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Capitalism

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'
Love

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'

’We ache for love, but love eludes us,' says Shon Faye. In her new book Love in Exile, she asks why so many of us feel like romantic failures
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
John Bird

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools
John Bird

People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'
Film

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'

Why watching the news can be like watching a horror film – literally
Film

Why watching the news can be like watching a horror film – literally

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Billionaires are making a killing during cost of living crisis – we can't afford to accept this
Daisy Pearson

Billionaires are making a killing during cost of living crisis – we can't afford to accept this

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: 'With the help of others you can change the world'
Timothee Chalamet in Wonka
Film

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: 'With the help of others you can change the world'

Capitalism is the root of all our problems. We need to stop focusing on profit and listen to nature
Capitalism: Skyscrapers in the city of London
Letters

Capitalism is the root of all our problems. We need to stop focusing on profit and listen to nature

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics
Close up of Cillian Murphy in black and white
John Bird

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country
Rise and Fall contestants
capitalism

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country

Bernie Sanders: 'Real fundamental change never comes easily'
bernie sanders
Inequality

Bernie Sanders: 'Real fundamental change never comes easily'

What Lenin got right about capitalism
Painting of Lenin
John Bird

What Lenin got right about capitalism

'A Universal Basic Income might not bring the utopia we imagine'
John Bird

'A Universal Basic Income might not bring the utopia we imagine'

Our economy should benefit everyone. So where did it all go wrong?
Skyscrapers in the city of London on a clear blue day
JK Wright

Our economy should benefit everyone. So where did it all go wrong?

Daylight robbery: big brands and street artists clash
Art

Daylight robbery: big brands and street artists clash

John Bird: Times change but the laws of the market never will
Big Issue founder John Bird
John Bird

John Bird: Times change but the laws of the market never will

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