Mission Economy
From the publisher: Even before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, capitalism was stuck. It had no answers to a host of problems, including disease, inequality, the digital divide and, perhaps …
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Democratically digital
Internet access has been a lifeline during the Covid pandemic. Miriam Brett argues it is too important to remain in the hands of private sector interests. An invisible lifeform has …
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The Case for a Job Guarantee
From the publisher: One of the most enduring ideas in economics is that unemployment is both unavoidable and necessary for the smooth functioning of the economy. This assumption has provided cover for the …
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The Future is Public: Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services
From the publisher: Resistance to privatisation has turned into a powerful force for change. (Re)municipalisation refers to the reclaiming of public ownership of services as well as the creation of …
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Schemes to privatize the U.S. Postal Service are being debated amid coronavirus
At this very moment, U.S. Postal Service carriers are delivering masks and respirators to the front lines in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. They are moving test kits to …
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Basic Income and Universal Basic Services: conflicting or complementary?
Two distinct ideas are being promoted to help fix Britain’s broken social security system and badly depleted public services. The first idea – of basic income (BI) – seeks a …
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