COY11 attendees enjoying the music of global youth initiative Earth Guardians.Photo: Hannah Henderson

Standing on the shoulders of 18-year-olds

It’s conscious and active young people who will be holding our governments to account, Rachel Lees writes.

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The youth movement strikes back

The youth movement strikes back

A new global youth action network – the Climate Strike – was born in Paris this week. Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi were there to hear their plans.

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Women leading reforestation efforts in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.Photo: Neema Namadamu

Women on the frontlines of climate change at COP21 and beyond

Women are rising up across the globe to say, ‘we are not just victims, we are the solution!’, writes Osprey Orielle Lake.

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Illustration: Jackie Morris

Cry me a river

A poetic and heartfelt plea to restore a wounded planet. By Suprabha Seshan.

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Myth 10: Growth is the only way

Dinyar Godrej explains why we need to find another way, fast.

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Myth 9: Everyone has to pay their debts

Myth 9: Everyone has to pay their debts

We need debt management not reduction, says Dinyar Godrej.

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Myth 8: Organized labour is regressive

David Ransom argues that the opposite is actually true.

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Illustration: Belle Mellor

Myth 7: Financial regulation will destroy a profitable banking sector

Why should financial markets be accountable only to themselves? asks David Ransom.

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Myth 6: Fossil fuels are more economically viable than renewables

Not if you look at the environmental costs, says Dinyar Godrej.

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Myth 5: The private sector is more efficient than the public sector

There is no evidence of greater efficiency, explains Dinyar Godrej.

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'I predict...'

Economists don't always get it right...

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Myth 4: Economic migrants are a drain on rich world economies

Migration follows a demand for labour - and benefits the receiving country, writes Dinyar Godrej.

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Myth 3: Taxing the rich scares off investors and stalls economic performance

Taxation creates prosperity just as much as private enterprise, says David Ransom.

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Illustration: Belle Mellor

Myth 2: Deficit reduction is the only way out of a slump

Don't rely on those who caused the crash to resolve it, argues David Ransom.

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Illustration: Belle Mellor

Myth 1: Austerity will lead to 'jobs and growth'

It's wrong to sell austerity as a cure for economic woes, says Dinyar Godrej.

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Illustrations: Belle Mellor

10 economic myths we need to junk

Dinyar Godrej and David Ransom introduce this month's main theme.

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The case against the future

Hal Niedzviecki considers the case against the future.

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Patricio Guzmán's search for the truth

Roxana Olivera meets the documentary filmmaker renowned for delving into Chile’s dark past.

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Carrying a gun to symbolise the independence war of 1975-91, a Saharawi boy takes part in an annual parade at a refugee camp in Algeria. He is part of a generation that has never seen its homeland.Photos: Dominik Sipiński

A story of waiting

As Western Sahara marks 40 years of occupation, Dominik Sipiński listens to refugees tired of broken promises and dreams.

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'The real power is below'

Southern campaigners, trade unionists and grasroots organizers discuss Paris, and beyond.

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10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
10 economic myths December, 2015
Paris climate summit November, 2015
Paris climate summit November, 2015
Paris climate summit November, 2015
Paris climate summit November, 2015
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