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1 Jul 2013 12 minute read

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Debt – a global scam

The actions of creditors are key to debt crises, argues Dinyar Godrej.

1 Jul 2013 1 minute read

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Debt – The Facts

At any given time countries both owe debts and have them owing to them. Who owes what and what's the bigger crisis – foreign...

1 Jul 2013 9 minute read

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Debt, austerity, devastation: it’s Europe’s turn

As the creditors get fatter, the innocent are punished. Susan George laments a leadership subservient to big...

1 Jun 2013 8 minute read

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Facing the vultures

Argentina is not in the habit of being cowed by international pressure and financial big-hitters – or by proponents of...

1 Jun 2013 7 minute read

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Argument: Can shopping be a form of activism?

Neal Lawson and Ruth Potts, both campaigners and writers, go head-to-head.

Handing over public services to the banks

15 May 2013 3 minute read

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Handing over public services to the banks

The Private Finance Initiative threatens Britain’s schools and hospitals, writes Kerry-anne Mendoza.

2 May 2013 3 minute read

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Forget about winning, Lefties

Shimri Zameret on why he thinks national struggles for social justice are failing to bring true international...

1 May 2013 7 minute read

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Argument: Is it time to ditch the pursuit of economic growth?

Economist and author Dan O'Neill and journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami go head-to-head....

30 Apr 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: Offshore Leaks

The Taxcast is back to discuss tax secrecy, the G20’s endorsement of transparency, Luxembourg, Austria and India.

Interactive timeline: 40 years of New Internationalist

9 Apr 2013 1 minute read

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Interactive timeline: 40 years of New Internationalist

Four decades of independent journalism and the social and environmental movements which inspired it.

3 Apr 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: risky tax havens

The Taxcast on the Cyprus crisis, a surprise for Britain’s affiliates and the corporate tax inspector...

27 Dec 2012 1 minute read

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PODCAST: Banks too big to prosecute?

The latest podcast from Tax Justice Network on banks, Starbucks and reforming the tax system.

10 Dec 2012 3 minute read

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The super-corporate pinball wizards

Could we be on the brink of the next financial crisis? We will be if mega-corporations have their way, says Tom...

3 Dec 2012 3 minute read

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The one man peace mission

No money, no carbon, no passport: Emma Fordham on Earthian, who rejected his identity then set off from...

1 Dec 2012 3 minute read

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Country Profile: Peru

Peru is said to be booming but the poor would never know it. Stephanie Boyd reports.

30 Nov 2012 3 minute read

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You are not a loan

George Lavender on the US campaign buying up personal debt in order to eliminate it.

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