Issue 488

December 2015 - "10 Economic Myths"

• GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - December 2015

From this month's magazine:

• 10 economic myths we do not need

• Myth 1: Austerity will give ‘jobs and growth’

Myth 2: Deficit reduction – the only solution in a crisis?

Myth 3: Taxing the rich – does stop investment?

• Myth 4: Economic migrants take too much from rich world economies

• Myth 5: The private sector is more efficient than the public sector

• Myth 6: Fossil fuels are better for the economy than renewable energy

• Myth 7: Financial regulation will take away the banks’ profits

Myth 8: Organized labour – is it regressive?

Myth 9: Debt – must it always be repaid?

Myth 10: Growth – is it the most important thing?

• Looking for lost soldiers

From the web this month:

• No peace in Bethlehem this Christmas

• The earthquake in Nepal killed thousands, but the blockade can kill millions

• Paris Climate Deal: A big fail

From the blogs this month:

• Are we going to sit and wait for the next mine waste disaster?

• When governments put people in prison for reading

• Indigenous culture can save the planet

• The future of the planet is with today’s 18-year-olds

• Women at the front of climate change

• 10 reasons not to bomb Syria