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Organized labour is under attack in Indonesia

11 January 2018 5 minute read

Indonesia cracks down on organized labour

Unions face backlash after years of minimum wage increases. Fahmi Panimbang writes.

World’s largest coalmine: Protesters, including First Nations people, blocking the road to Adani’s Abbot Point coal port.

10 December 2017 5 minute read

Plan for Australia’s largest coal mine faces struggle

Australia’s Adani mine must be stopped, argue Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret.

1 November 2017 3 minute read

Brexit’s threat to Africa trade

Nick Dowson reports on Brexit’s impact on some Global South economies.

15 September 2017 3 minute read

A society beyond consumerism

Consumerism thrives on discontentment: Tim Jackson previews his talk at the Resurgence Festival of Wellbeing.

1 September 2017 3 minute read

Er… what is neoliberalism, exactly?

People might not know what neoliberalism is, but they know things are broken. By Chris Coltrane.

Equality Effect

19 July 2017 12 minute read

The Equality Effect

Danny Dorling begins his series of articles by presenting the evidence that greater equality benefits everyone, rich and poor –...

17 July 2017 4 minute read

When we were more equal

A few fragments from the surprising history of equality, by Danny Dorling.

6 April 2017 1 minute read

The high price we pay for our finance sectors

Our friends at the Tax Justice Network look at how the US finance sector is a net drag on their economy.

16 February 2017 1 minute read

The Transition Movements meets De-Growth

Naresh Giangrande and Richard Swift discuss Transition Movements and Alternatives to Capitalism.

26 January 2017 1 minute read

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How to hit tax dodgers where it hurts, at a local level

The Tax Justice Network Taxcast takes on public procurement, Brexit threats, criminal dodges and tax evader crackdowns.

3 January 2017 1 minute read

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In trusts we trust?

The Tax Justice Network looks at beneficial ownership avoidance, the booming industry in alternative tax escape vehicles.

tax cheating

1 December 2016 9 minute read

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Tax cheating, easy living

Josh Eisen and Richard Swift tour the offshore world to find out why governments are drowning in debt.

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