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Teresa Elaine

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Teresa Elaine @teresaelaine.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Teresa Elaine @teresaelaine.bsky.social · 11h

The Republican Right’s Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections.
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Teresa Elaine @teresaelaine.bsky.social · 12h

Anti Liberalism ilLiberalism Discussion
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Anti Liberalism ilLiberalism Discussions on YouTube.

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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 4d

What does it really mean to “take ownership?”

We talked to some Taproot employees to hear what it means to them to work for an employee-owned company.

Spoiler alert: lots of pride and rewards.

👉 Read their inspiring story: socialcapitalpartners.ca/what-being-a...

#EOT #CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters

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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 15h

Worker cooperatives are democratic workplaces where the workers have a say in business decisions. They operate on a one-person, one-vote basis and are uniquely positioned to address wealth inequality and economic marginalization. Studies show that this is a viable and beneficial business model.

Worker Co-ops - NCBA CLUSA

In this article, we look at key facts about Worker Co-ops and how they build community wealth. Learn more.

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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · 5d

New @equalshope.bsky.social’s episode is out: How Much Wealth is Too Much?

Philosopher @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social explains why we need a wealth limit & how billionaires are quietly breaking democracy.

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How Much Wealth Is Too Much? Ingrid Robeyns on the Case for Limitarianism

Listen now (31 mins) | Inequality, Democracy, and the Case for Limiting Extreme Wealth.

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ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Wealth, Power & Democracy 🚨
Join our high level dialogue next Wednesday to discuss how to address extreme wealth concentration. #IMFmeetings
Final Agenda & to register to watch it live: shorturl.at/6E9N1
📅October 15
🕐 3-5.30 PM ET
Let's look at the agenda 👀🧵 1/

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 1d

Professor Jason Stanley, head of American Studies at the University of Toronto’s Munk School, says the United States is in the midst of a coup led by the Trump administration — a “slow coup” unfolding through fear, propaganda, and the abuse of law.
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Teresa Elaine @teresaelaine.bsky.social · 14h

U.S. Wealth Gap InEquality
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The Wealthy Top One Percent of the U.S. United States Population Owns about 31% of the Nation's Wealth, which is a significant amount compared to the rest of the population. For context, the bottom 50% of U.S. households own roughly 3% of the wealth, while the remaining 49% of households hold a much larger share.
Wealth Ownership Breakdown:
Top 1%: Owns approximately $49.4 trillion, or about 31% of the total U.S. wealth.
The next 9%: Households in the 90th to 99th percentile own about 36.4% of the nation's wealth.
Bottom 50%: Owns approximately 3% of the total wealth.

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Fair Tax Foundation @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social · 4d

Although, there are some US MNCs that are not running scared on what tax they pay and where. The following US MNCs all have the confidence to implement the EU pCbCR fully. #pcbcr

Research finds US multinationals are increasingly laggards on tax transparency, in comparison to the UK and Japan - Fair Tax Foundation

Research reveals growing tax transparency gap between leaders and laggards, on public country-by-country reporting (pCbCR)

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like an interesting discussion at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social with @philipjcowley.bsky.social and co. Why not have a listen to our podcast beforehand to get you read for the cut and thrust of debate? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 15h

Our frens at @AntiPovertyN_SA have put out this #AntipovertyWeek factsheet which you can share with your friends, family and MPs

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ANTI-POVERTY WEEK 2025 FACTSHEET

This factsheet was produced by Anti-Poverty Network SA, a grassroots community advocacy organisation led by people directly affected by the poverty crisis and the housing crisis.To download a PDF v…

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Joseph Q Jarvis MD MSPH @drjqjarvis.bsky.social · 3d

“The place where we lost the life of Danny Desnoyers, like the thousands of similar places of premature mortality due to the dereliction of our health system, will serve as a monument to rid our nation of the horror of for-profit health insurance.” open.substack.com/pub/josephqu...

Healing US and the Scared Cause of Single Payer

Not far from its end where it pours into the Hudson River, the Mohawk River makes a crescent bend that is crossed by a bridge carrying New York State Highway 9 between Saratoga Springs and Albany.

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@DUH4Healthcare @duh4healthcare.bsky.social · 20h

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Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1d

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Investigating how crypto is making the Trumps hundreds of millions | Four Corners Documentary

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

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Teresa Elaine @teresaelaine.bsky.social · 17h

Republican Government ShutDown
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Republicans Federal Government ShutDown Budget Spending Bill and Democrats Dems Democrat Party News.
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 4d

Citizens United has had catastrophic impacts on American democracy.

Unlimited spending is entrenched, but @rfunkfordham.bsky.social offers a suite of reforms that can get concentrated wealth out of our political system.

Line graph titled 'The US Is Now a Flawed, Not Full, Democracy' showing a decline in the US democracy index from 2006 to 2024, with a significant drop marked at the 2010 Citizens United ruling. Data sourced from the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index. The index value decreases from above 8.2 in 2006 to below 8.0 after 2016, entering the flawed democracy category.

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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 4d

A key lesson from YIMBYtown: movements thrive on meaning and momentum.

In #FiresideStacks🔥, @resnikoff.bsky.social highlights how joy, scrappiness, and social bonds have been overlooked in the infrastructure of democracy.

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 5d

Missed our recent Inequalities Seminar?

@katymorris.bsky.social explores the effects of income misperceptions on inequality beliefs and preferences, comparing the local and national levels.

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LSE III Event | Local versus National: The effect of income (mis)perceptions on inequality beliefs

Part of the Inequalities Seminar Series Tuesday 30 September, 12.30 - 1.30pm. In-person and online seminar. CBG 2.03. Speaker: Dr Katy Morris, Postdoctoral Fellow, Swedish Institute for Social…

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 4d

What do people consider a fair #wage for CEOs, politicians, doctors & the average full-time worker?

C. Hoy (World Bank) shows that people greatly underestimate wage #inequality.

Confronted with the data, far-right voters alter their views about #redistribution the most @lseinequalities.bsky.social

The wage gap and far-right support for redistribution

New study on beliefs and preferences about the wage gap (CEOs vs average worker). When the true gap is revealed, far right voters change their policy views most.

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Teresa Elaine @teresaelaine.bsky.social · 24d