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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

This article is almost eight years old.

The Great Rebellion

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

1 Nov 2010 7 minute read

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Are public service cuts justified?

Banker Dan Mobley goes head to head with tax justice campaigner John Christensen.

8 Jul 2010 3 minute read

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Growth is like a bicycle

Are democracy and individual rights compatible with the ‘managed contraction’ of the economy? wonders Duncan Green...

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