#Inequality

Martin Jacques

martjacques

1/6 The West faces a perfect storm. 1. It has failed on the pandemic; a systemic failure of liberal democracy; 2. Its economies are mired in deep recession, while China's

Nelson "Things are going to get weirder" Rosario

NelsonMRosario

I'm convinced that the best way to understand everything going on right now is to look to the beginning of the 20th century, technically starting with the Panic of 1893,

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

Keir Starmer giving his most important speech yet-laying out his vision for the future. “The Conservatives say they want to build back. But I don’t want to go back. You

Nicolas Cole

Nicolascole77

People aren't upset with Robinhood for restricting buys of $GME, $AMC, $BB, $NOK, etc.What they're REALLY upset about is the bait-and-switch so many high-growth startups do with their messaging weighted

Salomé Sibonex

SalomeSibonex

The Wall Street Bets debacle exposes a reality I hope isn’t missed.When your neighborhoods and businesses were attacked and closed, you got slogans and polarization.When chaos touched the seat of

Pascale Hunt

pascacelina

The government’s agricultural reforms threaten food and water security as well as deepening economic inequality in India. 1/15 In her 2007 book “The Shock Doctrine,” @NaomiAKlein Klein proposed the concept

Christian Christensen

ChrChristensen

1) Since this piece is generating a great deal of discussion in and about Sweden, I'll say something obvious: The intl press have an obsession with Sweden. From refugees to

Gary Koekemoer

Gary22k

Dear @SoliPhilander here’s what I would say to both Cyril & John(I found my words)https://twitter.com/soliphilander/status/1343777984566730754 Dear @CyrilRamaphosa You made some tough calls last night. Well done. Clearly you are moved

Louise Morris 💙

summitfundraise

Is it me? I've just turned down speaking at a national sector conference. A member of the organising committee asked me to apply & what my fee was for speaking.

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

I am an economist and I am very much not worried about this. 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2021/02/17/unemployed-workers-retraining/ In the aftermath of any recession, when the unemployment rate is still elevated, *witho

Dr. Leah Stokes

leahstokes

Tonight, @SenSchumer went on @maddow. The interview wasn't supposed to be about climate, but Schumer made sure that's what they talked about. Again. And again.Schumer is the climate champion we

Bob Greenstein

GreensteinCBPP

Yesterday, Senate Republicans unveiled their plan for the next #COVIDRelief package:https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/greenstein-senate-republican-covid-relief-proposal-fails-to-meet-needs-of Their plan falls far short of meeting the ne

Jake Anders

jakeanders

How should universities select students? #covid19 challenges have shone a spotlight on this issue both last academic year and this. In a new @CEPEO_UCL briefing note, I unpack key aspects

Dr Addy Adelaine

AddyAdelaine

My PhD is on the subject of accountability. I believe that you can see power inequality in systems and processes here. This has led to a situation where £0 from

Ryze

joinryze

In 1734, Richard Cantillon— the most important economist you've never heard of, was mysteriously murdered and his house set ablaze.286 years later, his work explains why taxpayers get $600 while

Austerity is Murder🌹

sdgrumbine

To tax or not to tax... that is not the question.Thread 1/x The issue is not whether the rich should be taxed more... of course they should... for a host

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