Politicians, economists and the media are obsessed with economic growth. But why do we still cling to this concept? Clearly it is impossible to have infinite growth on a finite planet. In 'System Error' award-winning director Florian Opitz examines the fundamentals of capitalism.
More info
As concern grows about 'coronavirus capitalism', we investigate Social Impact Bonds - an investment product designed to raise private capital to pay for social services. Likely to play an even bigger role in the future, what impact will for-profit investment in social programs have on society's most vulnerable people?
More info
What is bitcoin? How will it impact the way we do business and can bitcoin really challenge the banks’ monopoly and democratise society?
More info
This is the story of how the mobile phone entered our lives and changed everything.
More info
This investigation reveals how fracking plants are quietly invading some of the most protected places on the planet - including Africa’s national parks.
More info
We investigate the commercialization of the natural world. Protecting our planet has become big business with companies promoting new environmental markets.
More info
It’s a paradox. Never before have we worked more efficiently. Never before have we saved time with more sophisticated technologies. But nearly everyone feels they don’t have enough time. It seems that the same technology invented to make our life easier, is now enslaving us.
More info
Nearly 100 years after its creation, the power of the U.S. Federal Reserve has never been greater. Yet the average person knows very little about the most powerful - and least understood - financial institution on earth.
More info