We need to practice
economic disobedience so that radical alternatives can flourish.
Simplistic
stories of saving children trap aid agencies inside a self-defeating logic
Economic rationality leaves no room for free time unless
it produces or consumes commercial wealth.
What happened at Save the Children is a symptom of a wider problem in our society which urgently needs to be addressed. The women who have spoken up are the real heroes, not the men who have had the ‘courage’ to admit their mistakes.
We need a new economics for the 21st century. Here are
five potential pillars.
