Laura Basu is Interim Economics Editor, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Cultural Inquiry, Utrecht University. She is the author of Media Amnesia: Rewriting the Economic Crisis and co-editor of The Media & Austerity.
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhat Trevor Noah missed when he accused US police of breaking ‘social contract’I can’t help but wonder if ‘The Daily Show’ host has read ‘The Racial Contract’ by Charles Mills. It helped me...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionForget tulips and windmills, the Netherlands is the dirty old man of EuropeThe Dutch image of a progressive paradise is just good PR – you only have to look at its record on the climate
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Published in: ourEconomyWe’re launching a new series on the reparative economy. And we need your help!
Instead of a system that puts profit over people and the planet, we need to build an economy that prioritises repair...
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisSix reasons why the EU isn’t as green as it claimsDon’t be fooled: the European Green Deal isn’t all it's cracked up to be
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisWe shouldn’t be surprised by the chaos in the NetherlandsWith an election around the corner, the country’s image as the prefect of Europe is starting to slip
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe assault on the Capitol was shameful. But defending the status quo isn’t the answerInstead of taking sides in a civil war within the establishment, we should ask a simple question: how can we build a...