{"id":127655,"date":"2025-07-04T14:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T13:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/?page_id=127655"},"modified":"2025-07-06T12:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T11:18:28","slug":"issue-34-jun-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/issues\/issue-34-jun-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 34 &#8211; June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"127655\" class=\"elementor elementor-127655\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09079a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09079a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ee4fd9\" data-id=\"2ee4fd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb38bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb38bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cover-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130592\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cover-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cover-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cover.png 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6356d8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6356d8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfe3271\" data-id=\"bfe3271\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee0262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bee0262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Word<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f774f4\" data-id=\"4f774f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12b799 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"d12b799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130699 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-columns tag-first-word tag-henry-leveson-gower tag-june-2025 tag-trade-war tag-trump\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/trump-trade-wars\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tTrump trade wars\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t06\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In a\u00a0White House Rose Garden address on April 2, 2025, Trump declared that April 2 was &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221;, describing the announcement as &#8220;one of the most important days in American<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/trump-trade-wars\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Trump trade wars\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22043d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22043d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b95938\" data-id=\"35b95938\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d593980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d593980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Column<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce9dee4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce9dee4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31e15cc5\" data-id=\"31e15cc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac96d2d elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6ac96d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-drug-trade tag-june-2025 tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-harder-they-come\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-harder-they-come\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe harder they come\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Jamaican herbal brew holds promise for the good Professor\u2019s errant entrepreneur friend. Last week, I was somewhat startled by Prinz Charlz, our local herbal entrepreneur, knocking at my window.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-harder-they-come\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The harder they come\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130820 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-middle-east tag-economics tag-frances-coppola tag-gaza tag-hyperinflation tag-israel-hamas-war tag-june-2025 tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/bread-line-not-the-cashline\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-fotomuhabiriomer-32505499-copy-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130822\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-fotomuhabiriomer-32505499-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-fotomuhabiriomer-32505499-copy.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/bread-line-not-the-cashline\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBread line not the cashline\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t08\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Food for thought on Gaza\u2019s runaway inflation from Frances Coppola. Inflation, we are told, is \u201calways and everywhere a monetary phenomenon\u201d: too much money chasing too few goods. Allowing the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/bread-line-not-the-cashline\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bread line not the cashline\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-669db2ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"669db2ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5356c5b0\" data-id=\"5356c5b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a585f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29a585f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interviews<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6130e214 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6130e214\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d25b6d\" data-id=\"60d25b6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72759da0 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"72759da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130612 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finance-sector category-interviews tag-bonds tag-david-mcwilliams tag-financial-crisis tag-gold-standard tag-june-2025 tag-mmt tag-money tag-trump post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/lucre-ahead\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Money-cover-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130613\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Money-cover-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Money-cover-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Money-cover.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/lucre-ahead\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLucre ahead\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>David McWilliams is both an academic expert in monetary economics and has worked for the Irish central bank, so he understands the realities of creating money. His book, Money, has<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/lucre-ahead\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lucre ahead\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130609 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-government category-interviews tag-christian-felber tag-ethical-trade tag-june-2025 tag-trade-wars post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/common-sense\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-daothan-32688430-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-daothan-32688430-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-daothan-32688430-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-daothan-32688430-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-daothan-32688430.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/common-sense\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCommon sense\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Christian Felber is a writer, lecturer and contemporary dancer. He founded the Economy for the Common Good movement, which has spread around the world.\u00a0 He has been thinking about how<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/common-sense\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Common sense\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130606 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finance-sector category-government category-interviews tag-ann-pettifor tag-financial-crisis tag-globalisation tag-june-2025 tag-trade-war tag-trump post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/lost-leader\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-vlada-karpovich-6115020-300x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-vlada-karpovich-6115020-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-vlada-karpovich-6115020-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-vlada-karpovich-6115020.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/lost-leader\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLost leader\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ann Pettifor has long been an influential commentator on the state of global economies and finance, since leading a successful campaign for debt relief for developing countries in the 90s,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/lost-leader\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lost leader\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130603 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment category-interviews category-middle-east tag-capitalism tag-fossil-fuels tag-iran tag-june-2025 tag-laleh-khalili tag-oil post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/unsafe-harbours\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Book-cover-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Book-cover-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Book-cover-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Book-cover-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Book-cover-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Book-cover.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/unsafe-harbours\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUnsafe 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https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-douglas-miller-3607411-5395897-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-douglas-miller-3607411-5395897.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/something-is-going-to-go-down\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSomething is going to go down\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t05\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Erald Kolasi warns of an inevitable US decline as China commands the trading top spot and the tie between the toppling of trade leaders and conflict. Trump\u2019s recent trade war<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/something-is-going-to-go-down\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Something is going to go down\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-here-now tag-2025-top-10 tag-conflict tag-inequality tag-june-2025 tag-paul-frijters tag-techbros\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/why-war-seems-inevitable\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-417070-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-417070-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-417070-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-417070-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-417070.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/why-war-seems-inevitable\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy war seems inevitable\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t05\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Paul Frijters argues that the world\u2019s billionaires hold sway over governments and some are at the point of lashing out. Global trade has greatly contributed to prosperity and peace since<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/why-war-seems-inevitable\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why war seems inevitable\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finance-sector category-government category-industry category-north-america category-the-long-read tag-2025-top-10 tag-free-trade tag-industrial-strategy tag-june-2025 tag-richard-vague tag-trade-war tag-trump\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/tech-trumps-tariffs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-rdne-7997867-e1751728974571-300x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-rdne-7997867-e1751728974571-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-rdne-7997867-e1751728974571.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/tech-trumps-tariffs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTech trumps tariffs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t05\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Richard Vague advises Donald Trump to stop charging around and do some research. The US has had a particularly woeful trade deficit since the 1980s, and this article will consider<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/tech-trumps-tariffs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Tech trumps tariffs\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130671 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-horizon tag-2025-top-10 tag-economics tag-inequality tag-june-2025 tag-michael-williams\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-requirements-of-surplus\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-samandgos-709567-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-samandgos-709567-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-samandgos-709567.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-requirements-of-surplus\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe requirements of surplus\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t05\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Michael Williams explains how inequality is preserved when there is enough for everyone. Modern economics purports to tackle the problem of scarce resources. 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