Economy
New Internationalist provides comprehensive analysis on burgeoning corporate power and its impact on people and planet, as well as ideas on how we can change our economies for the better.
On this page, readers will find extensive coverage on the social movements – working on both a micro and macro-level – to critique and challenge capitalism – from garment factory unions in Bangladesh to rail staff striking against cuts in the name of ‘modernization’, as well as the causes of the global cost of living crisis.
Dark clouds in Poland
Violeta Santos Moura reports from Poland, where reliance on coal kills some 45,000 people each year.
The almighty investor
Lavinia Steinfort on the insidious 'investor protection mechanisms' stacking the odds in favour of corporations.
Jakarta's water woes
A civil society lawsuit has ended the city's water sell-off. But the fight isn't over. Febriana Firdaus reports.
‘Privatization has failed repeatedly’
Dinyar Godrej interviews We Own It campaign founder Cat Hobbs on why the time is ripe for change.
The case for public ownership
After decades of neglect, the mood is turning. Dinyar Godrej on the fightback against privatization.
Unhappy birthday NHS?
Britain's medical provision is being hollowed out by privatization, says Youssef El-Gingihy.
Watch out McDonald’s, the ‘McStrike’ is coming
Twenty-year-old McDonald’s worker Annalise Peters warns that workers plan to hold the fast food giant accountable.
The other side of the Bitcoin
Bitcoin is more than premium bonds for hipsters or the veganism of finance, writes Omar Hamdi.
Why neoliberals are pushing ‘Accountable Care’ worldwide
NHS campaigner Jo Land explains why she is resisting changes through the courts.
Indonesia cracks down on organized labour
Unions face backlash after years of minimum wage increases. Fahmi Panimbang writes.
The rise and rise of ethical shopping
In a bleak year for politics worldwide, fair trade and ethical goods provide a much-needed bright spot.
Plan for Australia’s largest coal mine faces struggle
Australia’s Adani mine must be stopped, argue Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret.
How creativity is killed in the Majority World
Tamara Pearson explains why the poor are not taken seriously on creative stages.
Support our journalism: buy from the Ethical Shop
The Ethical Shop helps us carry on doing what we love. James Rowland explains how.
Japan: building the future, living in the past?
How Japanese society and robots match up, by Christopher Simons.
The age of disruption
The vision of the future we are fed will leave many of us reeling, writes Dinyar Godrej. For what?
Killer robots: the race for Autonomous Weapons
Noel Sharkey’s stark warning against the latest arms race.
How corporate giants are automating the farm
Precision agriculture is where it’s at – according to the corporate giants. Jim Thomas inspects their plans.
Robots, not humans: official policy in China
Industrial robots are being put to work on a huge scale. Jenny Chan looks at the case of Foxconn.
Audrey Watters: ‘AI is ideological’
Think of computer code as new rules governing society – who gets to enforce it? asks Audrey Watters.
Plutocrats and paupers: life after robots
If automation decimates jobs, we need better solutions than these, argues Nick Dowson.
Brexit’s threat to Africa trade
Nick Dowson reports on Brexit’s impact on some Global South economies.
When the police are paid by the mine
In Peru, private corporations are hiring public law enforcers, writes Stephanie Boyd.
From Venezuela to the US: People power
The state may still be the primary oppressor of civil society rights, but transnational corporations now have a greater impact, writes Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah.
The Equality Effect
Danny Dorling begins his series of articles by presenting the evidence that greater equality benefits everyone, rich and poor – and argues that it can offer us all political hope.
When we were more equal
A few fragments from the surprising history of equality, by Danny Dorling.
Finding home: Lack of affordable housing is a crisis across the West
With house prices and rents soaring, can there be a remedy to homelessness? Wayne Ellwood investigates.
In trusts we trust?
The Tax Justice Network looks at beneficial ownership avoidance, the booming industry in alternative tax escape vehicles.
The inextricable link between migration and sweatshops
The possibility of workers’ rights and climate justice movements responding together provides hope, writes Dalia Gebrial.
Let’s make platform capitalism more accountable
What do Google, Uber, and Facebook have in common? Mark Graham asks.
Why are trade unions opposing worker self-management?
The Second Euromediterranean Workers’ Economy summit in Greece highlighted the rift in the global workers’ movement. Liam Barrington-Bush reports.
Electronics brands and factories must commit to improve labour standards
Poor working conditions and violations of labour standards are widespread in the electronics supply chain, and that must change, writes Dr Gale Raj-Reichert.
Photo Gallery: visualizing Philippine democracy through UN SDGs
For International Day of Democracy, Iris Gonzales offers snap shots of the country's corruption, poverty and drug war.
