Politics / Finance
Articles about Finance, ordered by date. 
Big Oil's looming bubble
Investors are starting to wonder whether oil’s such a good bet, reveals Jeremy Leggett.
Money shouts
Whistleblower Ian Taplin investigates whether exposing banking malpractice has got any easier.
Desperate measures
Why Bangladeshis are selling the only asset they have- their organs. By Sophie Cousins.
Europe points the finger of blame
Migrants have become the scapegoats in financially straitened times, reports Amy Hall.
Debt – The Facts
At any given time countries both owe debts and have them owing to them. Who owes what and what's the bigger crisis – foreign or domestic debt.
Debt – a global scam
The standard response to the current financial crisis has been to punish the presumed debtors. Are the creditors blameless, then? asks Dinyar Godrej.
Facing the vultures
Argentina is not in the habit of being cowed by international pressure and financial big-hitters – or by proponents of austerity. Vanessa Baird reports.
Wall Street wants your gratitude
Our US columnist Mark Engler is riled by the shamelessness of the financial élite.
What the squid did next
They say that US investment bank Goldman Sachs runs the world. Kenneth Haar investigates just how it's wrapping its tentacles around Europe.
A roadmap for a fair economy
Here's how to get from where we are to where we want to be...
Money talks - so make yours walk.
March is 'Move Your Money' month!
Put equality first
Both inequality and economic instability are growing. How deep does the connection go? wonders Vanessa Baird.
The credit union boom
Fed up with being fleeced, North Americans are flocking to co-operative savings societies. Wayne Ellwood reports.
Why America's 99% have rebelled
The majority has had enough, says Mark Engler.
VIDEO: ‘The banks have taken over democracy’
New Internationalist editor Vanessa Baird dissects the financial crisis at Occupy London’s Tent City University.
The food rush
Maize and wheat are hot assets, right up there with gold. But since investors piled into food markets, the poorest can no longer afford to eat. Hazel Healy gets to grips with the commodity speculators.
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