Today's quick reads
Three articles selected for you today from New Internationalist magazine.
Could money be the ultimate decolonizer?
533 - September, 2021
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Jason Hickel makes a compelling case for modern monetary theory as a way for countries in the Global South to throw off the shackles of international capital and finally meet their people’s basic needs.
Cuba's big bet
476 - October, 2014
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It sounds perverse, but in the shadow of the US embargo, Cuba is building a gigantic port and free trade zone... Vanessa Baird looks into the issue.
Heroism or desperation?
Self-immolation by Tibetan protesters is becoming an all-too-familiar sight. Dibyesh Anand considers the reasons why.
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