Running a Modern Money Economy
Neil Wilson explains how the economy can work for the benefit of the people; how it can be the servant of society rather than its master. Originally published on Neil’s …
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COP26: Politicians and corporations greenwash ‘business as usual’ at climate change conference
You cannot simply *ask* the rich to reduce their emissions and resource use. The only reasonable approach is to tax them to the point where they are no longer rich. …
COP26: Politicians and corporations greenwash ‘business as usual’ at climate change conference Read MoreBudget 2021 – Those with the least receive only crumbs
You have to ask yourself: if our economic system actively destroys the biosphere *and* fails to meet most people’s basic needs, then what is actually the point? Jason Hickel – …
Budget 2021 – Those with the least receive only crumbs Read MoreAnother week of handbag economics
“The objective should be to organize the economy around human needs and well-being. If toward this end we decommodify key goods and services, or legislate longer product lifespans, use-value will …
Another week of handbag economics Read MoreA broken system – where does the buck stop?
Being a planetary citizen does not need space travel. It means being conscious that we are part of the universe and of the earth. The most fundamental law is to …
A broken system – where does the buck stop? Read MoreIf we can find money for corporations, we can find money for the people who need it.
‘What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’ Dr Jane Goodall, Scientist & Activist This week, Sajid Javid, …
If we can find money for corporations, we can find money for the people who need it. Read MoreThe National Insurance increase shows that levelling up has been consigned to the Conservative bonfire of easy promises
A country ruled by criminals needs two revolutions, one small and one big: The small revolution is to overthrow the criminal government, the big revolution is to radically undo the …
The National Insurance increase shows that levelling up has been consigned to the Conservative bonfire of easy promises Read MoreA Chinese socialist consensus
By Carlos García Hernández (originally published in Spanish in El Común ) “(a) the monopolistic political power of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must not be challenged; (b) within the …
A Chinese socialist consensus Read MoreFairy tales and the vocabulary of scarcity. Protecting the wealthy and hurting the rest
“Last time, most of us fell for it. This time, it is critical that we do not. Because, in reality, the crisis we just experienced was waking from a dream, …
Fairy tales and the vocabulary of scarcity. Protecting the wealthy and hurting the rest Read MoreThe cost of Covid-19 is no reason to put off tackling inequality and climate change
“Emperor Nero, it’s said, fiddled while Rome burned. If you don’t want our politicians to continue to follow his example while the world burns, get politically active now.” Thom Hartmann …
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