Growing pains
Can we save the planet and retain capitalism? Is transition to socialism the only way to end our addiction to unsustainable growth? Breakthroughs in economic theory may be suggesting a new …
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Wishing on a star
Beware the simple solution. It could all end in tears. There was a period in history when the West’s international identity and institutions were strongly forged. This intense high-energy crucible …
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
‘Everyone needs to read this book as act of digital self-defense.’ — Naomi Klein, Author of No Logo, the Shock Doctrine, This Changes Everything and No is Not Enough The …
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Will turkeys vote for Christmas?
The British Academy doesn’t seem the obvious place to start a revolution. Nevertheless, Professor Colin Mayer is leading a research project there to rethink the nature of corporations and hence, …
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Sinking in the klepto-professional reign
Capitalism needs to heal. But mounting greed among the professional classes is choking our post-crash recovery. In the run-up to the 2008 crisis, financial speculation was large, dominant and increasingly …
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