{"id":25935,"date":"2020-06-26T06:46:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T06:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themint.kinsta.cloud\/?page_id=25935"},"modified":"2020-07-03T05:45:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T05:45:01","slug":"issue-14-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/issues\/issue-14-june-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 14 &#8211; June 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25935\" class=\"elementor elementor-25935\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eca053a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eca053a\" 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 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https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cover-768x1085.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cover.jpeg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/>\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-8204393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8204393\" 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-414f3006\" data-id=\"414f3006\" 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-52739899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52739899\" 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\">Articles<\/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-43e4e85d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43e4e85d\" 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-43d85a28\" data-id=\"43d85a28\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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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-26033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2025 category-articles category-continental-europe category-education category-horizon category-top-10 tag-2020-top-10 tag-business-schools tag-climate-crisis tag-degrowth tag-economic-growth tag-france tag-growth tag-jun-2020 tag-mainstream-economics tag-marxism tag-new-economics tag-rethinking-economics tag-roxana-bobulescu\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-point-of-no-return\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bobulescu-1-300x207.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bobulescu-1-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bobulescu-1-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bobulescu-1-768x529.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bobulescu-1-135x93.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bobulescu-1.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\/the-point-of-no-return\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe point of no return\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The disintegration of growth is irreversible. Roxana Bobulescu explains. I was born in Romania in 1972 when the country was a socialist republic. It was the year of the Meadows<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-point-of-no-return\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The point of no return\" 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-26055 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2025 category-articles category-horizon category-top-10 tag-2020-top-10 tag-carbon-neutrality tag-carbon-offsetting tag-carbon-policies tag-climate-change tag-climate-crisis tag-climate-emergency tag-donald-trump tag-emissions-trading tag-environmental-economics tag-jun-2020 tag-kathleen-mcafee tag-offsetting tag-paris-agreement tag-redd\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-trillion-tree-delusion\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/McAfee-1-300x201.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/McAfee-1-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/McAfee-1-1024x686.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/McAfee-1-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/McAfee-1.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\/the-trillion-tree-delusion\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe trillion tree delusion\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Going carbon neutral by planting a trillion trees will make our climate problem worse says Kathleen McAfee. Will planting trees save the planet from global warming? Billionaires attending the 2020<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-trillion-tree-delusion\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The trillion tree delusion\" 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 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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-25973 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-interviews tag-belt-road tag-china tag-globalisation tag-interview-audio tag-jun-2020 tag-leadership tag-wolfram-elsner post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-wolfram-elsner-chinese-walls-are-invisible\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533-300x284.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533-768x728.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533.jpeg 864w\" 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\/interview-wolfram-elsner-chinese-walls-are-invisible\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tChinese walls are invisible\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\t29\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>German economist and erstwhile policy adviser, Wolfram Elsner, has just published a book, The Chinese Century\u00a0after researching and teaching in China for almost a decade. When he started out, he<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-wolfram-elsner-chinese-walls-are-invisible\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Chinese walls are invisible\" 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-25965 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-government category-health-sector category-interviews tag-climate-emergency tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-deglobalisation tag-globalisation tag-international-trade tag-interview-audio tag-jun-2020 tag-steve-keen tag-thailand post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-steve-keen-why-not\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-387\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715.jpg 974w\" 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\/interview-steve-keen-why-not\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy not?\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\t28\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Steve Keen is currently viewing the world from Thailand, which is remarkably now almost virus free. He arrived there with his Thai partner on one of the last flights in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-steve-keen-why-not\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why not?\" 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-25956 post type-post status-publish format-video hentry category-asia category-government category-health-sector category-interviews tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-india tag-interview-audio tag-jun-2020 tag-pandemic tag-smita-srinivas post_format-post-format-video\" 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\/interview-smita-srinivas-india-an-even-bigger-picture\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIndia: an even bigger picture\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\t26\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Smita Srinivas is an Indian pluralist economist whose work includes examining the political economy of the health industry. India has not had good press over its response to the pandemic,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-smita-srinivas-india-an-even-bigger-picture\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about India: an even bigger picture\" 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-25948 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-government category-health-sector category-interviews tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-interview-audio tag-jun-2020 tag-mwangi-wa-githinji tag-pandemic post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-mwangi-wa-githinji-back-to-africa\/\" 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\/2020\/06\/Mwangi-wa-G\u0129th\u0129nji-1-300x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mwangi-wa-G\u0129th\u0129nji-1-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mwangi-wa-G\u0129th\u0129nji-1.jpg 659w\" 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\/interview-mwangi-wa-githinji-back-to-africa\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBack to Africa\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\t26\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Three months ago The Mint discussed with US-based, Kenyan economist, Mwangi wa G\u0129th\u0129nji, the outlook for Africa in the mounting pandemic. At that time, things did not look good in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-mwangi-wa-githinji-back-to-africa\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Back to Africa\" 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-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\">Columns<\/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-2 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;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-26080 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-black-lives-matter tag-climate-crisis tag-climate-emergency tag-covid-19 tag-denial tag-first-word tag-jun-2020 tag-leader tag-racism tag-risk-management tag-the-mint\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/in-black-and-white\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cover-2-300x173.