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Agenda Making the news this month
8 The Kremlin beckons, but Putin’s star is fading 9 Blue bras and mettle:
Egypt’s women stand their ground 10 Brute forces: a year of rough injustice 11 Money talks – so make yours walk 12 Positive stories this month
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Analysis Special feature: Time for a fair economy
14 Put equality first Both inequality and economic instability are growing. How deep does the connection go? wonders Vanessa Baird.
18 Economy and Equality – THE FACTS 21 Is the Green New Deal a dead duck? Zoe Cormier checks the pulse of the big idea for tackling our economic and environmental woes.
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24 What the squid did next They say that US investment bank Goldman
Sachs runs the world. Kenneth Haar investigates just how it’s wrapping its tentacles around the heart of Europe.
26 Getting there – a roadmap ...for a fair economy
30 Frontline Africans What can African migrant workers do when faced with rising unemployment and racism in Europe? Sarah Babiker reports from Spain and Argentina.
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44 Boom times in Bali Life has changed on the
‘island paradise’ – but foreign investment is not all it’s cracked up to be. Jamie James looks beyond the tourist brochures.
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