PRESS CONFERENCE 17 April, 3-3.45pm (EDT) HQ2-10B-248 Leading economists will answer questions from journalists about the G20 United States's global plan to tax the super-rich. With Joseph E. Stiglitz, Esther Duflo, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Gabriel Zucman and ICRICT. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings

Few things at #IMFMeetings impress me, an event with 2 nobel laureates discussing the importance of taxing the rich does! Kudos to Oxfam Washington DC for putting together stellar panel with Joseph E. Stiglitz Esther Duflo & Gabriel Zucman As always, #taxtherich #fightinequality

Here is a little flavor of what’s happening in DC at the IMF & World Bank Spring meetings

2/2 "In particular, the WorldBank should be doing more to support countries in raising taxes progressively and investing in public services, rather than pouring energy into boosting private finance," said Oxfam Washington DC's @Mskaydee. worldbank.org/en/news/statem…

BREAKING: After a rain-soaked meeting with the provost and Keough School dean under a tree, over 15 protestors were arrested after refusing to disperse from God Quad. Report to come.

Peaceful Students Arrested by NDPD After Meeting with the Administration!!! The lawn students were occupying was renamed to Nahida and Samar, after the two Catholics killed in Gaza by Israeli forces

“Pssh why would these privileged finance bros need a union” [reads through list of demands] “Ohh… oh no… oh my god… yeah these mfers need a union”

“The students don’t know what they’re talking about” The students:

Meta employees publish an open letter to management (see below) to show how meta has promoted the genocide. This is how the suppression happens 🧵

FLAG: President Donald J. Trump Biden says for the first time that U.S. bombs provided to Israel have been used to kill civilians in Gaza. "Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs," he tells Erin Burnett in a CNN interview.

OPEN TO JOURNALISTS 6 June, 3.00pm (EDT) City View Room, Washington, DC Join us to discuss what happens for patients and health systems when the WorldBank funds private healthcare. Register (in-person): eventbrite.com/e/who-is-profi…

Half the 🌍’s population is denied access to life saving healthcare. Is more private finance for health the answer? Join us in Washington DC on June 6 to discuss what happens when funds to fight poverty in the Global South are spent on private healthcare 👇eventbrite.com/e/who-is-profi…

Acker ran for University of Michigan Regent on a platform advocating against gun violence. Now that he’s in office, he toys with the hypothetical of a student being shot on his lawn the moment that one of them places a note on his door demanding divestment from Israel. Acker must resign.

Tracking State reactions to the arrest warrants issued by the ICC OTP against Israeli and Hamas leaders, a thread 🧵

.Oxfam International reaction to #Israel continued offensive on #Rafah "Just 3 days ago, the world's court CIJ_ICJ ordered #Israel to immediately halt its offensive on #Rafah "All states must ensure Israel ceases its attacks on #Gaza and halt all weapons transfers." #CeasefireNow

JOIN US THURSDAY to discuss IFC investments in for-profit healthcare and the role of private equity First 40 to arrive will get a FREE copy of gretchen morgenson’s 'These Are The Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs – And Wrecks – America’ 🇺🇸 Register now👉 eventbrite.com/e/who-is-profi…

Shameful. Albany had a chance to address the power imbalances that plague sovereign debt negotiations — and help relieve the onerous debt burdens that shackle the Global South — but gave in to Wall Street instead. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bye bye, medical debt on credit reports! This will bring relief to 15 million people. I’ve pushed for this since coming to Congress. No one chooses to get sick. Medical emergencies shouldn’t haunt someone financially. This is long overdue.

Panel ready! Join us at International Association for Feminist Economics’s conference this afternoon to discuss the “cult of growthism” - what an honor to be amongst those brilliant women! #IAFFE2024

Blaming Kenya's crisis on profligate spending is off the mark. The 23/24 budget amounted to just $537/person. (🇺🇸 is $19,500.) Kenyan politicians made huge mistakes, but Kenya exists in a global system where it's nearly impossible to succeed even if they do everything right