Rethinking Economics International

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Rethinking Economics is a global youth movement building an economics that works for everyone.

Graduated purple and yellow background. Text says 'Musk just became the world's first billionaire. Here's 4 things that could be done with that money. Provide clean water to everyone for 20 years. Rebuild Gaza 14 times over. Fund global famine relief 166 times over. Give everyone $125.
Blue text says: 90% OF THE WORLD COULD DOUBLE THEIR INCOME WHILE WORKING HALF AS MUCH. A global transition to a world where the climate is protected and everyone experiences high levels of wellbeing is possible if three conditions are met, according to a new report. FAST DECARBONISATION. IN ORDER TO DO SO WE ALSO NEED SUFFICIENCY. BUT NEITHER OF THESE CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT MASSIVELY REDUCING WEALTH AND POWER INEQUALITY.
Cream background with dark blue text: ‘What do members get? Chance to connect: Including monthly members’ calls and events to learn from inspiring economists. Exclusive access to learn: courses on ecological, feminist, and wealth-creating economics as well as training sessions and workshops. Development opportunities: the chance to run an REI-affiliated group and have voting rights within REI. Organising tools: you’ll get everything you need to run and expand your local group, regional network or community of practice’. Above is a photo of someone at an RE workshop speaking into a microphone, giving input.
A photo of someone at an RE workshop smiling into the camera lens. In the top left corner, dark blue text over yellow highlight says ‘Almost 200 people have said no…’ Below light blue text over dark blue highlight says ‘To an econ that harms us all’.
A black square with a white square over it and a blue circle. Text says: (How) Can the Financial Capacity of Municipalities Be Strengthened Again?
Football comes from & created strong communities but this world cup shows what football for a few looks like here are the issues: High ticket prices Deadly emissions ICE involvement FIFA’s partnership with Aramco Dispossession of local communities Money spent instead of on public services
Cream background with bold blue headline which says 'Beyond atomisation'. Body text says: 'A powerful network of new economic thinkers and future economists needs the support of people at all stages of their education and career if we are to implement long-term, strategic changes. If you’re over 35 years old, we invite you to show your solidarity with progressive economic thinkers for generations to come and become a Solidarity Member today'. Cream background with bold blue headline which says 'You'll play a vital role'. Text below says: 'You’ll be central in advocating for a more critical and socially engaged economics in the workplace, the media and in wider communities'. A photo below is of three students at an RE event looking back at the camera.
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Photo of a broken iceberg. Text says: Let's debunk the myths around econ and climate. False myths: #1: climate action increases cost of living. #2: renewable energy is more expensive. #3: certain industries are essential for the economy.
A cream background with info about the rethinking econ fundamentals series. Text says: We’re running a four-week ‘Rethinking Economics Fundamentals’ series for members to discuss some of the big questions that preoccupy Rethinkers. Things like ‘What is economics?’ and ‘Can econ serve people and planet?’. Whether you are new to economics or you’ve been with us a long time, this is the perfect space to critically engage with some of the big questions. When & where? Online in weekly 75m calls for four consecutive weeks. Who can apply? It’s open to all REI members. We encourage all members to take part in this series when they first join! Requirements?. Sessions combine teaching and discussion - let the facilitators know if you’re only able to listen along
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Black and white photo of people. Text in light blue says: 5 take-aways from the world's biggest survey on democracy. 1. DEMOCRACY IS IMPORTANT. 2. GOVTS AREN’T TRANSPARENT. 3. WELL-BEING IS A MAIN PURPOSE OF DEMOCRACY. 4. SWEDEN TOPS THE LIST. 5. PERCEPTION OF THE US IS LOW.
A graphic with information about the 'Rising for Palestine – Africans in Solidarity for Decolonisation and Liberation' seminar at University of Johannesburg run by Rethinking Economics for Africa. On the left are two hands meeting in union, one presumably from Palestine with the fishnet and olive tree pattern that adorns the Palestinian keffiyeh and the second presumably from the African continent.
Photo looking over Glasgow river. Text: KEEPING WEALTH IN COMMUNITIES IS ECON JUSTICE. In today’s system so much of what we spend leaks out of our communities When it leaks out it extracts from the community and creates wealth and power for a small number of people In February, Scotland passed a law requiring public bodies to focus on the creation and retention of wealth in local economies It’s the first time a western country put this into law & a major boost for the community wealth building movement.
A cream background with dark blue text. Headline: A membership for everyone. Text: Regardless of whether you’re a student or further along in your career, you can become a member. The membership is open to anyone up to the age of 35. If you’re over the age of 35 you can become a solidarity member - this will give you access to member events, training and resources.
