Capitalism steals from the young and the unborn. It’s time for a new system, that respects their rights
Category: economic justice
Wheel of Fortune
Only the left can break the cycle of wealth accumulation.
Everything Must Go
Economic growth will destroy everything. There’s no way of greening it – we need a new system.
The Ground Beneath Our Feet
Some radical ideas for reshaping the economy.
Labouratory
We should use the political space being opened by the Labour resurgence to develop a new, participatory economy
Common Wealth
Hope lies with a great, neglected sector of the economy, through which we can create a system that is neither capitalist nor state communist.
Urge, Splurge, Purge
The demand for perpetual economic growth, and the collective madness it provokes, leads inexorably to environmental collapse
Circle of Life
By reframing the economy, Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics changes our view of who we are and where we stand.
The Zombie Doctrine
Crisis after crisis is being caused by a failed ideology. But it cannot be stopped without a coherent alternative.
False Promise
The belief that economic growth can be detached from destruction appears to be based on a simple accounting mistake.
Moral Blankness
A leaked letter from David Cameron offers a remarkable – and terrifying – insight into his mind.
Britain’s Mafia State
Where does legitimate business end and organised crime begin?
Disinventing Democracy
The assault on Greece is just the latest episode in a long history of shutting down choice on behalf of the financial elite.
Kleptoremuneration
Theft through excessive rewards: that’s the dominant business model.
Hard Graft
Britain is not corrupt? Only through a ridiculously narrow framing of what corruption is.
Hope Among the Ruins
An astonishing money creation scheme from the 1930s that could help to save the Greek economy.
Lost in the 21st Century
Consumerism has broken its promise. Perhaps now we can begin to reconnect.
The Insatiable God
The blind pursuit of economic growth stokes a cycle of financial crisis, and wrecks our world.
Unmasked
The justifications for extreme inequality have collapsed. But only the Green Party is prepared to take the obvious step
Homesick
The point of current housing policy is to sustain a system built on injustice.