Indeed!!

As Tom Holland has argued persuasively, Christianity changed everything. The attack on empathy of Trumpism is nothing less than an attempt to overturn the Christian moral revolution.

When I worked at the IMF, “labor” was invoked frequently - chiefly to argue for a weakening of labor rights. But the word “capital” was nonexistent (except to argue for the liberalization of financial capital).

If Macron doesn’t comply, Charles Kushner will hire a prostitute to blackmail him.

Pope Leo against Trumpism.

Wow, a new twist on zombie Reaganism - deregulation will reverse deindustrialization!

Who is calling for Stalinist central planning? But I’ll tell you what does work: social democracy. Just look at Sweden in the 40 years after the war.

The guy who said Haitian migrants were stealing and eating the pets of their neighbors in Ohio is suddenly concerned about evidence and rigor

"Japanese officials said there was no written agreement with Washington — and no legally binding one would be drawn up", and surprise surprise, they deny giving Trump $550b to arbitrarily spend however he wants. ft.com/content/c1183b…

People are not starving in Gaza due to war. Starvation is not an inherent part of war. Ukrainians under Russian occupation even are not starving. Starvation is a barbaric tactic used by uncivilized governments.

EX GREEN BERET: “In my entire career, I never witnessed the brutality and use of indiscriminate & unnecessary force against an unarmed, starving civilian population until I was in Gaza at the hands of IDF & US contractors… without question, war crimes.”

I know many economists don’t like the term neoliberalism, because of its fuzzy definition. But I think it’s a useful term to describe the policy shifts that took place after 1980, the move away from social democracy towards market supremacy. I like to define it as a different

Lovely reflection on the connection between heavy metal music and working class industrial culture (a culture in its death throes).

Clement Attlee’s government was the greatest in British history. Its achievements were extraordinary. The UK was practically bankrupt, with debt at 250 percent of GDP. But Attlee still introduced the world’s most advanced welfare state and managed to eliminate poverty.

Grant.

The rise in inequality in the English-speaking world since 1980 was much higher than elsewhere. I suspect this is behind it.

Recognize the State of Palestine, Prime Minister.

Yeah, we don’t care about Clinton or Summers. Release all Epstein information.

1980 called, it wants its voodoo economics back.