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Farewell Washington! Bye bye London! Are we scrapping capital cities?
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Meet the women making porn, for women
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Meet the Taiwanese woman rebuilding her village with the power of DIY
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There was a conference about the future of industry in the north of England. So where were all the women?
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The truth about being a single mum
by Katy Brent in Issues -
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We need to stop telling women they’re bad with money
by Daisy Buchanan in Issues -
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Nicaragua has found a new way to protect sex workers
by Samantha Eyler in Issues -
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Not investing into female engineers would be a big economic mistake
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I’m a model. Here’s how I feel about turning my body into a business
by Elsa Brisinger in Voices -
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IBM’s new super-smart computer makes me think a robot tax is a good idea
by Nina Weber in Issues -
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Twelve people got fired for not showing up for work on the Day Without Immigrants and people are really divided
by Kimberly Poff in Issues -
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Romanian anti-corruption protests might not unseat the government, but they’re still full of hope
by Brindusa Ioana Nastasa in Issues -
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We asked millennials around the world how they feel about marriage
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‘Would you break up for ten thousand pounds?’
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We asked Southern Rail drivers why they’re on strike
by Economy Team in Issues -
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We asked Santa Claus whether he likes his job. Here’s what he said
by Saman Sadeghi Afgeh in Voices -
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We asked 5th Avenue Christmas shoppers whether gifts are worth the hassle
by Sara Zayto in Voices -
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Why do we love looking at really, really old stuff so much?
by Ally Clifton in Voices -
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What’s the most valuable thing you own?
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We asked people if they would rather have more money, or more stuff
by Petros Poulopoulos in Voices -
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Brazil has zipped up the government wallet for twenty years. Here’s why
by Flavia Garcia in News -
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This artist makes sculptures out of other people’s rubbish. We asked her about it
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The #NoDAPL victory proves people power really does get stuff done
by Dalia Gebrial in Issues -
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Most Cuban Americans celebrated the death of Castro…but I wasn’t one of them
by Tyler August in Issues -
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It’s World AIDS Day – here’s the cost of the trauma and the stigma
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“The best things in life are free” my ass. Here’s how much it costs to have sex in the UK
by Jasmine Andersson in Voices -
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Here’s why the death of the King of Thailand is such a big deal
by Wen-Yu Weng in News -
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What Bob Dylan taught me about the working man’s blues
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We asked Athenians whether they think Greece’s economy is recovering. Here’s what they said
by Petros Poulopoulos in Voices -
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Economy Asks: What’s beer got to do with economics?
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Economy Asks: Vegans vs Carnivores
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Take a look at what these kids had to tell us about food
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Forty thousand ‘ugly’ lemons and the problem of food waste
by Daniel Lapedus in Issues -
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Economy Asks: should food ever be free?
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Meet the vegetarian café that’s fighting the vicious spiral of poor diet, poverty and mental illness
by Bernadette Hyland in Issues -
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A world of their own: Life inside the Calais and Idomeni refugee camps
by Elena Michael in Issues -
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Economy Asks: Chicago
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How football’s obsession with money divides the game into the haves and the have-nots
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Economy Asks: Southbank Skaters
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Isaac Mullins: why the real-life Billy Elliot wants to take yoga into prisons
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What do people really think of the Olympic Park four years after the London Games?
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My town, Bienne: Steep mountains, steeper living
by Ernie Stairs in Voices -
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Dear David Davis, I’ve got a whole lot of unanswered questions about Brexit I’d like to ask please…
by Ben Irvine in News -
Published 5 years ago
Glitter, disco ball, drugs: I decided to keep a record of everything I spent at Glastonbury this year. Here’s how it added up
by Anonymous in Entertainment -
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Dear Theresa May, “making the country work for everyone” means making economics work for everyone
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I didn’t realize I lived in the middle of the ‘rust belt’, so I decided to find out exactly what it means
by Sara Zayto in Voices -
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They asked us what the economy is. We didn’t have a clue… until we realised it was us
by Think Forward in Voices -
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I decided to get rid of all my stuff and learned to live more with much less
by Regina Wong in Voices -
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A chance encounter showed me that my Brexit vote matters. So does yours
by Morven Oliver in News -
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Economy Asks: Southend-on-Sea – How has the ‘Brexit’ debate made you feel?
by Economy Team in News -
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Economy Asks: Hawaii
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Why do so many men in the financial sector commit suicide?
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Kampala: The city as a marketplace
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To EU, or not to EU, that is the question…
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Ha-Joon Chang on why we all need to learn (some) economics
by Ha-Joon Chang in Issues -
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Talking about mental health is embarrassing, expensive, and difficult. This has got to change
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My town, Detroit: from bankruptcy to boomtown?
by Sara Zayto in Voices -
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My town, LA: working like a demon in the City of Angels
by Priscilla Santoli in Voices -
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We spoke to Danny Dorling about inequality, the Panama Papers, and the power of a good map
by Economy Team in Issues -
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My town, Denver: cranes, costumes, craft beer and cannabis
by John Runnels in Voices -
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We asked London who runs the world’s economy. Surely not Donald Trump?
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“When you’re fifty, go wherever you like!” A poem on growth
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Why benefit cuts for disabled people will only damage the UK economy
by Sharon Brennan in Issues -
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Economy Asks: Detroit
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“I’d feel like I could talk more about economics if…”
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Talking to my Granny taught me more about economics than my degree
by Charlie McCurdy in Voices -
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Economy Asks: London
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We really, really need to talk about money
by Dora Meade in Issues -
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Getting a bank account can be tricky when you’re homeless, so here’s how I did it
by DM Traylor in Issues -
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My journey from Post Office apprentice to UK Treasury economist