CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”
The father of modern linguistics speaks exclusively to The London Economic about Donald Trump, Jeremy Corbyn and most pressingly: the climate crisis.
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What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?
It's getting harder and harder to argue that the prison system is working. So why haven't we changed it?
Stress, fear and homelessness: The threat looming over families confronted with eviction
People facing unaffordable rent increases are being classified as "intentionally homeless" if they are forced to leave.
The Other Prison Pandemic
Prisons have managed to avoid devastating outbreaks of Covid-19. But the measures used to contain the virus have exacerbated a burgeoning mental health crisis for inmates - and those they leave behind.
Repressionomics: Get ready for the new permanent austerity
Government and corporations will again balance the costs of a long-term stimulus on the backs of the poor
Now is the time to deprioritise economic growth
“We are stuck in a tragic relationship with GDP growth, now is the time to escape it and build a new system where the economy is built around people and planet.”
Revealed: How South Korea moved to eliminate Covid-19
The Korean Centre for Disease Control said last week there no new domestic cases of Covid-19 for first time since February.
This is how New Zealand combated Coronavirus
Not content with ‘flattening the curve’ or mitigating the spread of the disease, Jacinda Ardern moved to completely clear New Zealand of coronavirus.
The government’s Covid-19 response risks tipping the economy into a death spiral – here’s what they should do
Rishi Sunak’s rescue plan is predicated on replacing revenues with loans – turning assets into liabilities - which could cause a bottom-up collapse of the economy.