A fearful misunderstanding
Steve Laughton joined The Mint to talk about money. Not money in the everyday sense but as a political story — so badly misconstrued that it has trapped governments, parties …
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The white heat of technology 2026
Rupert Read argues that climate breakdown is no longer an abstract danger parked safely in the future. Talking to The Mint, he warns of clear and present danger with artificial …
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Chinese lessons
In her new book, Uneasy Streets sociologist, Caroline Knowles, points out the marks made on British society by Chinese money while Britain’s understanding of the superpower remains scant. She shares …
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Time to quit
Our addiction to plug n play is the line in that sustains Big Tech. Patrick Leavy tells The Mint that a crash diet of ethical alternatives is the only way …
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Don’t fear the reaper
Julian Darley argues in interview with The Mint that artificial intelligence can be a power for good enabling us to reap the best outcomes for humanity. The real concern, he …
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Artificial intelligence: things are getting heavy
The footprint of artificial intelligence is brutally material with its data centres requiring heavy mining to make their microchips, huge electricity demand, escalating water use with rising costs that are …
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An innovative way to innovate
Ethiopian activist, Million Belay, talks to The Mint about the fight to take back control of Africa’s food. In a world where food is increasingly treated like a financial product—priced, …
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Not broken, just wrong
Nutrition expert, Stuart Gillespie, tells The Mint the food system is killing more people than hunger ever did and radical change is needed to end the carnage. In his book, …
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Common grievance
Guy Standing shares with The Mint his uncommon understanding of a fundamental political issue that pervades history to the present day. When Guy Standing speaks about the commons, he doesn’t …
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The nurture nature argument
Samantha Power directs the think-and-do tank, the BioFi Project, which seeks to reimagine how capital flows can support place-based biocultural regeneration. The Mint spoke with Power about her critique of …
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