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The crimes of free-market capitalism

We are paying a heavy price for selling off public assets decades ago. As we sleep, democracy, the rule of law and all the institutions that make up civil society are being eaten alive by the world’s most voracious beast … Continue reading

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Reality: the only game that counts

The pricking of the bubble that was endless economic growth should be a lesson to us in tackling climate change. Continue reading

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