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Pınar Kahya
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political economist obsessed with state theory 👀 development & finance 👀 International Political Economy (India & Türkiye) from the South for the South 🌞
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Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths.

Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes.

More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications

Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?
Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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For America to alienate India is a grave mistake. For India it is a moment of opportunity: a defining test of its claim to be a superpower-in-waiting. Narendra Modi must try to limit the damage in his relationship with Donald Trump
Humiliation, vindication—and a giant test for India
Trump has triggered a trade and defence crisis: how should Modi respond?
econ.st
August 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Even Epstein 2025 refers to Epstein, 2005

“the increasing role of financial motives financial markets, financial actors and financial institutions in the operation of the domestic and international economies.”
So, let's continue to cite Epstein, 2005 🙃
August 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
:)
"Lovebugs, also known as honeymoon flies, can spend anywhere from a half-hour to a couple of days attached to each other."

me and who

#InverteFest
These Lovebugs Have Attachment Issues | Deep Look
YouTube video by Deep Look
www.youtube.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sometimes, YouTube commentators tell the Truth
"We need jobs, not bank accounts, Modi ji"
youtu.be/3RG0JPCAwBE?...
From exclusion to empowerment! Jan Dhan Yojana made the poorest a part of India's financial system
YouTube video by Narendra Modi
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Today marks the final day of the Levy Institute Seminar on Money, Finance and Public Policy. We've been honored to host brilliant global scholars, exchange bold ideas & explore the economic theories shaping our future

Stay tuned for photos, highlights from the Levy Conference & more
June 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Finally, I have some free time to read "Fictions of Financialization" by Nick Bernards.
Yeap, talking about financialization does not necessarily mean to oversight the contradictions of capitalism.
June 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"A fashionable idea has yet to fulfil its promises"
No, it is not.
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Today’s Chartbook features India’s hidden infrastructure revolution in the rural countryside. Subscribe to Chartbook for more!
March 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Call for papers: Historical Materialism Conference East and Southeast Asia, 'The Asian Capitalist Conjuncture: Contradictions and Critiques'.

Taking place at Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, between 23–24 July 2025. Please circulate to colleagues and comrades widely!
Historical Materialism Conference in East and Southeast Asia 2025 - Historical Materialism
Since the mid-2010s, East and Southeast Asia have witnessed an unending chain of uneven uprisings against interlocking oppressive processes of racial capitalist accumulation. This new conjuncture has ...
www.historicalmaterialism.org
March 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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March 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM