In the ancient world, empire building usually entailed the territorial conquest of one self-identifying group by another. Typically it involved exploitation based on racial or…
Changes to the monetary and taxation systems will provide mechanisms for curtailing two of the three forms of unearned wealth that drive much of the…
Supporters of the current free-market economy argue that competition among producers ensures efficiency and keeps prices as low as possible. This argument sounds reasonable in…
Since the crash, taxpayers’ money has been used to bail out failing banks because they are perceived to be too big to fail. Are they…
Generally, loans are made (and money is created) for one of three purposes: to fund direct investment in the creation of new tangible wealth; to…
If people feel alienated when they are denied access to decent economic opportunities, then it must be the case that an inclusive economy would have…
Although the current crisis is possibly the most serious and complex in human history, it follows a pattern that has existed since ancient times. The…
The following books have inspired our thinking for the Four Horsemen film and our Survival Manual book.
The Fabian Society invited Nicola Smith of the TUC, Dan Corry - once a Labour government adviser – and me to address their Summer Conference…
The chances of reducing the number of lives ruined by war and other forms of social violence depend on our ability to identify the root…