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Our economy needs democratic oversight, not the unleashing of animal spirits   In a recent speech to business leaders, Prime Minister Morrison made the remarkable claim that ‘we are going to meet our [climate change] ambitions with the smartest minds, the best technology and the animal spirits of capitalism.’ You heard right. The animal spirits of capitalism! It’s not the first time the Prime Minister has used this term. In 2019, he spoke of the need to provoke ‘the animal spirits in our economy’  by removing regulatory barriers to business investment. You know the kind. Barriers ...

Five tools for reducing corruption during COVID-19 Image In addition to sparking a global health, economic, and education crisis, the coronavirus pandemic may be fueling a fourth crisis that has, thus far, not gotten the attention it deserves.  Just as the global pandemic has illuminated the vulnerabilities in our health, economic, and education systems, it is shining a spotlight on the gaps, gaffes, and weaknesses in the management of public finances.  Reports cite secret contracts for COVID-19 vaccines, inflated prices for supplies, and corruption in the spending of relief funds.  Certa...