Economics

George Lavender on the US campaign buying up personal debt in order to eliminate it.

Filed in: Activism Debt Economics United States

A meeting in London this weekend looks at what it does for Peru’s poor.

Filed in: Economics Peru

Dan Hancox on the skilled young people who, after thirty years of Spanish democracy, are finding their options increasingly limited.

Filed in: Economics Spain Work Youth

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

Filed in: Economics Greece

One year since Occupy pitched up in London, Symon Hill from Christianity Uncut concludes St Paul’s Cathedral has sided with the rich.

Filed in: Activism Christianity Economics Politics United Kingdom

Finance is only the half of it. Britain is facing deep, society-wide crises, driven by an erosion of what represents the public interest, says David Ransom.

Filed in: Economics Finance

With corporates swarming all over the trade justice brand, David Ransom says Fair Trade must stick to its founding ideals or throw in the towel.

Filed in: Corporations Development (Aid) Economics Fair Trade United States

August’s Taxcast looks at capital flight, the taxes of Usain Bolt and inequality with the authors of The Spirit Level.

Filed in: Economics

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

Filed in: Economics England Finance

Can co-operatives revive Cuba’s sagging economy? John Restakis travels to Havana to find out.

Filed in: Co-operatives Cuba Economics

An infographic that illustrates why co-ops are a force to be reckoned with.

Filed in: Co-operatives Economics