Economy
New Internationalist provides comprehensive analysis on burgeoning corporate power and its impact on people and planet, as well as ideas on how we can change our economies for the better.
On this page, readers will find extensive coverage on the social movements – working on both a micro and macro-level – to critique and challenge capitalism – from garment factory unions in Bangladesh to rail staff striking against cuts in the name of ‘modernization’, as well as the causes of the global cost of living crisis.
How Third Worldism was silenced
Kojo Koram charts the rise and fall of the anti-colonial New International Economic Order.
Quantitative easing and its aftermath
Richard Murphy takes down the financial shenanigans and mythmaking that rich governments have used to hide their powers to spend for good.
The hidden exploitation of fashion supply chains
Homeworkers play a vital but under-recognized role in the garment industry, writes Transform Trade’s Kate Dixon.
Rags to oppressing workers: Ren Zhengfei
Huawei’s multi-millionaire CEO is the latest addition to New Internationalist’s Hall of Infamy.
Taxcast: The People vs Microsoft
Worthy of a thriller movie for its twists, the IRS case against Microsoft offers lessons for governments worldwide.
Taxcast: Busting the myths of the war on drugs, part 2
The role of tax justice is inextricably linked to the war on drugs, as Naomi Fowler lays bare in this podcast.
Taxcast: Busting the myths of the war on drugs, part 1
In this podcast episode, Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network exposes the US’s war on drugs and its links to tax evasion.
Event: Time to pay up (Online)
Join us on Monday 25 September to discuss the growing demands for debt cancellation, and climate reparations alongside special guests.
Taxcast: Who owns the climate crisis?
Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network investigates how wealthy elites and transnational companies benefit from the climate crisis
Study: Big Oil shareholders’ profits soar as world melts
A new report shows the dramatic rise in cash earnings of shareholders in Britain’s big oil since the Paris Agreement.
Taxcast: How the very wealthy shape the world
From spoiled pets to private jets, Naomi Fowler takes a look at the deformities created by the wealthy—and what we can do about it.
Housing is a circus
A new aerial cabaret show explores the housing crisis and the debts of home. Amy Hall reports.
‘Is it bad to pay my bills working in an ethically compromised industry?’
Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle
Tax Justice Network Africa's historic win
Could a Kenyan court case point the way towards a more just tax system? Amy Hall investigates.
The making of tax haven Mauritius
Naomi Fowler of Taxcast investigates the making of a tax haven that's been hurting Indians and Africans for years.
What if…there was a world tax organization?
Alex Cobham envisions a global body to clamp down on tax dodging.
Global cost of living crisis: causes and ways out
As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution.
Structural adjustment 2.0
Debt crises are back with a vengeance as the dollar goes from strength to strength and interest rates rise. As the International Monetary Fund keeps pushing austerity, Zambian journalist Zanji Valerie Sinkala explores whether that’s really a solution to her country’s economic woes.
Introducing... Decolonize How?
New Internationalist launches a one-year series exploring responses to poverty that address the reality of post-independence power dynamics within and between countries.
Railways: Back on track?
On every continent, the railways are experiencing a renaissance. But what will it take to reshape them in the interests of people? Conrad Landin investigates.
Payback time
Danny Chivers reports on the movements making links between international debt and the climate crisis in a bold and imaginative way.
Which countries are aiding financial secrecy?
This episode of the Taxcast explores the results of the Tax Justice Network’s Financial Secrecy Index 2022.
Please continue to not sponsor this child
Kathleen Nolan examines a simplistic non-solution to complex problems.
The politics of futility
Our deep desire for change is continually thwarted by the limiting political choices on offer. Political theorist and philosopher Neil Vallely digs into the roots of apathy and polarization.
‘Our culture is vanishing’
In the Amazon rainforest, remote communities descended from enslaved African people, are taking on the palm oil production that threatens their land. Miguel Pinheiro reports.
Scottish ship workers stand defiant
A recent wave of mass redundancies from P&O ferries has triggered outrage. Conrad Landin reports from Cairnryan, Scotland, where the movement to restore jobs is gaining momentum.
Trapped in the state-corporate nexus
Villagers in the Indian state of Odisha are fighting a major steel plant development, in the face of intense repression – yet again. Aritra Bhattacharya reports.
An India-UK trade deal could mean a race to the bottom for Indian workers
Two themes loom over the announcement that the UK is launching trade talks with India – farmers and Big Pharma, says Jean Blaylock.
The democratic workplace
In co-operatives, employees can take control of the business. Amy Hall explores the possibilities and challenges.
Living well
Richard Swift on why we need to stop chasing the dream of full employment and focus on what really matters instead.
The squeeze on workers
To ensure a fairer future we will need to tackle business as usual, says Dinyar Godrej.
Lloyd’s of London’s debt
What would be the cost of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and ongoing support of fossil fuels? Sahar Shah and Harpreet Kaur Paul explore the Lloyd’s insurance market.
What if…urban public transport was free for all?
Conrad Landin explores the idea of a universal free ride.
Should I keep quiet about my niece's voluntourism?
As their inexperienced family member plans a teaching trip to Ghana, a reader turns to our Agony Uncle for advice.
‘I’ve seen how it affects people’
As opposition and protest continues against a new high-speed rail network in the UK, Denise Laura Baker meets some of those taking a stand against HS2 along the line.
What if…we all got paid the same
Vanessa Baird imagines turning the tide on wage inequality.