Out of the way
So what has happened since we published our last issue in December 2020 on the power of the patriarchy? For a start, we are out of the pandemic, these issues …
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Is the opposition equal to the challenge?
Stewart Lansley provides a measure of the task faced by any party that might genuinely seek to tackle poverty in the UK. Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour …
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The differential equation
David Stainforth is professor of physics with a deep passion for modelling the dimensions of the climate crisis in a form that is useful for decision makers and the wider …
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Tough take
Jocelyn Olcott, a professor at Duke University, is an expert on feminist history and the history of feminist economics. So The Mint sought her take on where things stood. Are …
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The philanthropist’s stone
Amy Schiller makes her living advising on how to do philanthropy well. And she has written a book suggesting the approach to most modern philanthropy is fundamentally misguided. The main …
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Pheko: I wasn’t actually sure what to expect, I must say. I thought it was going to be one of these quite academic, inward-looking type growth, post-growth, de-growth sorts of …
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The Mint: Good afternoon, Helen, and thank you very much for giving some of your time to talk to The Mint Magazine. Helen Thompson: It’s a pleasure to be here, …
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The Mint: Brilliant. Good afternoon Christopher. And thank you very much for giving your time to speak to the Mint today. Christopher Dent: Thank you very much for inviting me, …
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Gone offline
Verity is uncomfortable with prospect of a virtual future for the end-of-life years. This last month has been exciting. Out of the blue, I was invited to give a keynote …
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Growth misgivings
It is taken as a given that unless political parties of whatever stripe promise growth, they are dead in the water. Even within the green movement, anyone seeking to influence …
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