Austerity

Mischa Wilmers speaks to the Green Party MP about the public response to the anti-austerity coalition and her optimism on what it can achieve.…

Conditions imposed by the IMF and World Bank increase inequality and show little regard for marginalized people, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.…

Argentina is not in the habit of being cowed by international pressure and financial big-hitters – or by proponents of austerity…

And they mark a dangerous regression from food-as-right to food-as-charity, argues Tom Belger.…

Stephen Bailey visits an emergency food project which is providing a lifeline to those hit by austerity.…

The discontent voiced at last week’s general strike is being echoed across Europe, say Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod.…

Finance is only the half of it…

Adam Ramsay gives the inside story on the YouTube hit that shows some unwelcome guests visit a do for Britain’s former tax chief.…

As thousands protest in Madrid against miningsubsidycuts, Alan Hughes argues we should all resist reckless austerity measures.…

Michael Burke explains why the UK’s budget deficit is rising, not falling.…