Economics
Inequality
EU politics
Giacomo Melli – The politics of inequality: perception over reality
Perceptions shape political preferences, and perceptions are not always based on reality. Giacomo Melli is a PhD researcher in Sociology at the University of Oxford and Trinity College. His research explores political participation and social […]
Economics
Jason Hickel, Dylan Sullivan – The real reason the West is warmongering against China
China’s technological development is now breaking Western monopolies, and may give other developing countries alternative suppliers for necessary goods at more affordable prices. Jason Hickel is a Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science and […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – New capitalism III: Capital
Why is capital so concentrated and why so few have it? Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality
Are all class-based societies unequal? Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. His new book, The Visions of […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – New Capitalism in America
Richest capitalists and richest workers are increasingly the same people Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. […]
Finance
Michael Roberts – Just 1.6% of all world’s adults own 48.1% of all the world’s personal wealth
Analysis of new data on global wealth inequality. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Every year, I do a post on the inequality […]
Economics
JW Mason: Can Zohran Do It?
Thinking about what we can expect from the next Mayor of New York Read Article HERE
Economics
People’s Dispatch: Austerity linked to over 1 million preventable deaths in EU
In 2022, over 1 million people in the EU died from preventable causes. Trade unions are urging increased public investment and wealth taxes to reverse the trend. Read Article HERE
Economics
Daniela Gabor: The Welfare State and Its Discontents
The US is not at the conference, but it’s private equity healthcare model – denounced even by Trump Republicans – is deeply embedded in the Seville Compromiso Read Article HERE