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Various items dropping into an item of machinery to be mixed together. The items include cash notes, a Conservative Party rossette and a pram

3 May 2022 23 minute read

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The politics of futility

Our deep desire for change is continually thwarted by the limiting political choices on offer. Political theorist and...

Protesters for workers' rights at the Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona.

28 Feb 2018 4 minute read

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Should you buy an ethical smartphone?

Supply chain monitoring not consumer choices will protect rights argues Annie Pickering.

The front page of the ethical consumer report

13 Dec 2017 3 minute read

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The rise and rise of ethical shopping

In a bleak year for politics worldwide, fair trade and ethical goods provide a much-needed bright spot.

7 Nov 2017 2 minute read

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Support our journalism: buy from the Ethical Shop

The Ethical Shop helps us carry on doing what we love. James Rowland explains how.

10 Jun 2016 3 minute read

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Why I love pre-loved, unloved and recycled

Wise words on fashion by 14-year-old Mya-Rose Craig.

26 Mar 2014 4 minute read

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When did fair trade become a consumerist concept?

Tim Gee argues for fair trade’s return to the heart of the global justice movement.

20 Feb 2014 3 minute read

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Fair Tax makes its Mark

The world's first independent accreditation scheme is addressing the issue of responsible tax, says Paul Monaghan....

14 Jun 2013 2 minute read

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Where art meets climate change

London’s Two Degrees festival gets the audience involved in the hope of provoking thoughts, and action, for change.

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.

3 May 2013 3 minute read

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Why I won’t be boycotting Primark

After the factory deaths in Bangladesh, Ilana Winterstein says consumer pressure is what's needed to make...

1 Jun 2012 2 minute read

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Feminists target Nike ahead of the Olympics

Nick Harvey reports on a campaign to expose sportswear firms who exploit women workers while boasting Olympic values.

1 May 2012 7 minute read

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Dying for the things we love

Consumer culture is collective insanity and driving us to destruction, says clinical psychologist John F Schumaker.

10 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Hallelujah for Occupy London!

The appearance of Reverend Billy and his megaphone breathed some holy fire into the London campers, says Jamie Kelsey-...

24 Oct 2011 5 minute read

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The future of the #Occupy movement: solidarity and escalation

How to strengthen the #Occupy movement is of much greater concern than Democrats jumping on the bandwagon, says Mark Engler....

Let's make the economy work for the people

14 Oct 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Let's make the economy work for the people

With the wealth gap widening, Mari Marcel Thekaekara on a plan to link ethical investors with producers and...

14 Oct 2011 5 minute read

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Inside Occupy Wall Street

Stefan Simanowitz spends a week with the protesters in New York.

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