Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy.
I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all.
Out in October with Random House.
"In retrospect, basing the entire global food system on fossil fuels may have been a poor idea." -- @benehrenreich.bsky.social
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It’s about land.
Precies nu het leven voor gewone mensen steeds duurder wordt, krijgt dit minderheidskabinet het voor elkaar om twee plannen te presenteren die de huren hoger maken en de zorg duurder.
Logisch toch? 😅
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De aanval op Libanon een 'lichtpuntje' noemen terwijl er massaal onschuldige burgers, hulpverleners en journalisten worden gedood. En hele gemeenschappen op de vlucht slaan…
De VVD is totaal de weg kwijt als het gaat om het morele kompas 🙄🤦♀️
The House just failed to end the Iran war by a single vote (213-214).
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) was the lone Democrat to cross the aisle, providing the deciding margin to defeat the War Powers Resolution.
Rep. Thomas Massie was the only Republican to vote in favor of the measure.
I mean look, a Labour government *cannot* cut welfare spending to increase defence spending. It’s just silly to pretend it can.
And more generally: “cut social spending to rearm” is just awful advice across the EU. Is Europe more or less secure if populists win elections?
State terrorism
Zo’n beetje het meest essentiële wat iedere dag besproken moet worden in de media. In de politiek. Door iedereen.
Schandalig hoe schandalig we zijn.
Anyone teaching energy/IR/finance/ecology/political science etc, please do share with students & colleagues
I concluded my talk with @picharbonnier.bsky.social wise words.
Slides here: tinyurl.com/PolycrisisWe...
@katemac.bsky.social & my podcast ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER tinyurl.com/PolycrisisPo...
Khanna: They’re saying this technology is going to be bigger than nuclear, bigger than electricity, bigger than aviation.
Last I checked, we have an FAA for aviation, nuclear energy is regulated, and electricity is regulated.
“.. Inflation was coming down in the United States — and then Trump’s tariffs happened.”
@heathmayo.bsky.social
Dit is de VVD van Rutte
1/ First was investments in health and education i.e human capital
Then came China's Industrial policy that was Hamiltonian state finance + Jacksonian trade protection + Fordist assembly lines + Kennedyesque R&D spending
US really should have taken out IP on its history
www.ft.com/content/7d51...
The first ever Dutch Marxism conference will take place in the lovely city of Amsterdam this October. The CfP, 'Pulling the Emergency Brake' is now online!
Send in your abstracts and reserve the date!!!
Yesilgöz' ministerie van Defensie weigert slachtoffers Nederlands bombardement Hawija te compenseren
Blessed be the fruit
What Israel is doing to Lebanon is obscene, carpet bombing civilians, massacring people in their hundreds, total disregard for human life. Truly plumbing the depths of evil. The single greatest source of violence and instability in the region and it's not even close.
The raid comes just days after Israel secretly approved 34 new illegal settlements in the West Bank.
Bound and tortured Palestinian hostages
Israel's National Security Minister Ben Gvir:
“Do you see them? This is how they are now, but one thing remains to be done and that is to execute them”
This is what the US, UK and Europe support.
Negligent
Parasitic
Freeloader
Exploitative
Self-serving
Entitled
Careless
Disorganized
Reckless
Thoughtless
Inconsiderate
Oblivious
Apathetic
Disengaged
Unconcerned
Except we’ve spent $50 billion, the Strait is closed and 3000 people are dead.
@bloomberg.com
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“Recht op zelfverdediging”
“Enige democratie in de regio”
“Leuke strandvakantie in Eilat”
Pakistan confirms that Lebanon was part of the ceasefire agreement
youtu.be/Wuizp6qRkjU
cc: @nytimes.com
A Palestinian child was killed after being shot by Israeli forces in the Al-Jalazun refugee camp in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
April 2026 The Israeli Defense Forces have issued an evacuation order for Beirut's Jnah area, which includes two major referral hospitals; the Rafik Hariri University Hospital and Al Zahraa Hospital. At this time, no alternative medical facilities are available to receive approximately 450 patients from the two hospitals including 40 patients in the ICU), rendering their evacuation operationally unfeasible. Both facilities are operating at full capacity, including treating the injured from the strikes of 8 April. This zone also encompasses the @mophleb complex, and hosts five shelters accommodating more than 5000 people. I urge Israel to reverse this order and ensure the protection of all health facilities, health workers, patients, and civilians.
IDF issued an evacuation order for Beirut’s Jnah area, which incl 2 major hospitals: Rafik Hariri Univ Hospital and Al Zahraa Hospital. WHO confirms “there are no medical facilities able to receive ~ 450 patients from the 2 hospitals (incl 40 ICU patients), evacuation is operationally unfeasible.“
Reporter: What was your understanding of what he meant when he said the civilization is going to be eliminated?
Leavitt: It was not an empty threat by any means. The insinuation by anyone in this room that Iran somehow has the moral high ground over the United States of America is insulting
TAPPER: When Trump threatened to kill the entire Iranian civilization, did that bother you as a diplomat?
MARK RUTTE: I'm not commenting. What I want you to know is I support the president
