Brazil's macro economy is strong: GDP growth leads G20, unemployment near historic low, poverty falling. But 43% cumulative food inflation since 2020 could threaten Lula's 2026 reelection. Time to expand the toolkit. Laura Carvalho & I propose a Food Price Observatory Folha de S.Paulo.🧵

----JOB---- Phenomenal World is seeking a Managing Editor to join our team. Please circulate widely, and email [email protected] to apply! phenomenalworld.org/events/pw-seek…

"The Gaza genocide has made plain what many leftist Jews have long feared: that virtually the entire enterprise of Judaism—and nearly every organization charged with stewarding it—is infected with a voracious rot." jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-je…

Acaba de salir mi artículo sobre cómo se logró en México incrementar el salario mínimo al doble con tan buenos resultados. Es un conjunto de la fuerza de un movimiento político pro-trabajador, rigurosidad científica, y un mercado laboral concentrado. phenomenalworld.org/es/analisis/sa…

Next week, join us and Centro CEPA for: ARGENTINA’S DEBT TRAP A discussion on Argentina, debt, and the IMF with: Julia Strada Chris Marsh Matías Vernengo Hernán Letcher Maria Haro Sly Register here: bit.ly/argentina-fmi

El próximo lunes 11 de Agosto a las 10hs, súmate al debate en conjunto con Centro CEPA LA TRAMPA DE LA DEUDA DE ARGENTINA Una discusión sobre Argentina, la deuda y el FMI Julia Strada Chris Marsh Matías Vernengo Hernán Letcher Maria Haro Sly bit.ly/argentina-fmi

Transition Finance 101, next Thursday at 12:00 pm ET. Join Paul Katz of JFI and Elizabeth Harnett of RMI on what transition finance is, why it matters, and how we can make it happen. Info + sign up: jainfamilyinstitute.org/transition-fin…

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, a powerful blow to the populist far-right movement he created reut.rs/489DL4j

Yes. This connects to strategies of repression as experienced during Argentine Dictatorship's "dirty war" on its citizens...

Let's talk about class and this race: If you move beyond exit polls and look at the places each candidate won, and who lives there, Mamdani won most precincts where residents don't have college degrees, as well as those who do. He won working class and renter precincts, while

Who stands to loose from a green transition? The biggest beneficiaries of fossil fuel profits, the richest of the rich. 50% of profits go to top 1% of wealth owners. My co-author GregorSemieniuk.bsky.social will present our paper and more at the LSE European Institute on March 3, 6.30 PM. Go if you can!