We’re launching a new series on the reparative economy
By Laura Basu, Aaron White, Open Democracy
The reparative economy seeks redress for centuries of harm, and goes beyond financial compensation by tackling the root causes of inequality and exploitation.
Reparations would shake up American capitalism – and that’s a good thing
By Aaron White, Open Democracy
Paying compensation to the descendants of slaves would not just right a historic wrong, it would transform the US economy for the better
Naomi Klein: “The Moral Crisis is Inextricable from the Ecological Crisis”
By Naomi Klein, Aaron White, Open Democracy
Klein’s forthcoming book, 'On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal', takes the reader through a journey of essays and lectures spanning the last decade, exploring how our contemporary crises, from the ecological to the moral, reinforce each other.