I was quoted in a New York Times story about the ongoing protest movement in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. “People are pushing to tear down an exploitative system and build something that offers work, dignity, and a real voice in their lives.” nytimes.com/2025/10/02/wor…

A petroleum price shock hits the poorest Americans with a 54% higher inflation impact than the richest decile. For food, the gap is even greater at 126%.

Public options for essentials are also powerful instruments of price stabilization. The same sectors that matter most for inequality also drive inflation. By preventing price shocks in essentials, governments can contain inflation & inequality.

The new political map of NYC shows some stark divides: Very wealthy, very white and very Hasidic parts of the city went for Cuomo. Young, Black and Hispanic voters went for Mamdani. But the biggest divide? Transit vs. cars. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Social democracy cannot serve as a true alternative to capitalism. It appears attractive on the surface but is built upon deep contradictions that eventually collapse under their own weight. At its core, social democracy seeks a balance between capitalist profit motives and

“Billionaires will leave if you tax them,” is a myth created by billionaires so you won’t tax them.

If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world. My latest theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Kings and Queens back then: “No other system is possible except feudalism.” Billionaires right now: “No other system is possible except capitalism.” History informs us the arrogance of the ruling class coupled with the awakening of the masses causes corrupt systems to crumble.

I’m going to stop you right there. Young men are struggling under the exact same systems that young women are. You grow up, earn an education, work hard, and still find yourself unable to afford the mythical “American Dream” that you’ve been sold your entire lives. In

Peter Schiff Lower taxes on the job creators, not the rich. Most rich people create zero jobs.

We are going to have the first trillionaire, and minimum wage is still $7.25/hr. I’m beginning to think this whole trickle down thing is a scam

Pressure to publish jumps. And researchers have no time to do science. (New survey from Elsevier) Survey of 3200 researchers: 1. Only 45% of scientists have sufficient time for actual research. 2. For 68%, the pressure to publish today is greater than 2-3 years ago. 3. 29% of

Since 1975, when the top marginal tax rate was reduced from 70% to 37%, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1%, according to that bastion of socialism the RAND Corporation. Trickle down economics is a total scam.

Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today. The system is rigged.

We know that the space for debate, discussion, & dissent is shrinking in universities across the world, & Pakistan is no exception. This is frightening in its own right, but what is even more frightening is the growing acceptance of this by faculty & students as the 'new normal'.

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

I agree with this—the race to churn out papers is a systemetic problem. Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which

"Shit jobs tend to be blue collar and pay by the hour, whereas bullshit jobs tend to be white collar and salaried." -David Graeber