The rise of the robot: Dispelling the myth
Article / 27th January 2017We need to disavow ourselves of our misplaced trust in robotisation, and instead focus our energies on creating a truly fair and sustainable economy. The leisure society will only be achieved if we learn to live more locally within our planetary means – for there is enough stuff to go around already, if only we shared it out better, argues Rupert Read.
Aid in reverse: how poor countries develop rich countries
Article / 20th January 2017New research on global financial flows shows that the usual development narrative has it backwards; aid is effectively flowing in reverse. And some of the very countries that so love to tout their foreign aid contributions are the ones enabling mass theft from developing countries, argues Jason Hickel.
One-percenters, pay your taxes
Article / 20th January 2017Is there anything that the world’s corporations can do about the scourge of inequality? The answer is yes, but it means rewriting the economic rules – for the only sustainable prosperity is shared prosperity, writes Joseph E. Stiglitz.
The scourge of inequality: There can be no peace or freedom while it persists
Article / 18th January 2017What we are witnessing in South Africa and around the world is an inequality emergency, and the solutions require all of us to listen to the most marginalised and co-operate with all. Once again we need to follow the inspiration of our young people, and work towards building a mass social movement that fights for economic transformation, writes Jay Naidoo.
Sharing the world’s wealth through a basic income guarantee
Article / 4th January 2017World Basic Income (WBI) is a campaign organisation with a proposal to achieve greater social justice through the provision of unconditional cash transfers. World basic income differs from national-level basic income initiatives in that it would gather money at the global level, and distribute it to every person worldwide.