Climate Crisis
Euronews: ‘Another missed opportunity’: EU Commissioner rules out private jet ban
The EU Transport Commission has said it won’t curb private jet use. Read the article HERE.
Inequality
Climate Crisis
Fernando Valladares: Excessive personal consumption has serious global consequences
The super-rich emit far more emissions than anyone else, so any climate emission reduction policies must target them Cross-posted from The Conversation Europe Fernando Valladares is a Professor in the Department of Biogeography and Global […]
Economics
Joan Torrent-Sellens: Artificial intelligence and market power: a dangerous alliance for jobs (and democracy)
There are signs that highly concentrated economic power in an age of AI is leading to destructive social outcomes Joan Torrent-Sellens is professor of economics and business studies at UOC – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. […]
Inequality
Sam Pizzigati: A down year for our deepest pockets?
The billionaire class lost wealth in 2022 but it didn’t put a dent in their luxury spending. More money for billionaires doesn’t buy them more things, it buys them more political power. Sam Pizzigati writes on […]
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Marco D’Eramo: The Death Gap
“There’s no injustice more frightening – more definitive, more irredeemable – than inequality of life expectancy: a form of discrimination whereby years, sometimes decades, are stolen from the majority and given to a select few, […]
Climate Crisis
Max Lawson: Planet Earth can’t afford the rich
Research shows a drastic reduction in inequality is necessary to ensure a decent live for all and save the planet Read the article HERE
Economics
Jordi Schröder Bosch: How monetary policy fuels housing inequality
Central banks have stoked housing inequality, increasing the wealth of those with assets and depriving those without Cross-posted from Positive Money Europe Housing prices plunged during the global financial crisis. A new cycle of increasing […]
Inequality
Adam Tooze: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? How China, Cuba and Albania came to have higher life expectancy than the USA
This one is a week old but the statistics it contains are truly stunning and worth your time. Read the article here.
Economics
Marc Beckmann: The distributional effects of monetary policy
Eight main lessons distilled from an academic literature review on the nexus of inequality and monetary policy Cross-posted from Positive Money Europe Inequality has long been a foremost public concern, but not so for central […]