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1 Jul 2012 11 minute read

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Can co-operatives crowd out capitalism?

Wayne Ellwood argues that co-ops – democratic, community-focused – offer an egalitarian way out of our...

23 May 2012 3 minute read

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Austerity bites – especially for women

With record female unemployment and cuts to women’s services, campaigners are looking to international law to stop the squeeze...

17 May 2012 5 minute read

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What do bond markets think of ‘austerity’?

The answer may not be what you expect, as evidenced by recent events in France. Michael Burke explains.

9 May 2012 5 minute read

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What Aung San Suu Kyi could do next

Clearly articulating her party’s economics policies would be a good start, reckons Dinyar Godrej.

1 Apr 2012 3 minute read

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Country profile: Zambia

Mary Namakando digs out facts and ratings on one of Southern Africa's most politically stable countries and...

Apple i-tax dodging and the ABCs of letterbox companies...

28 Mar 2012 1 minute read

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Apple i-tax dodging and the ABCs of letterbox companies...

... and lots more in the latest Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network.

21 Mar 2012 2 minute read

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How dare they cut the 50p tax rate?

Chris Brazier calls for the UK budget scandal to be the ‘poll tax moment’ for our government of reckless...

Mining and tax dodging: a dirty business all round

15 Mar 2012 3 minute read

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Mining and tax dodging: a dirty business all round

Zambia claims it is owed $1 billion in tax from mining transnationals, but will Glencore & co clean up their act?

Greeks resist crisis through active engagement

12 Mar 2012 4 minute read

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Greeks resist crisis through active engagement

From potatoes to polyclinics, here is solidarity in action, says Katerina Kitidi.

1 Mar 2012 5 minute read

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What the squid did next

They say that US investment bank Goldman Sachs runs the world. Kenneth Haar investigates just how it's...

1 Mar 2012 11 minute read

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Put equality first

Both inequality and economic instability are growing. How deep does the connection go? wonders Vanessa Baird...

1 Mar 2012 1 minute read

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A roadmap for a fair economy

Here's how to get from where we are to where we want to be...

Occupy: this is the end of the beginning

28 Feb 2012 3 minute read

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Occupy: this is the end of the beginning

As the St Paul’s camp is dismantled by the bailiffs, Tim Gee is upbeat about the movement’s future.

22 Feb 2012 3 minute read

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Greeks decry bailout madness

If this is what being ‘saved’ is like, you can keep it, says Katerina Kitidi.

21 Feb 2012 1 minute read

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Video: Field trip to a fair economy

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Politicians set the stage for another Greek Tragedy

14 Feb 2012 4 minute read

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Politicians set the stage for another Greek Tragedy

Democracy is dead – but the people are alive (and kicking), says Katerina Kitidi.

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