US Supreme Court decision risks deluge of racist and offensive trademarks
Have American companies just been given the green light to deploy "edgy" branding that goes way too far?
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The World Bank reinvents itself – and puts poverty reduction at risk
A dubious deal with the Trumps has sparked criticism of the World Bank, but attention should be focused elsewhere.
Tiny houses: the big idea that could take some heat out of the housing crisis
Could building small affordable dwellings be a part of the solution?
Four charts which should worry you about rising house prices and inequality
The soaring cost of housing has helped make capital ownership more profitable than work.
Thatcher, Reagan and Robin Hood: a history of modern wealth inequality
Wealth inequality is no 21st-century phenomenon. But it was decisively shaped by public policy during the last 100 years as economies emerged from war and redesigned the structures for life.
Punked? How an upstart brewing company sold up and sold out
Independent brewer joins the long list of small counter-culture firms that sold us revolution and walked away wealthy.
Resettling refugees in Asia and Latin America would let Europe abstain from its responsibility
The plan is part of a wider trend to outsource and offshore immigration controls.
If we are reaching neoliberal capitalism’s end days, what comes next?
The crisis confronting neoliberal capitalism suggests that its internal contradictions are now undermining its very foundations. What can we expect from a post-neoliberal world?
How globalisation brought the brutality of markets to Western shores
In work poverty is a sign the icy tide of capitalism is now lapping at our ankles in the global north.
Into a bizarre future: why the liberal promise of true liberty is a lie
You may not be free but buying lots of stuff can create the illusion that you are.
A new deal with capitalism requires a revolution in politics and markets
The system is rigged for a small minority to profit, but are we brave enough to deploy the solutions that would work?
Shareholder elite’s takeover of society is laid bare by new book
George Kerevan, Stephen Boyd and Katherine Trebeck see a world where employees are treated like just-in-time inventory.
The factories of the past are turning into the data centers of the future
Data centers are taking over the factories where workers once processed checks, baked bread and printed Bibles. What will the rise of the information-based economy mean for American cities?
Jesus Christ, businessman: From John Humphrey Noyes to Donald Trump
No other nation has conjoined business success and piety quite like America has. Is Donald Trump's election a strange perversion of this tradition?
Your serious pursuit of happiness is key to protecting the planet
Modesty in your spending (and half an eye on the future) could make you very cheerful indeed.
Britain’s battle over executive pay will be a futile stomp over old ground
The last 20 years of failure to tackle boardroom excess should prompt a more radical approach.
South Africa avoided dreaded junk status. But the economy is far from healthy
South Africa is breathing a sigh of relief after escaping a credit rating downgrade. But there are still serious concerns around structure of the country's economy and finances.
Fidel Castro Ruz: iconic censor of the liberal tradition
All of the world’s struggling masses owe the late Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro an enormous debt for consistently and fearlessly articulating the debilitating aspect of life under under capitalism.
Trump victory comes with a silver lining for the world’s progressives
The US election confirmed the death of an extraordinary economic era. Now, control of the next must be wrested from the emboldened nationalists.
Uber in Pakistan: a lesson in the flaws of the sharing economy
The ride-sharing app means different things in different countries. In Karachi and Lahore, it has highlighted economic inequalities.
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