Trump's MAGA allies held a pretend congressional hearing this week to help push the false claim that Biden and Harris are responsible for the assassination attempt. Guess where? At the Heritage Foundation, home of Project 2025. Mark Follman reports: ow.ly/UCTR50TbOeS

Germany, Thuringia regional parliament election today: 6:28 PM CEST Infratest dimap projection AfD-ESN: 30.8% (+0.3) CDU-EPP: 24.5% BSW-NI: 15.8% (-0.2) LINKE-LEFT: 12.4% (-0.1) SPD-S&D: 7.0% GRÜNE-G/EFA: 4.0% FDP-RE: 1.2% (-0.1) +/- vs. 6 PM exit poll ➤

The Linke collapse is complete, swallowed by Wagenknecht's SED reenactment society. Greens survive, which was not guaranteed in Saxony. The FDP is gone. All else between CDU and AfD was drearily predictable. A result decades in the making. Kurt Biedenkopf had a lot to answer for

AI explains why bond-holders do better than others! "AI Overview UK index-linked bonds are linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI) because the RPI is the preferred inflation measure in the UK... Index-linked bonds are used to protect the income of bond investors from inflation."

Govt rushing through legislation to restructure ailing water companies. Won't let them go bankrupt and nationalise. Cost will be borne by customers and taxpayers. Rescued companies will be resold to private operators. Rip-off practices will continue. leftfootforward.org/2024/09/we-are…

Germany, Brandenburg regional parliament election today: Preliminary final results (seats) SPD-S&D: 32 (+7) AfD-ESN: 30 (+7) BSW-NI: 14 (new) CDU-EPP: 12 (-3) GRÜNE-G/EFA: 0 (-10) LINKE-LEFT: 0 (-10) BVB/FW~RE: 0 (-5) +/- vs. 2019 election ➤ europeelects.eu/germany #ltwbb

BREAKING🇪🇺: In an open letter released today, more than 100 world-leading economists, including Isabella M Weber, Thomas Piketty and @AnnPettifor, support essential workers’ call for EU public procurement rules which improve pay and conditions. uni-europa.org/news/we-suppor…

Today, essential workers rally in Brussels to demand social justice. No more race to the bottom for workers who keep us safe, clean and fed! We stand with them, calling for better EU legislation on public contracts w/ private firms! Gaby Bischoff 🇪🇺 Estelle Ceulemans UNI Europa

Last year I was commissioned by the UK ministry of housing to write a report on the demand side-drivers of the housing affordability crisis. After some election-related delays, here it is. (1/13) ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

Oh... "Clive Bailye, one of the five farmers who organised the march in the capital, wrote: 'only a disabled, unemployed, black, LGBT, transgender, non tax paying, homeless, vegan immigrant in immediate need of NHS help' would vote Labour." mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

How can African governments combat dollar dependency, debt spirals, & the volatility of global financial markets? A continent-wide payment union could pave the way for economic resilience & growth, writes Ann Pettifor ⤵️ carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

"The Case for an African Payments Union: Lessons from the European Experience" - new article by Ann Pettifor (who's now posting on the Other Place) for Carnegie Endowment carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

For a wide-ranging review of Milei's econ policies & their impact, see here by Sabri Öncü & colleagues. Milei's strategy is "unlikely to steer Argentina away from the sluggish & unstable growth trajectory it has endured for over a century." primeeconomics.org/articles/argen…

🚨BREAKING: Private rents are forcing key workers out of their communities.🚨 Our new analysis shows private rentals are unaffordable in almost half of England for new nurses. Over 40 top economists say: invest in social rent homes now. ft.com/content/09586d…

In an open letter, over 40 economists have called for greater investment in social rent homes, which would help provide financial security for the 1.3 million households on the waitlist, and the stability to stay in their communities near employment: shltr.org.uk/0fnMF

Important Open letter to UK Chancellor calling for greater investment in social housing from 40 senior economists - including PRIME's Ann Pettifor. england.shelter.org.uk/professional_r… . Also Financial Times story on current problems ft.com/content/09586d…

From yesterday's Office for National Statistics (ONS) employment & pay data - Jeremy Smith has looked at average pay over last 6 years - it has largely just about kept up with CPI inflation, save the Financial & Business services sector, which has done *far* better than all others. primeeconomics.org/articles/uk-wo…