London, England
Joined June 2016
Join us for the thirteenth session of our Political Economy Teach-In Series titled, “The Political Economy of Reparations”, taught by economist Priya Lukka! 🗓️Thursday, 6 June ⏰ 12h00 UTC #Register here: forms.gle/L67yArX3E3xPqXrA6
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Terrific interview of Melinda Cooper “There can be no truly radical change to capitalism today without some larger vision of collectivized money creation and spending." thebaffler.com/latest/extrav…
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Excited to speak at Futurebuild 2024 alongside a great panel. Discussing why our financialised housing system is a major barrier to accessing affordable and decent homes, and to decarbonising the UK's housing stock. invt.io/1txbwy2oft6
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Listen to @kavpuri new series for a moving & shocking account of the Bengal famine. Witness testimony & survivor accounts remember 3 million who died & reflect on causes - some uncomfortable from a British perspective @LondonMetUni @OralHistorySoc bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/d…
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Excellent read on the return of industrial policy for a green transition and the reality of trade offs and tensions for different groups rather than a win-win narrative.
Policymakers must embrace, rather than dismiss, the tensions and trade-offs at the heart of green industrial policies and subject them to public deliberation, argue @IliasAlami, @JackCopley6, and @moraitisalexis. bit.ly/3SVU0KF
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"The relationship between the occupation and environmental injustices in Palestine has been well documented"
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More than 2,700 children have been killed so far in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. @RishiSunak @Keir_Starmer you must act now to stop the killing and maiming of Palestinian children ✋ We demand a #CeasefireNOW! Join the campaign: map.org.uk/CeasefireNOW
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Connecting all the dots: @KateAronoff on the US denying its historical responsibility, pushing to keep climate finance donor-driven, and finding billions of dollars for killing people but hardly anything for helping people survive the climate crisis. #TC4 newrepublic.com/article/1763…
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Enough. Ceasefire now. Anything else takes these criminal actions into definitions of horror that defy description and our common humanity. THIS MUST STOP NOW! @GOVUK @10DowningStreet @FCDOGovUK @attorneygeneral @RishiSunak @JamesCleverly @Conservatives @UKLabour
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🥳 Come along to the Housing Justice Assembly this weekend! 💡 Join renters from across Britain and Ireland for workshops, food, and a party! 🗓️ Friday 15th - Sunday 17th September ✍️ Register: londonrentersunion.org/hja/
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The roots of our housing crises: "housing is commodified and seen in terms of balance sheets" instead of a basic need for all.
Peter Barber, an award-winning architect who focuses on urbanism and social housing, outlines what he thinks can be done to solve the social housing crisis
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"Britain owes a staggering £18.6tn" for its pivotal role in the transatlantic slave trade. Report calculates the true cost including past & present violent exploitation of Africans, and cumulative wealth extraction that has enriched colonising countries. theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Orthodox economics fails to understand the power dynamics and racialised hierarchies embedded in today's international monetary system - "when gaining independence, many former colonies were forced to compensate European rulers"
Narratives about the debt crisis in Global South countries typically present it as a technical issue or the fault of “corrupt” or “incompetent” governments. This intentionally erases colonialism in creating Global South debt, & how it is utilised as a form of neo-colonialism.
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Amazing achievement. London’s first community land trust (CLT) led by local residents. Takes housing out of the market away from being an asset for the few and links to local incomes in perpetuity theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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[1/2] Book Launch: Imperialism & the Political Economy of Global South's Debt, 18th April from 1 pm London time with @Economics_OU, @ChristinaLaska1, @rosaluxglobal, @RLS_dakar Event will be in ENG, FR, SP Free Registration here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-laun…
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This Thursday from 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET, the Brooklyn LPE Collective & @HarvardLPE student group join forces!! .@nssylla will offer a new perspective on sovereign debt in the Global South...through an MMT lens! In-person @ Harvard, but also on ZOOM! lpeproject.org/events/harvar…
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