#Plutocracy

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

1. As another deadline for a deal with the EU sails by, there is still no sense of urgency from the UK government. It’s letting the clock run down towards

Austerity is Murder🌹

sdgrumbine

Our Federal Government doesn't need revenue. Taxes serve as a gas pedal or brake for an economy. They drive the need for currency. They stave off inflation and can be

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

Breaking: @TishJames, NY attorney general, files a lawsuit seeking the dissolution of the @NRA, for, among other things, misusing charity to self-deal.A perfect illustration of how charity can enable injustice.

Red Pill Crusade 🇺🇸

RedPill_Crusade

Empire of the 3 city states-3 City States that control the whole world, and their rolls:City of London - FINANCE:Receives taxes from their subjects (slaves) in Canada and the United

Kate Alexander Shaw

KAlexanderShaw

THREAD (long one this time)I’m reading 2 new books: Brett Christophers' Rentier Capitalism, and @PeterKGeoghegan'sDemocracy for Sale, and together they paint quite a picture. Let's explore... TL:DR Our rentier economy

e_monk 🆘🌹

electrikmonk

1/ THREAD (updated): Why we don't need political parties.Or, why 2 is the wrong number of #PoliticalParties.A #Two-PartySystem is only one party away from being a dictatorship; only one party

华为技术有限公司 Mainlander 🇨🇳 in 🇭🇰

InsulaeW

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/business/gamestop-stock-profit.html I'm happy for you but I think this is already one of the major events of 2021 that China should take a good look at and it shows 2

Marc 'Billy' Zeller

lemiscate

I'm sharing a personal opinion on something we kinda hear often in the ecosystem: "Protocols governance is a plutocracy, DeFi is a whale Game, it's same as OldFi"let's check that

Jacob T. Levy

jtlevy

My term as political theory editor for the Journal of Politics is ending soon. This thread is a review of what's been published or accepted on my watch (including many

Michael J. Simpson

HiddenHistoryRI

THREAD: Can someone please come get Pat Conley? This OpEd in @projo further proves that he should no longer be setting the narrative for History here in Rhode Island. He

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: June 26, 1894. The American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, called for a boycott in solidarity with striking workers at Pullman, Illinois. Let's talk

Dr. Malinda S. Smith

MalindaSmith

On being “a Karen” (don’t)#Karen understands her social position/power w/in systemic racism.Vidéos show how pwr operates in realtime‘I will call the cops!’ White woman threatens to call police on Black

Alison Blunt

AlisonBlunt

7. at any time. Today Covid-19, tomorrow rhinoviruses, the day after tomorrow perhaps malaria or a "biological warfare" attack.The never-ending "war on terror" has been extended by the "war on

gathara

gathara

#BREAKING Anger in London city, on the banks of the Gulu, capital of reclusive island kingdom of Britain, after nations in sub-Scandinavian Europe indicate they intend to read text of

Alison Blunt

AlisonBlunt

1. Transatlantic globalists and fascist elites have turned facade democracy into a final smear tragedy. Article written by Ullrich Mies, 1st published 22nd August, republished today it seems https://www.rubikon.news/artikel/transnationaler-

Lugh

lugh____

Thread on the left since I just saw something hilarious relating to The Labour Party with which I will conclude the thread with: So what happened to the Left? The

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