ourEconomyIt's time to unlock the gates of the economics professionI received a torrent of abuse for daring to highlight white male privilege in economics. Continuing to ignore...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What we know about the EU's mysterious Energy Charter TreatyIf the EU is truly committed to its Green New Deal and a clean energy transition, it must withdraw from the ECT.
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Published in: ourEconomyExclusive: Leading economists call for 'short but deep circuit-breaker lockdowns'The UK government’s approach to suppressing COVID-19 risks becoming "the worst of all possible worlds".
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Published in: ourEconomyLetter: There is no trade-off between public health and the economyPeriodic ‘circuit breaker’ lockdowns, with renewed Treasury support, are the only way to suppress the virus and...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCOVID-19 has exposed the UK's digital divide. It's time to invest in a full-fibre futureThe pandemic has underscored the need to make Internet access a 21st century human right.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow to break the COVID doom loopIntroducing a system of planned, intermittent ‘circuit breakers’ would save lives and protect the economy.
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Published in: ourEconomyIf Europe wants to halt climate collapse, why is it watering down rules on palm oil?Beneath its Green Deal rhetoric, the European Commission won’t jeopardize trade interests to tackle deforestation.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe gas trap: how Europe is investing €100bn in fossil fuel infrastructureContrary to the goals of European Green Deal, such investments risk gas lock-in or ending up as stranded assets.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionGovernments have a choice: invest now or face another lost decadeThe mistakes of austerity must not be repeated. We need a global plan to support jobs, wages and public investment.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIn the midst of the pandemic, why is the IMF still pushing austerity on the Global South?Despite its own warnings, the International Monetary Fund is risking another ‘lost decade’ for development.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBritish students have learned a crucial lesson: landlords always come firstLandlords hoover up wealth in the good times but expect to be sheltered during the bad. It’s time for a reset.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow green innovation can transform African agricultureWith the threat of climate change and coronavirus, decentralized renewable energy could be key to building more...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow can we build a British economy that is democratic by design after COVID-19?The solutions for building a more democratic, inclusive and community-based economic system already exist. Now is...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe Belmarsh TribunalThe Progressive International is putting the US on trial for its war crimes in the twenty-first century.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe data revolution is transforming finance. It must empower people – not exploit themData has the power to transform financial services for the better, but only if we use it to put power in the hands...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFormerly colonized people can’t breathe. And the IMF and World Bank are to blameIt’s time for a #FeministBailout based not on profit-maximization but care, respect for eco-systems, and solidarity.
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationHow Britain’s online retailers are profiting from wage theftWarehouse workers have been described as our 'forgotten key workers'. But many are routinely paid less than they are...