#Plutocracy

Dr. William Horne

wihorne

"There is a theory, an assumption, a conjecture, that in some way socialism is inimical to liberty and independence of the individual. Just how and to what extent this diminution

Corporate Machiavelli (Attending To Final Matters)

corporatemach

THREAD:America is not a Democracy. America is a Plutocracy. Disclaimer: This topic is complicated. If you are half asleep, come back to read it later. Plutocracy = Oligarchy, where the

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

.@mackenziescott may be making the best of a bad situation. But let’s be clear. Much of the money she is donating should have been paid as wages and taxes. So

vitalik.eth

VitalikButerin

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that issues of identity are the main ground of disagreement between many in the crypto community and @RadxChange.Thread: First of all, by identity, I

MA Hui 马辉

MahuiChina

1.I watched a video of @mahbubani_k discussing his new book Has #China Won with Rob Johnson @INETeconomics in May. I am amazed by his insights into #China and China-USA relations.

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

We are urged to find calm in our lives. Calm is good, of course. But there’s a danger that clearing your mind of anxiety means clearing it of engagement with

Asha Rangappa

AshaRangappa_

THREAD. Great, question, @JoyAnnReid! I had the same question. And for an answer, I *highly* recommend "Let Them Eat Tweets," by @Jacob_S_Hacker and Paul Pierson, which gives a clear, if

Chris Brosnahan

ChrisBrosnahan

The 'tolerable number of deaths' thing is about politicians thinking that they're being grown up and making tough decisions. But the thing is that the tolerable number of deaths should

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Racism became prevalent because it was required to justify slavery, and the theft of land, labour and resources by colonialism. Today it assists voter suppression, economic and civic exclusion, real

Queenfish Sadie Long

MrsHueyLong

Longism isn’t Socialism. It isn’t Communism. It isn’t Capitalism. It’s Distributism: The rarely discussed original third position. It asserts we “Share the Wealth” by spreading the ownership & means of

Aaron Bastani

AaronBastani

The US is a gerontocracy.It’s President is 74, it’s President-elect is 77. The Speaker of the House & the House majority whip are 80. Almost half the Senate is over

Dr. ϽΓΣⱤẛ∁

CholericCleric

Democracy does matter. So do human rights.The right to not starve, the right to living with dignity, the awareness that one has these rights matters more.https://twitter.com/Nidhi/status/1361240722125426691 Democracy is meaningless when

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

What's so astonishing about this is that it's not responding to any real grievances. No, the election wasn't stolen. No, Dems aren't Marxists — or pedophiles. No, BLM didn't go

Liberal Arts and Crafts

LibArtsNdCrafts

#FTV should transition to #FreeTheVote a multifaceted prodemocracy reform movement that includes election security, enfranchisement, voter access and turnout, campaign finance reform and vote method reform (and probably other's I'm

Austerity is Murder🌹

sdgrumbine

Economic ignorance has led to millions and millions of people thinking it is their hard earned tax dollar paying for "illegal immigrants" and a lack of a Federal Job Guarantee

ALEPH2020

aleph2020

THREAD 3 -GLOBAL POWER CENTRESThe transnational corporations (THREAD 1 https://twitter.com/aleph2020/status/1353000826609020929?s=20) & investors (THREAD 2 https://twitter.com/aleph2020/status/1353066612635521027?s=20) that are now push

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