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26113\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cover-2-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cover-2-1024x589.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cover-2-768x442.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cover-2.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\/in-black-and-white\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIn black and white\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I benefit from multiple privileges. White? Tick. Male? Tick. Posh? Tick and so on. In fact the world is largely designed by people like me for people like me. My<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/in-black-and-white\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about In black and white\" 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-26085 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-coping-mechanisms tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-drug-trade tag-jun-2020 tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/pot-porn-and-praise-the-lord\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-300x155.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-1536x794.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-2048x1058.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-scaled.jpg 1920w\" 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\/pot-porn-and-praise-the-lord\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPot, porn and praise the Lord\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>People find new outlets when lockdown comes. I want to make clear that we do not live in a care home, thank God. It is a retirement apartment complex. People<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/pot-porn-and-praise-the-lord\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pot, porn and praise the Lord\" 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-26082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector tag-banking tag-covid-19 tag-financial-markets tag-financial-recovery tag-jun-2020 tag-the-outsider\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/banking-off-road\/\" 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\/2020\/07\/Outsider-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26083\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Outsider-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Outsider-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Outsider-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Outsider-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Outsider.jpg 1700w\" 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\/banking-off-road\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBanking off road\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Don\u2019t consult the map while making a handbrake turn. What an unreality of a year so far. Society has done a handbrake turn and we are hurtling in an unmapped<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/banking-off-road\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Banking off road\" 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-26074 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-health-sector tag-actuarial-science tag-covid-19 tag-data tag-fake-news tag-frances-coppola tag-jun-2020 tag-pandemic tag-presentation tag-propaganda tag-statistics\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/covid-confusion-going-viral\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Copola-300x146.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Copola-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Copola-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Copola.png 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\/covid-confusion-going-viral\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCovid confusion: going viral\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Frances Coppola shows where the truth lies. If there is one industry that has flourished under coronavirus, it is the statistics industry. Never have so many statistics been produced, charted,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/covid-confusion-going-viral\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Covid confusion: going viral\" 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-26066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-education category-region category-uk-ireland tag-confessions tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-jun-2020 tag-nigella-vigoroso-heck tag-private-schools tag-secondary-schools tag-state-education-system tag-virtual-learning\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-class-divide\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Confessions-1-e1593749650221-300x151.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26067\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Confessions-1-e1593749650221-300x151.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Confessions-1-e1593749650221-1024x514.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Confessions-1-e1593749650221-768x386.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Confessions-1-e1593749650221.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\/the-class-divide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe class divide\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Nigella Vigoroso-Heck asks: if Eton can do it why can\u2019t my local comp? It has been 14 weeks since we closed the school gates. In that time I have: conducted<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-class-divide\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The class divide\" 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-26062 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-economics tag-jun-2020 tag-listening-to tag-nikita-asnani tag-rethinking-economics tag-russell-group tag-university\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-mint-is-listening-to-nikita-asnani-19-second-year-economics\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Asnani-scaled-e1593749447472-300x289.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Asnani-scaled-e1593749447472-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Asnani-scaled-e1593749447472.jpg 564w\" 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-mint-is-listening-to-nikita-asnani-19-second-year-economics\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Mint is listening to&#8230; Nikita Asnani  19, Second year Economics\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\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Day one, year one: I was a girl with black glasses and blue jeans, sitting in the second row, straining my neck to get a good view of the slides<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-mint-is-listening-to-nikita-asnani-19-second-year-economics\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Mint is listening to&#8230; Nikita Asnani  19, Second year Economics\" 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-25933 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-north-america category-videos tag-amazon tag-awakening tag-colonialism tag-death-economy tag-development tag-john-perkins tag-jun-2020 tag-resource-management tag-spiritualism tag-the-dentist post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-john-perkins\/\" 