Tag: debt
Global South Economies Like Zambia’s Are Being Battered by Coronavirus. We Must Write-Off Debt Now
Grace Blakeley
Johnson in Retreat
Boris Johnson has been forced to make two U-turns this week. Is he a prime minister in retreat? Plus, James Meadway on whether Britain’s record debt will ever have to be paid back. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services Are Normalising Debt for a Generation Who Might Never Have Mortgages
Jack Palfrey
What Is the Deficit?
Paul Mason – former economics editor for BBC Newsnight and Channel 4, outlines the difference between debt and deficit.
Definitely Maybe: What People Are Missing About China’s ‘Imminent’ Financial Crisis
James Meadway
Long Snake Moan: How Capitalism’s Productivity Failure Is Driving Debt and Speculation
James Meadway
Carillion: Scam, Scandal, Opportunity
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Grace Blakeley and Ann Pettifor to discuss the decline and fall of Carillion, outsourcing, financialisation – and how to transform public investment in Britain.
What is Climate Debt?
We asked Climate Justice activist Lidy Nacpil to explain it for you. Nacpil is a dedicated and patient organiser with over 30 years of experience campaigning on issues of climate change, gender equality, tax justice and human rights.
The Establishment’s Revolving Door: the View from Portugal
Joana Ramiro
5 Threats to Post-2012 Student Debtors
Callum Cant
Osborne’s budget ‘surplus lock’ is a scam to encourage more borrowing from the City
Joel Benjamin
How Local Authority Debt is Draining Millions from Public Funds
Debt Resistance UK
4 Ways Generation Y is Being Taken for a Ride (and 3 Ways it’s Pushing Back)
AltGen
“Money is a lie”: Bez and the morality of debt
Andrew Dolan
Debt>Debt>Debt: In Conversation with David Graeber
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by David Graeber, author of Debt: the First 5,000 Years, as they discuss the concept of debt and its historic applications.