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VIDEO: ‘The banks have taken over democracy’

1 Dec 2011 1 minute read

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VIDEO: ‘The banks have taken over democracy’

New Internationalist editor Vanessa Baird dissects the financial crisis at Occupy London’s Tent City...

28 Nov 2011 2 minute read

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Time to tackle tax havens

With tax evasion costing the world more than $3.1 trillion every year, the urgency of tackling tax havens has never been...

23 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Growth is not the solution

In fact, says Zoe Cormier, it’s part of the problem – and a key component of a failing economic model.

14 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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A Greek tragi-farce

Katerina Kitidi looks back over the recent political twists and turns that have beleaguered Greece.

10 Nov 2011 2 minute read

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Life beyond growth

In the light of the world’s current economic situation, New Internationalist’s Wayne Ellwood re-visits his...

2 Nov 2011 6 minute read

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Greek debt: drastic haircuts and uncertain regrowth

As the European economic rollercoaster has the markets holding their breath, Michael Burke considers the...

21 Oct 2011 2 minute read

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Occupy London, one week on

New Internationalist's embedded occupier Jamie Kelsey-Fry reports on the baby steps of a new movement.

21 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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Death in Athens

Constantine Callaghan has filed this news report from Greece where the government has passed another...

7 Oct 2011 5 minute read

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We are all Greeks

Divide-and-rule doesn’t wash as popular resistance to austerity grows, writes Vanessa Baird.

2 Sep 2011 5 minute read

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Stripping Burma bare

With its lax environmental laws, Burma has become a battleground for neighbouring countries keen to get their hands on the...

Sun, sea, salt... and exploitation in the ports of the Philippines

31 Aug 2011 2 minute read

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Sun, sea, salt... and exploitation in the ports of the Philippines

Poor pay, polluted air, dangerous conditions. It’s a familiar story for the country’s port workers, says Iris Gonzales...

10 Jun 2011 5 minute read

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Lukashenka’s endgame

As his country goes into economic freefall, Belarus’s president plans to trade prisoners – including journalist Andrzej...

25 May 2011 5 minute read

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Sex and power

There's a clear link between the sexual assault charges faced by Dominique Strauss-Kahn and what he does every day at the IMF...

13 May 2011 4 minute read

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Put paid to poverty

The time has come for Britain’s biggest companies to pay living wages, says Matthew Butcher of FairPensions...

10 May 2011 2 minute read

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The rising price of life

Will Sierra Leone see Uganda-style protests following an increase in fuel prices?

1 Mar 2011 13 minute read

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The Great Rebellion

The Great Recession may have stunned the Minority World, but the Majority World has survived more or less unscathed. David...

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