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Cory Doctorow #BLM
doctorow
Since the 2008 crisis, western governments' answer to every economic crash has been to smash the austerity button, dialing down public spending just as the private sector was also slamming
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multiplexer
multiplexer
I listened to the podcast version of this article over the weekend. The GOP is failing to govern because they don’t know how to in a pandemic. And failed to
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the Life of Pumpkin Pi
ElSangito
left-progressives need to not reach across the aisle towards anyone to the right of them that that still act like there’s free market & private nonprofit solutions to structural issues.
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Kazumi Chin
kazumiochin
One more note on prop 22 is that Uber fills a gaping hole left by the austerity measures and racist geographies that gutted and continue to disallow better access to
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Anand Giridharadas
AnandWrites
The pope recently announced his favorite economist -- @MazzucatoM.I asked her about capitalism, the myth of the free market, austerity, and what she thinks of these $600 relief checks."It’s a
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Laurie Macfarlane
L__Macfarlane
It’s great that the OECD’s chief economist has recognised that supporting austerity was a mistake. But let’s not forget the role the media played in legitimising austerity and the damage
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Progressive International
ProgIntl
BREAKING: The IMF is preparing to strip the Central Bank of Ecuador out of the hands of its government in the name of "independence."Members of the @ProgIntl — incl. @Jayati1609,
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James Meadway
meadwaj
@joecguinan response to Starmer's speech is partly defence of "Corbynomics" as embodying an institutional critique of neoliberalism I mostly agree with, but three further points to make:https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/02/the-unb
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Tom Forth
thomasforth
Since 2010 UK state spending has shrunk by 6% of GDP. In the same period the French state has shrunk by just 1% of GDP. This comparison is quite a
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Ryan Grim
ryangrim
Progressives in the House have won a rules change that would allow Medicare for All, a Green New Deal or other big ticket agenda items to be exempted from paygo.
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Kevin R. McClure
kevinrmcclure
Realized today that I’ve become so accustomed to austerity, I can’t actually fathom what it would be like working in a well-supported higher education sector. I probably wouldn’t just accept
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GlumBird
GlumBird
Seen a lot of laments for Corbyn lately. Let's be clear upon his leadership's significance.Corbyn became Labour leader at the height of the anti-austerity movement, when many activist groupings were
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Ewan Gibbs
ewangibbs
I enjoyed @jemgilbert’s interview about the Labour left on @poltheoryother. The observation that Corbyn and his allies saw themselves primarily in terms of anti-austerity politics and not the longer term
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Christabel Cooper
ChristabelCoops
Afraid I agree with this. For better or for worse we had an idea of what a Labour government led by Blair, Miliband or Corbyn would look like - but
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Evan Pereira
eimhindepiorrai
(1/6) Tomorrow is the @greenparty_ie Special Convention on Government Formation.After reading the #ProgrammeForGovernmemt, I have come to the decision that upon receiving my ballot, I will vote against entering government.
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GET A GRIP 💙
docrussjackson
#Neoliberal deregulation & pure free-market #greed caused the 2008 financial crash, leading to a decade of #austerity which left Britain vulnerable to #COVID19.Yet since 2009, Britain's richest 1,000 people INCREASED
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