{"id":617,"date":"2018-12-02T18:26:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T18:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mint.10yearsafterthecrash.com\/?page_id=617"},"modified":"2019-12-16T07:41:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T07:41:58","slug":"the-coppola-column","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/columns\/the-coppola-column\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coppola Column"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"617\" class=\"elementor elementor-617\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3506b265 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3506b265\" 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-165cac78\" data-id=\"165cac78\" 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-3aa17736 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"3aa17736\" 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-136834 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-civil-society category-columns tag-dec-2025 tag-frances-coppola tag-gaza tag-international-political-economy tag-israel-hamas-war tag-the-coppola-column tag-war\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-power-of-pluck\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chess-2776289_1280-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-136836\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chess-2776289_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chess-2776289_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chess-2776289_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chess-2776289_1280.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\/the-power-of-pluck\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe power of pluck\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\t02\/01\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When David fought Goliath, what if the big guy was just ill-equipped and poorly trained? \u00a0Frances Coppola reflects. As I mulled over what I was going to write for this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-power-of-pluck\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The power of pluck\" 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-133074 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector category-government category-middle-east tag-authoritarianism tag-bible tag-egypt tag-famine tag-frances-coppola tag-genocide tag-sept-2025 tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/from-reserves-to-repression\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pharoahs-e1759569716641-300x162.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-133075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pharoahs-e1759569716641-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pharoahs-e1759569716641-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pharoahs-e1759569716641-735x400.png 735w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pharoahs-e1759569716641.png 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\/from-reserves-to-repression\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrom Reserves to Repression\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\/10\/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>Frances Coppola examines how a biblical tale of famine, taxation, and power reveals the roots of economic shock tactics and the perilous slide into repression. Forget economic textbooks. Religion is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/from-reserves-to-repression\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about From Reserves to Repression\" 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<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-127157 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-government tag-donald-trump tag-frances-coppola tag-mar-2025 tag-the-coppola-column tag-trade-war\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/trumps-card-whats-up-the-global-sleeve\/\" 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\/04\/pexels-jaliljj-1007523-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-127158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-jaliljj-1007523-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-jaliljj-1007523-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-jaliljj-1007523.jpg 640w\" 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\/trumps-card-whats-up-the-global-sleeve\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTrump\u2019s card \u2013 what\u2019s up the global sleeve?\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\/04\/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>The president has a plan to make the world pay the US protection money. \u00a0Frances Coppola explains. Tariff Man is back. And he\u2019s on a mission. President Trump wants to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/trumps-card-whats-up-the-global-sleeve\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Trump\u2019s card \u2013 what\u2019s up the global sleeve?\" 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-78961 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-food-farming category-government category-middle-east tag-frances-coppola tag-gaza-strip tag-israel-hamas-war tag-june-2024 tag-malnutrition tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/malnutrition-is-a-weapon-of-war\/\" 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\/2024\/06\/pexels-seyma-d-152665775-18854041-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-78962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-seyma-d-152665775-18854041-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-seyma-d-152665775-18854041.jpg 600w\" 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\/malnutrition-is-a-weapon-of-war\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMalnutrition is a weapon of war\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\t30\/06\/2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Generations of Gaza\u2019s population have been below the breadline since Israel came into being as a state. Frances Coppola explains. \u201cFamine, what famine? There\u2019s no famine in Gaza. Look at<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/malnutrition-is-a-weapon-of-war\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Malnutrition is a weapon of war\" 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-62273 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-economics tag-exploitation tag-frances-coppola tag-global-power tag-international-political-economy tag-mar-2024 tag-shocks tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-illusion-of-stability\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-marcelo-moreira-2225771-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-62274\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-marcelo-moreira-2225771-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-marcelo-moreira-2225771-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-marcelo-moreira-2225771-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-marcelo-moreira-2225771.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/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-illusion-of-stability\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe illusion of stability\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\t02\/04\/2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Economic calm is always the precursor to a storm. Economics says stability is the sign of a healthy economy. There may be shocks that temporarily knock an economy out of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-illusion-of-stability\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The illusion of stability\" 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-49020 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-dec-2023 tag-frances-coppola tag-the-coppola-column tag-war\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-cost-of-killing-crisis\/\" 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\/2023\/12\/pexels-\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0441\u044c-\u0443\u0441\u0446\u0456\u043d\u0430\u045e-11734711-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-49021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0441\u044c-\u0443\u0441\u0446\u0456\u043d\u0430\u045e-11734711-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0441\u044c-\u0443\u0441\u0446\u0456\u043d\u0430\u045e-11734711-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0441\u044c-\u0443\u0441\u0446\u0456\u043d\u0430\u045e-11734711-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0441\u044c-\u0443\u0441\u0446\u0456\u043d\u0430\u045e-11734711.