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\/2020\/06\/John-Perkins-scaled-e1591420588182-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25843\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/John-Perkins-scaled-e1591420588182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/John-Perkins-scaled-e1591420588182-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/John-Perkins-scaled-e1591420588182-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/John-Perkins-scaled-e1591420588182.jpg 1161w\" 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\/interview-john-perkins\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMystically speaking\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\t26\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>John Perkins was a self-confessed economic hit man. He had his damascene conversion in the rainforests of the Amazon in conversation with shamans. As a result he has written extensively<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-john-perkins\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mystically speaking\" 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-81842cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81842cf\" 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-973c5b8\" data-id=\"973c5b8\" 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-884f0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"884f0b7\" 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\">Book Reviews<\/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-d6ce314 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6ce314\" 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-7df473b\" data-id=\"7df473b\" 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-a9de817 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"a9de817\" 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-26122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finance-sector category-reviews tag-banking tag-fiction tag-finance tag-financial-crash tag-jun-2020 tag-matheus-grasselli tag-shadow-banking tag-tanweer-ali\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-cross-field-punt\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Grasselli-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Grasselli-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Grasselli-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Grasselli-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Grasselli.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/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\/a-cross-field-punt\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA cross-field punt\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\t03\/07\/2020\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 novelist and a mathematician have combined forces to produce a fictional account of the Lehman Brothers\u2019 crash that injects life into soulless corners of financial teaching reading lists. Review<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-cross-field-punt\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A cross-field punt\" 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-25976 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-interview-transcripts tag-belt-road tag-china tag-globalisation tag-jun-2020 tag-wolfram-elsner\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-wolfram-elsner-chinese-walls-are-invisible-transcript\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533-300x284.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533-768x728.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Wolfram-Elsner-e1593465389533.jpeg 864w\" 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\/interview-wolfram-elsner-chinese-walls-are-invisible-transcript\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInterview: Wolfram Elsner &#8211; Chinese walls are invisible &#8211; Transcript\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\t29\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Mint: Good evening, Wolfram, and thank you very much for joining us and speaking to The Mint this evening. Wolfram Elsner: Good evening, Henry. The Mint: I&#8217;d love to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-wolfram-elsner-chinese-walls-are-invisible-transcript\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Interview: Wolfram Elsner &#8211; Chinese walls are invisible &#8211; Transcript\" 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-25967 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-interview-transcripts tag-climate-crisis tag-climate-emergency tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-deglobalisation tag-globalisation tag-international-trade tag-jun-2020 tag-steve-keen tag-thailand\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-steve-keen-why-not-transcript\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-387\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-keen-high-res-e1552981654715.jpg 974w\" 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\/interview-steve-keen-why-not-transcript\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInterview: Steve Keen &#8211; Why not? &#8211; Transcript\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\t28\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Mint: Hi, Steve. Great to see you again. And thanks for giving us your time. I wanted to start first with you describing your experience in the moment of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-steve-keen-why-not-transcript\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Interview: Steve Keen &#8211; Why not? &#8211; Transcript\" 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-25959 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interview-transcripts tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-india tag-jun-2020 tag-pandemic tag-smita-srinivas\" 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\/interview-smita-srinivas-india-an-even-bigger-picture-transcription\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInterview: Smita Srinivas &#8211; India: an even bigger picture &#8211; transcript\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\t26\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Mint: \u00a0Good day, Smita and thank you very much for making some time to talk to the Mint. Smita: I\u2019m delighted to be here. The Mint: I would like<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-smita-srinivas-india-an-even-bigger-picture-transcription\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Interview: Smita Srinivas &#8211; India: an even bigger picture &#8211; transcript\" 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-25951 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interview-transcripts tag-awareness tag-climate-crisis tag-colonialism tag-cultural-change tag-death-economy tag-development tag-john-perkins tag-jun-2020 tag-spirituality tag-transcription\" 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\/interview-john-perkins-transcript\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInterview: John Perkins &#8211; Mystically Speaking &#8211; Transcript\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\t26\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Mint: Good morning John. It&#8217;s great you&#8217;ve made some time to talk to us. I&#8217;m very grateful. Thanks. John Perkins: Well, it&#8217;s great to be with you, Henry. Thanks<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-john-perkins-transcript\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Interview: John Perkins &#8211; Mystically Speaking &#8211; Transcript\" 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-25952 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interview-transcripts category-uncategorized tag-climate-crisis tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-development tag-jun-2020 tag-mwangi-wa-githinji tag-pandemic tag-transcription\" 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\/interview-mwangi-wa-githinji-transcript\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInterview Mwangi wa Githinji &#8211; Back to Africa &#8211; Transcript\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\t26\/06\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Mint: Good evening Mwangi, and thank you very much for joining us again, three months later, to look at where things have got to in Africa with the pandemic,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/interview-mwangi-wa-githinji-transcript\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Interview Mwangi wa Githinji &#8211; Back to Africa &#8211; Transcript\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Articles Interviews Columns Book Reviews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":542,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25935","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25935\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}