#Inequality

Eco Gecko

EcoGeck

An evening thread about Çatalhöyük, one of the oddest archaeological sites in the Middle East and one that tells us a lot about both the earliest history of cities, and

Laura Dorwart

laurawritesit

The PhD/Dr. question, by the way, is also a practical consideration. As more and more people move into alt-ac careers, whether by choice/design or because they are forced out by

Jason Hickel

jasonhickel

Something big happened this morning. David Attenborough, speaking on BBC radio, pointed to capitalism as the main driver of ecological breakdown. The debate is beginning to shift.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54268038 "

Tim Schenck

FatherTim

Last week, as part of a year-long parish program on race and racism, a beloved African-American parishioner shared with us a quote from Shirley Chisholm who once said to Bella

Sri Thiruvadanthai

teasri

Good post by @jturek18 https://jonturek.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-global-savings-glut-modern-policy.htmlI would add that:1. Savings glut is a symptom of persistent weak aggregate demand.2. Weak aggregate demand is caused by rising inequality

Hector Drummond

hector_drummond

A reminder that Prof. Devi Sridhar is not, as some seem to think, some hard data scientist (not that is any guarantee of sense). She's basically a glorified sociologist. Here's

Marxist Soccer

MarxistSoccer

Outside of an extremely left-wing or academic setting no one has heard the term "environmental racism". It's also not nearly as self-explanatory as people think because it's an intentional effort

QUB Economic History

QUCEHBelfast

Delighted to welcome @MKorevaar93 to QUCEH to present his work on investor demand and house prices Despite widespread central banker concerns about investors reaching for yield in housing markets, very

qole

qole

THERE IS NO PLANET B, ELONhttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1290056061253165057 I grew up reading the same Golden Age science fiction that Elon did. Space ports with gleaming rockets that would take you to new

Puff the Magic Hater

MsKellyMHayes

All of this "wait until you get robbed or attacked" stuff that gets thrown at abolitionists... like have y'all ever actually been robbed or attacked? What did the police do?

Jack Murphy 🇺🇸 ⚔️

jackmurphylive

Home schooling will make inequality worse.I still support it. So should you. Public school smooths variances in student outcomes, for better and worse.The top performers are reigned in, while the

Nina Simon

ninaksimon

Tonight is the first night of Pesach, the Jewish holiday celebrating liberation and the Jews' exodus from Egypt. Over the past few weeks, I've been thinking a lot about one

Cait Storr

CaitStorr

Solidarity with UNSW colleagues. A quick note: the university sector is not ‘shedding excess staff’. It is being subjected to a concerted political effort to shift its organising values away

Margot Kushel MD

MKushel

This policy change is v problematic. Don't be fooled by talk of mental health. The reason homelessness has is bc the fundamental drivers of homelessness: income inequality, lack of

Kathleen Smith

KikkiPlanet

As white people we live in a society that was created to our benefit only - specifically to the sole benefit of white men. There have been “legal adjustments” along

dobby had it coming

robertjbennett

I suspect we live in a world of surging anxiety, with some of it fueled by legitimate, serious causes - inequality, climate change - and some of it created by