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\/the-cost-of-killing-crisis\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe cost of killing crisis\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\t23\/12\/2023\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 economics of war do not add up to anything good. Frances Coppola tallies. Wars are costly. Not just for the participants, but for everyone. Human lives are destroyed, productive<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-cost-of-killing-crisis\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The cost of killing crisis\" 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-35990 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-conservatives tag-discrimination tag-frances-coppola tag-free-speech tag-rights tag-sept-2023 tag-social-justice tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-price-of-free-speech-or-why-we-cant-always-shut-the-fuck-up\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-imustbedead-13748740-e1697266742950-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-35993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-imustbedead-13748740-e1697266742950-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-imustbedead-13748740-e1697266742950.jpg 537w\" 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-price-of-free-speech-or-why-we-cant-always-shut-the-fuck-up\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe price of free speech (or why we can\u2019t always shut the fuck up)\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\/10\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sometimes the profane, inarticulate and wrong have to be heard. We don\u2019t, however,\u00a0 have to take them seriously or at any cost. Frances Coppola explains. GB News has sacked the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-price-of-free-speech-or-why-we-cant-always-shut-the-fuck-up\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The price of free speech (or why we can\u2019t always shut the fuck up)\" 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-33001 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector category-government tag-austerity tag-bretton-woods tag-crisis tag-frances-coppola tag-institutions tag-june-2023 tag-post-war tag-the-coppola-column tag-world-war-ii\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/paradigm-shift\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pexels-josh-sorenson-1478527-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-33010\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pexels-josh-sorenson-1478527-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pexels-josh-sorenson-1478527-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pexels-josh-sorenson-1478527-135x93.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pexels-josh-sorenson-1478527.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\/paradigm-shift\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tParadigm Shift\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\t01\/07\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our collective memories of the lessons learned from wars and crises past have faded. Frances Coppola looks for future guidance. The longer our financial and economic system goes without a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/paradigm-shift\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Paradigm Shift\" 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-32401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector tag-bank-run tag-banks tag-credit-suisse tag-financial-crisis tag-frances-coppola tag-mar-2023 tag-silicon-valley-bank tag-social-media tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/pecked-to-death\/\" 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\/2023\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-859265-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32402\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-859265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-859265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-859265-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-859265.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\/pecked-to-death\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPecked to death\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\t31\/03\/2023\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 on the power of salacious rumour. On Friday 10th March, a bank died. Silicon Valley Bank\u2019s sudden failure sent shockwaves across the world. How could an apparently sound<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/pecked-to-death\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pecked to death\" 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-31888 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector tag-crime tag-crisis tag-cryptocurrency tag-dec-2022 tag-frances-coppola tag-fraud tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/from-bank-vaults-to-the-crypt\/\" 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\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-6495718-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31889\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-6495718-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-6495718-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-6495718-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-6495718.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\/from-bank-vaults-to-the-crypt\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrom bank vaults to the crypt\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\t24\/12\/2022\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 Coppola column Crypto currencies are dead. Long live the crypto currency? The crypto industry has had a terrible year. The prices of cryptocurrencies have crashed and major crypto companies<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/from-bank-vaults-to-the-crypt\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about From bank vaults to the crypt\" 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-31463 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-government category-uk-ireland tag-frances-coppola tag-growth-dependency tag-political-economy tag-sept-2022 tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/growth-a-tale-of-make-believe\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-frA\u00b6ken-fokus-127968-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-frA\u00b6ken-fokus-127968-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-frA\u00b6ken-fokus-127968-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-frA\u00b6ken-fokus-127968-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-frA\u00b6ken-fokus-127968-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-frA\u00b6ken-fokus-127968-2048x1338.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-frA\u00b6ken-fokus-127968-scaled.jpg 1837w\" 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\/growth-a-tale-of-make-believe\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGrowth\u2026 a tale of make believe\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\/10\/2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Where is the fairy dust when you need it? \u00a0Frances Coppola goes looking. Ah, the lovely economic growth fairy. It flutters around the world, resting briefly here, lingering longer there,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/growth-a-tale-of-make-believe\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Growth\u2026 a tale of make believe\" 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-31018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-economics tag-frances-coppola tag-friedman tag-global-supply-chains tag-inflation tag-june-2022 tag-macro-economics tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/inflation-is-a-supply-side-problem\/\" 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\/2022\/07\/pexels-westarmoney-4079219-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pexels-westarmoney-4079219-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pexels-westarmoney-4079219.jpg 480w\" 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\/inflation-is-a-supply-side-problem\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInflation is a supply-side problem\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\t01\/07\/2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When you damage the supply side of an economy, the result is inflation. This ought to be obvious. But forty years of monetarist orthodoxy seems to have rendered people unable<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/inflation-is-a-supply-side-problem\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Inflation is a supply-side problem\" 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-30581 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-housing-sector category-uk-ireland tag-affordable-housing tag-frances-coppola tag-mar-2022 tag-rent-control tag-the-coppola-column tag-uk-politics tag-urban-planning\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/rent-asunder\/\" 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\/2022\/04\/pexels-lina-kivaka-5624171-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-lina-kivaka-5624171-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-lina-kivaka-5624171-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-lina-kivaka-5624171-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-lina-kivaka-5624171.