A cream background with dark blue text. A headline in bold dark blue text says: A membership that matters. Body text in the same dark blue says: From just $1 per month, you can connect with Rethinkers across the world, access exclusive training, and get the tools you need to run campaigns that create real change. Plus, every membership contribution will help us become more independent, less reliant on grant funding and philanthropy, and will help pay memberships forward for people who would otherwise struggle to join. A cream background with dark blue text. A headline in bold dark blue text says: The perks of membership. Body text in the same dark blue says: There are many perks, here are a few: Monthly members’ calls, Exclusive live events, Invite to the Annual General Meeting, Exclusive courses, Support with your dissertation, Chance to write for the RE blog, Some voting rights, Chance to establish your own group, Resources to run campaigns.
A photo of someone speaking into a microphone at a Rethinking Economics event. Over the top is bold text in our new design. Dark blue text on a yellow rectangle says: It's finally here!. Below in lighter blue text on a dark blue rectangle it says: 'Become a member'.
Blue and yellow textboxes and text. Screenshot of a news article. Text says: Women are disproportionately impacted when debt repayments increase in GS countries, says a new UN report. As governments cut back public spending to deal with the rising debt women, who are over represented in sectors like education/care are more likely to lose their jobs.
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Black square with white square and green circle over the top. Text introduces the third article in the anti-fascist debate series and says: Beyond the averages: How can we measure social and ecological sustainability together?
Green grainy background. Bold text of different fonts in green and yellow says chasing economic growth will never be sustainable. Below is a black and white photo of hands holding money. Text says: 'The climate crisis demands a radical redesign of the system we live under. Rising GDP leads to rising carbon emissions as people’s lifestyles change'. A graph shows rising GDP along with rising emissions for the past fifty or so years.
Red background with outline of Iran. Text explains oil execs and arms companies are profiting from war in Iran. Defense contractors and oil companies are making huge amounts of money from the war in Iran and the global instability it is causing. Arms company Lockheed Martin, a central defense contractor of the US government, saw it’s stock price 25% since the start of the year. The price of US-produced oil has shot up following the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz leading the share price of US oil companies to boom.
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Multi-coloured pastel background with lots of pink. Text says: Call for article submissions. A new article series seeks to amplify voices from the Global South in shaping discourses in the EU & German policy. Proposals that critically examine EU/German policy from a Global South lens are invited. The Voices in Transition series seeks to bridge critical gaps in policy debates by highlighting alternative frameworks that authors from and working on the Global South bring to urgent global challenges.
A photo of a landscape and city from the DRC with a headshot of the co-founder of RE UC-Bukavu and text about the upcoming webinar explained in the caption.
Background of students sitting around a table with the backdrop of mountains. Text invites you to the Post Keynesian Economics and Political Economy school from 21st-24th June At University of Greenwich Places from £40 with/ without accommodation School is aimed at undergraduate students.
Square text book paper. Title says: COLONIALISM HAS FUNDAMENTALLY SHAPED GLOBAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS. Arrow pointing to next slide says 'here's how'.
Blue background with bubbles and text: 'small is good, small is all' by Adrienne Maree Brown. Creating change can feel daunting but Adrienne Maree Brown reminds us that small actions can have big impact - especially when we come together - collectively our small actions become seisemic shifts. We’ve seen the impact of this across the RE network! Whether RE Ecuador who reshaped their curriculum or the group at UNAM, Mexico, who got feminist-econ on the curriculum after an occupation at the uni. Ready to take action?
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Purple colour with photo of students from RE Zambia. Text: Workshops in base-building, structure creation, popular education & campaigning. 4x 1.5 hour online every week for 4 weeks from Wednesday 8th April, 2pm UTC tbc. For those starting new group/those becoming leaders in existing group
Picture of sun setting over a field, text: What does land have to do with capitalism? Economics education has de-historicised economics because capitalism survives by being seen as natural as the only system that has - or will ever - exist. But it’s not true - it was created and it can be changed
The problem is, even if we could better anticipate upcoming risks we know policy makers so often fail to act on this without public pressure Long before the COVID-19 pandemic governments were warned of the looming pandemic threat and yet many were nowhere near prepared What’s more, we know avoiding climate collapse will require not just an energy transition but a social and economic one - this model would reflect the current system rather than changing it
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A graduated pink to purple background with white text saying 'Our global community came together! To share 2025 wins & goals for the year ahead - don't miss our next organisers call!'. In the centre is a screengrab of organisers from across the world on a zoom call.
Black background with a white square and green circle over the top. Text says: (A) Tipping Climate? Mentalities, the new defensive consensus, and the prospects of transformative politics.
Blue, grainy background with text which says: FLAWED ECONOMIC MODELS UNDERPIN OUR ECONOMY - PUTTING US AT FURTHER RISK FROM CLIMATE BREAKDOWN. With a headline which says 'flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn.