A woman gives blood in Germany. Research has found that paying for blood can low
By Alex Hern - 21 May 11:31

Alex Hern speaks to Michael Sandel about morality in politics and the markets.

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By Alex Hern - 20 May 18:00

People don't like thinking about hard problems while the economy is a mess.

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By Alex Hern - 20 May 13:22

Counting cranes and railroad traffic.

A notable retiree says goodbye to his old workplace. Photograph: Getty Images
By Philip Booth - 20 May 11:34

A new report finds that, after a small boost in health, retirement isn't as refreshing as many think.

Peter Mandelson in 2008. Photograph: Getty Images
By Alex Hern - 20 May 10:58

How do you make sure that migration helps? Pick and choose who you invite.

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By Alan Anstead - 17 May 12:30

The tabloids are smearing Roma – but we've heard these myths before.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 16 May 8:45

Dictionary of Numbers provides that much needed context.

Members of Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn sing the country's national anthem.
By Left Outside - 15 May 9:58

Cutting your nose off to incentivise your face to implement much needed structural reforms.

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By Alex Hern - 15 May 8:31

A bad end to a bad year for François Hollande.

A construction site. The sector's performance in 2012 was revised up, causing so
By Alex Hern - 13 May 12:34

Maybe, and no. No it does not.

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By Alex Hern - 13 May 9:15

Eight out of ten cats prefer Michael Gove to Whiskas.

Hinckley Point nuclear power station. Photograph: Getty Images
By Alex Hern - 10 May 16:56

Accounting profit is necessary for publicly traded companies to survive; it's not a sign of extortion.

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By Alex Hern - 08 May 18:08

High rates of home ownership have large negative effects on the labour market. Why are we trying to boost it?

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By Duncan Exley - 08 May 16:13

The UK is a worse country in which to be a mother than many poorer nations, according to Save the Children.

Sunderland, the most equal city in Britain, in 1880. Photograph: Getty Images
By Alex Hern - 07 May 14:16

What is inequality on an urban level?

Keynes in the Mount Washington hotel in 1944. Photograph: Getty Images
By Alex Hern - 07 May 12:27

The historian isn't so hot when he's looking forwards in time.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 06 May 17:57

Our education system still funnels people towards universities.

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By Alex Hern - 06 May 16:34

Questionnaire "had failed its scientific validation".

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By Alex Hern - 06 May 13:33

The company's staff are so ingrained with the network that they can't make products normal people want to use.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 05 May 13:39

Without being able to turn to now-slain canards, the chancellor's arguments fall apart.

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By Preston Byrne - 04 May 12:26

Boosting house prices is a funny way to solve the housing crisis, writes Preston Byrne.

Staff in a dispatch centre package goods to ship. Shift workers are frequently u
By Alex Hern - 02 May 10:09

Combining underemployment and unemployment shows the output gap is much bigger than previously estimated.

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By Jennifer Webber - 02 May 7:50

Even in the Tories, more people support wind farms than oppose them.

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By Alex Hern - 01 May 15:57

Bitcoin fans, take note.

New Statesman
By Declan Gaffney - 01 May 11:48

What happened between 2004 and 2010 is more people started writing about welfare.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 01 May 9:17

America's on a hiding to nothing, and it's not much better here.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 30 April 13:06

ECB rate cuts expected

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By Alex Hern - 30 April 8:48

"Just" £15,000 for three days work a month.

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