Good Society
How the sexist ‘Nobel Prize’ in economics has warped the world
It's time for new thinking from this so-called Nobel prize.
Osborne: Speaking truth to wealth and power? Really?
George Osborne vowed “to speak truth to power and wealth” at the Tory party conference this week - but dare he speak economic truth to the rest of us?
The euro lurches towards the abyss – but does the Left have a Plan B?
With the eurozone engulfed in a semi-permanent state of crisis, Ann Pettifor outlines five steps the global Left can take towards a Plan B.
Political leaders – Stand up to the bankers, you have only your chains to lose
Instead of disciplining financiers, politicians have disciplined taxpayers, and used ‘austerity’ to force the broader economy to bow to the finance sector.
The High Street spiral of self-harm
Ann Pettifor reports on the latest grim news from the high street today, and outlines possible solutions to the downturn.
Balls walks straight into Cameron’s trap
Leading economist Ann Pettifor, co-founder of the think tank PRIME, on how shadow chancellor Ed Balls walked straight into the Tory trap in his LSE speech yesterday.