A brief history of impoverishment
Poverty between – and within – nations doesn’t just exist. It is created and needs constant maintenance.
The politics of futility
Our deep desire for change is continually thwarted by the limiting political choices on offer. Political theorist and philosopher Neil Vallely digs into the roots of apathy and polarization.
The next financial crisis
Clueless central banks? A trade war? Southern debt overload? Leading economists including Jayati Ghosh, Cédric Durand and others speculate on where the next crisis might come from...
Real change won’t come from the G7
Nick Dearden on how the G7 continues to stand in the way of a more democratic international order.
How to achieve full decolonization
Southern governments are captive to the demands of international capital, which stops them from meeting people’s real needs. Modern monetary theory offers a path to true economic sovereignty, says Jason Hickel.
Progress and its discontents
According to Bill Gates, Steven Pinker and the like, the world has never been better and global poverty is shrinking. Jason Hickel calls their bluff.
Labour knocks out a radical new vision for development
Hazel Healy gives five reasons as to why Labour's new development policy paper is worth celebrating.
Green jobs – puffery and promise
As the UN climate talks commence – where talk of a green and just transition for workers is on the agenda – Conrad Landin inspects the ground realities for oil workers in Scotland.
It’s official, the global economy is a ‘debtor’s prison’
As the World Bank and IMF sound the alarm on debts driven sky high by Covid-19 in some of the world’s poorest nations, Nick Dearden explains why debt ‘relief’ will not cut it – we need system change.
The alternative book review
Peter Whittaker, Jo Lateu, Rahila Gupta weigh up recent releases in parallel publishing.
A look at Bahrain today
Despite the atrocious human rights situation in the country, the West finds much to celebrate about Bahrain. Zoe Holman reports.
UK’s military spending boost will make the world more dangerous
Boris Johnson announces billions for the defence industry, peanuts for climate action and nothing to tackle child poverty, writes Andrew Smith.
A human story
Economies in a tailspin will need a different vision to steady them, believes Dinyar Godrej.
China in charge
Yohann Koshy on the ironies and contradictions of what one day might be called the Chinese century.
Tunisia: at a glance
A decade on from the revolution, and after a succession of chaotic governments, is democracy teetering in Tunisia, asks Francesca Ebel?
Corbyn vs the nation
Jeremy Corbyn is an internationalist. But the British economy is hardwired to extract profit from the Global South. Barnaby Raine squares the circle.
What if…we took degrowth seriously?
Ditching planet-popping expansion for justice is a vision worth getting behind, says Dinyar Godrej.
Heat the rich: British Gas/Centrica
As part of its investigation into firms cashing in on the energy crisis, Corporate Watch turns a critical eye on British Gas.
16 million and counting: the collateral damage of capital
Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel investigate how neoliberal policies have led to the deaths of millions around the world.
A taste of hope
With herders under threat from global heating in Somaliland, the government has hatched a plan to move millions to the coast. But can pastoralists adapt to fishing. Alice Rowsome and Yahye Xanas…
When comedy sides with tyranny
More dull old men have recently told us that political correctness ruins culture, echoing Donald Trump. Chris Coltrane writes.
Structural adjustment 2.0
Debt crises are back with a vengeance as the dollar goes from strength to strength and interest rates rise. As the International Monetary Fund keeps pushing austerity, Zambian journalist Zanji Valerie Sinkala explores…
