The author wrote that the book industry is in a deep crisis. The costs of paper and transport have risen while AI and social media are drawing attention. At the same time, high energy, housing, and food prices are taking up an increasing part of the budget. Books are needed now more than ever, he wrote. https://t.co/iPWgIRWMzv #Buchbranche #Krise #Lesen #DE (translated)
The author argued that the state should intervene when crises drive up the prices of essential goods. However, for many people, it is not refueling that is essential, but mobility. At the same time, windfall profits are particularly problematic in a crisis of justice. Therefore, he wrote, an alternative to the fuel discount is needed. https://t.co/aNv78UWw16 #SozialeGerechtigkeit #Preissteigerungen #StaatlichesEingreifen #DE (translated)
The author wrote that Anwar Shaikh had died, saying his clarity of thought had left a lasting mark on generations of New School students and readers. They added that Shaikh had stressed the importance of getting first principles right, then began a point about starting from an absurd model that was left unfinished.
The author said their forthcoming book, “Anti-fascist Economics”, had drawn attacks from people who used sexist insults. They described the current period as the deepest crisis of Western democracy since the Nazi era and said growing up in Nuremberg had shaped their view of anti-fascism as a civic priority. #Antifaschismus #Demokratie #Feminismus #DE
The author said reclaiming essential services was central to Burnham’s agenda and claimed that focusing on what people could not do without had put Labour ahead of Reform for the first time in many months. They added that the rise of the extreme right was not inevitable and said taking back control required courage.
The author said the latest national poll in Germany showed that 30% intended to vote for the far-right AfD, describing it as the first time the figure had reached that level. They also said the government was in deep crisis and suggested the result should prompt democrats to make finding a way out their top priority. https://t.co/JNwNPDY6vy #Deutschland #Politik #Wahlen #DE
The author wrote that affordable basic needs are not a radical demand, but part of the founding consensus of the republic. As evidence, he referred to the earlier Ahlener Program of the CDU, which, according to him, described a social and economic reorganization that could no longer be focused on capitalist profit. https://t.co/ohv5QZqw7l #SozialeGerechtigkeit #Wirtschaft #Grundbedürfnisse #DE (translated)
The author asked what those who were upset about it actually wanted, who believed that the state should serve the basic needs and dignity of the people. (translated)
“For too long we were told that there was only one way to run an economy. There is an alternative.” 🗽 In New York City this week, I listened to Mia Mottley, Pedro Sánchez and Zohran Mamdani make the core argument of ANTI FASCIST ECONOMICS. It’s in the air! https://t.co/J0T9aafC0D #AntiFascistEconomics #EconomicAlternatives #ProgressivePolitics #US #ES #BB
Wahlen gewinnen ist der erste entscheidende Schritt. Aber dann braucht es einen Plan wie im Interesse der Mehrheit regiert wird. Auch hier kann Berlin von NYC lernen. Das Vorbild ist ein Transition Team mit einschlägigen ExpertInnen und Leuchtturmprojekte. @lukas_scholle https://t.co/5HQZkDo2Hg #Wahlen #Berlin #NYC
"The sense of economic decline that drives support for the far-right is real. But it is not caused by migrants. It is caused by the greed of capital." @graceblakeley is right. As I argue in ANTI FASCIST ECONOMICS, that's why only an economics of essentials can turn the tide. #EconomicsOfEssentials #AntiFascist #CapitalGreed #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
It’s affordability stupid. The Berlin election has been decided on the housing question. 85% of households are tenants. The largest share voted for the Left party which means they voted for socialization of large real estate companies. Immigration was the least important issue. https://t.co/rs7vv6X9qv #BerlinElection #HousingCrisis #Socialism #DE
The center isn’t holding. For the first time, the German conservatives failed to enter a state parliament. https://t.co/ZrUuiy5DAP #GermanPolitics #Conservatives #Elections2023 #DE
The AfD won another state election according to exit polls. 51% of workers and 58% of those with a poor financial situation voted for this right wing extremist party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. When will we finally get an economics of never again? https://t.co/EK6P6kYIbR #AfD #MecklenburgVorpommern #RightWingExtremism #DE
The Left party just won a historic victory in Berlin with 24.5% of votes according to exit polls. Elif Elrap would be the first mayor of Turkish descent in a city that is home to the largest Turkish community outside Turkey. This has been a housing affordability election. The https://t.co/lnV1GBBA02 #BerlinElection #TurkishCommunity #HousingAffordability #DE #TR
Berlin is voting today. The shock wave of the Saxony-Anhalt vote is still fresh. The capital could show a different way at this crossroads: the alternative to the alternative with a red-red-green government. Change is the only way forward. The question is which direction we go. https://t.co/rwHRPwLnhF #BerlinElections #RedRedGreen #ChangeIsComing #DE
We are back at rate hikes to fight a supply shock. Will this stop the war against Iran? Will it reopen the Strait of Hormuz? Will higher financing costs help build out renewables? No. But it risks pushing livelihoods & democracies over the edge. #RateHikes #SupplyShock #EnergyCrisis #IR
Just in time for the latest oil price spike, we published our article urging the ECB not to hike rates to fight a supply shock. Europe needs a new inflation governance for shockflation. We need disaster preparedness for essentials instead of increasing investment costs. https://t.co/77iEHruBxj #Shockflation #ECB #InflationGovernance #EU
If only we were free to talk about deportation again, we didn’t have a threat from the far right!? Really!? Mainstream parties have been adopting far right talking points on migration for years. Remember what happened in January 2025 when the CDU and AfD voted jointly in https://t.co/z0oNYD4stB #Deportation #FarRight #Migration #DE
Neoliberals portray social security spending as spoiling the people. In fact, it’s democracy’s self-defense. Your dignity should not depend on how much money you make. That’s why we need a mind shift in economics. Social security is the #1 concern for voters in Saxony-Anhalt. https://t.co/J0dwNqps5k #SocialSecurity #EconomicJustice #VoterConcerns #DE
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