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31 Mar 2018 3 minute read

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The other side of the Bitcoin

Bitcoin is more than premium bonds for hipsters or the veganism of finance, writes Omar Hamdi.

Mark Engler: ‘America First’ is a corporate scam

26 Mar 2018 3 minute read

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When ‘America First’ is a corporate scam

Trump’s policy should be called ‘Corporate America First’, argues Mark Engler.

Organized labour is under attack in Indonesia

11 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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Indonesia cracks down on organized labour

Unions face backlash after years of minimum wage increases. Fahmi Panimbang writes.

1 Jan 2018 4 minute read

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Our January book picks

This issue’s reviews include The Growth Delusion, by David Pilling and The White City, by Roma Tearne.

World’s largest coalmine: Protesters, including First Nations people, blocking the road to Adani’s Abbot Point coal port.

10 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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Plan for Australia’s largest coal mine faces struggle

Australia’s Adani mine must be stopped, argue Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret.

1 Nov 2017 3 minute read

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Brexit’s threat to Africa trade

Nick Dowson reports on Brexit’s impact on some Global South economies.

15 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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A society beyond consumerism

Consumerism thrives on discontentment: Tim Jackson previews his talk at the Resurgence Festival of Wellbeing...

1 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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Er… what is neoliberalism, exactly?

People might not know what neoliberalism is, but they know things are broken. By Chris Coltrane.

19 Jul 2017 12 minute read

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The Equality Effect

Danny Dorling begins his series of articles by presenting the evidence that greater equality benefits...

17 Jul 2017 4 minute read

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When we were more equal

A few fragments from the surprising history of equality, by Danny Dorling.

6 Apr 2017 1 minute read

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The high price we pay for our finance sectors

Our friends at the Tax Justice Network look at how the US finance sector is a net drag on their economy.

16 Feb 2017 1 minute read

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The Transition Movements meets De-Growth

Naresh Giangrande and Richard Swift discuss Transition Movements and Alternatives to...

26 Jan 2017 1 minute read

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How to hit tax dodgers where it hurts, at a local level

The Tax Justice Network Taxcast takes on public procurement, Brexit threats, criminal dodges and tax evader...

3 Jan 2017 1 minute read

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In trusts we trust?

The Tax Justice Network looks at beneficial ownership avoidance, the booming industry in alternative tax...

1 Dec 2016 9 minute read

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Tax cheating, easy living

Josh Eisen and Richard Swift tour the offshore world to find out why governments are...

1 Dec 2016 5 minute read

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Fox in charge of the hen house

Alain Deneault explains how states legalize tax fraud.

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