चिंटू बोके.

Forget about Trump's ulterior motives behind tariff regime.

Can tarrifs, in general, be used to cut ridiculous overconsumption and to plan sustainable degrowth?

Of course, they should be accompanied with welfare policies which blunt their effect on essentials commodities?
#politics #economy #USA

Marine Le Pen has been barred from contesting elections. Her conviction will not rob her of her credibility among people. It didn't do so for Trump either.

Right wing has to be defeated fair and square among people, not on technical grounds. Technocratic liberals don't get this.

I am repelled by common practice of naming research group after the name of the principal investigator (there is the option of naming it after the research activity). Formally naming group after yourself is kind of narcissistic and signals possessiveness over research carried out by other members.

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO