Planning the Future
Covid-19 has shown once again that the market can’t rise to the challenges we face – if the world is to fare better with the coming climate crisis, we need to replace the market with a system of democratic planning.
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Leigh Phillips
Leigh Phillips is a journalist and science writer. He is the author of Austerity Ecology (Zero, 2015) and co-author of The People's Republic of Walmart (Verso, 2018).
Why We Need Economic Planning
The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that the market is no longer fit for purpose. It’s time for an economic model based on the public good, not private profit. We need economic planning.
The NHS Against the Market
The Tories despise the NHS not only because it delivers free public healthcare, but because it points a way towards a different kind of society where the market does not dominate our lives.