Obituary: Berlusconi Didn’t Pave the Way for Italian Fascism – Liberal Technocrats Did
Matteo Tiratelli
Far more dangerous than the tangerine tyrant was Italian liberals' response to him, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Tag: financial crash
Analysis: David Graeber Was Right: A Debt Free World Is Possible
Andrew Ross
David Graeber played a vital role in the debt cancellation movement, showing everyone, from activists to policymakers, that mass debt cancellation is not only possible now, it's been happening for centuries. This is the first article in our series exploring the life and ideas of David Graeber on the first anniversary of his death.
Analysis: Generation Left Might Not Be That Left After All
James Meadway
The left is wrong to take young people’s support for granted, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: No, the Tories Aren’t Ever Going to ‘Balance the Books’
Aaron Bastani
This year’s deficit could be three times higher than that of 2009-10, at the height of the global financial crisis. For Rishi Sunak to talk of paying down the debt is not only a retreat to cliché - it’s a withdrawal from reality, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: The Real Reason Lockdown is Ending? Our Broken Economic System Has No Alternative
Aaron Bastani
As Britain feigns a return to normality, it’s increasingly clear that the economy matters more to this government than human life. Aaron Bastani argues we aren’t exiting lockdown because it’s safe, but because there's no other option for our already broken economic system.
Opinion: The Covid Financial Crisis Will Require a Much Stronger Response Than the Last Crisis
James Meadway
The coronavirus pandemic is bringing with it a financial crisis on a scale far beyond the crisis of 2008, writes James Meadway, and weathering it requires stronger action than anything we've seen in recent history.
A Measly Fine for RBS Shows Just How Little We’ve Learnt From the Financial Crisis
Grace Blakeley
Today the Royal Bank of Scotland agreed to pay a settlement of just $5bn to the US government over its activities in the run up to the financial crisis. Grace Blakeley explains why issuing fines to the ‘bad’ banks won’t do anything to curb the voracious greed upon which our financial system is built.
Long Read: “These Guys Are Either Incompetent or Dishonest” – Betting Against the Bank of England
Ben Tippet and Jack Browne
When it comes to interest rates, the only thing reliable about the Bank of England’s predictions is that they’re consistently wrong. In this week's long read, Ben Tippet and Jack Browne talk to an ex-Citibank insider who bet against the Bank of England's financial forecasts - with lucrative results.