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\/rent-asunder\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRent asunder\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\t01\/04\/2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Everybody wants to own their own home and there\u2019s no turning back. Frances Coppola explains. Housing is expensive. So expensive that many people can\u2019t afford to buy homes, and rent<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/rent-asunder\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rent asunder\" 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-28938 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-columns category-environment category-government category-north-america tag-china tag-climate-crisis tag-coppola-column tag-economic-conflict tag-frances-coppola tag-lithium tag-petrodollar tag-political-economy tag-renewable-energy tag-sept-2021 tag-the-coppola-column tag-us\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-ray-of-hope\/\" 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\/2021\/09\/pexels-kindel-media-7476134-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-28939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-kindel-media-7476134-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-kindel-media-7476134-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-kindel-media-7476134-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-kindel-media-7476134-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-kindel-media-7476134-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-kindel-media-7476134-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\/a-ray-of-hope\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA ray of hope\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\t30\/09\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Petrodollars to solar sense: what will be the conversion rate? Frances Coppola speculates. Slowly but surely, the world is giving up on fossil fuels. First coal, then oil, and finally<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-ray-of-hope\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A ray of hope\" 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-28442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-digital tag-activism tag-banks tag-cash tag-cashless tag-crypto-currency tag-digital-cash tag-financial-exclusion tag-frances-coppola tag-june-2021 tag-money tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/brake-the-bank\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-david-mcbee-730547-1-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-28444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-david-mcbee-730547-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-david-mcbee-730547-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-david-mcbee-730547-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-david-mcbee-730547-1.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\/brake-the-bank\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBrake the bank\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\/2021\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 Coppola Column How governments could weaponise digital banking against \u201cundesirables.\u201d And how to prevent it. In the past 50 years, financial services have changed beyond all recognition. Not just<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/brake-the-bank\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Brake the bank\" 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-27853 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector category-government tag-banks tag-bitcoin tag-corruption tag-frances-coppola tag-mar-2021 tag-the-coppola-column tag-trust\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-gabby-k-5874716-300x214.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-27854\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-gabby-k-5874716-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-gabby-k-5874716-1024x732.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-gabby-k-5874716-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-gabby-k-5874716.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\/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat\u2019s love got to do with it?\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\/03\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Broken trust has to be fixed. Frances Coppola explains why there is no substitute. The foundation of human society is trust. Right from the start of their lives, humans trust<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What\u2019s love got to do with it?\" 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-26573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-civil-society category-columns tag-2020-top-10 tag-austerity tag-climate-change tag-climate-crisis tag-covid-19 tag-frances-coppola tag-pandemics tag-sept-2020 tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/learning-from-the-pandemic\/\" 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\/10\/coppola-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26587\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coppola-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coppola-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coppola-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coppola-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coppola-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coppola-scaled.jpg 1800w\" 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\/learning-from-the-pandemic\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLearning from the pandemic\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\t01\/10\/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 warns that looking back is not the best way to move forward During the Cold War, there was a genre of disaster fiction along the lines of \u201clife<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/learning-from-the-pandemic\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Learning from the pandemic\" 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-25030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2025 category-columns category-health-sector category-top-10 tag-2020-top-10 tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-frances-coppola tag-government tag-health-care tag-isolation tag-mar-2020 tag-the-coppola-column tag-vaccinations\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/what-will-time-tell\/\" 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\/04\/Coppola-image-300x151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coppola-image-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coppola-image-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coppola-image-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coppola-image-1536x772.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coppola-image-600x302.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coppola-image-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\/what-will-time-tell\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat will time tell?\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\t02\/04\/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>Covid infection is, for most people, a rough few days. A side effect of mass containment could atrophy our humanity. Frances Coppola evaluates the prospects. The fight against the coronavirus<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/what-will-time-tell\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What will time tell?\" 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-12482 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2025 category-columns category-continental-europe category-government category-top-10 category-uk-ireland tag-2020-top-10 tag-austerity tag-debt tag-dec-2019 tag-frances-coppola tag-greece tag-the-coppola-column\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/beware-brits-bearing-myths\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coppola4-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coppola4-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coppola4-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coppola4-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/coppola4.jpg 1000w\" 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\/beware-brits-bearing-myths\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBeware Brits bearing myths\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\t12\/12\/2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Greece\u2019s slide into depression became a cautionary tale told by Tories to get the UK to do its austerity duty. But a decade on, where there is now hope in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/beware-brits-bearing-myths\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Beware Brits bearing myths\" 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":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":599,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-617","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617","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=617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}