Hassan Mujtaba
@hassanmzaidi.bsky.social
Phd Candidate
@UMassEcon. I study heterodox strands of political economy and development. Views are my own.
@UMassEcon. I study heterodox strands of political economy and development. Views are my own.
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Hassan Mujtaba
@hassanmzaidi.bsky.social
· Jul 24
In this piece, I review Prof. Richard Wolff's 'Understanding Capitalism', which is a brief yet thorough account of capitalism, beginning from its genesis and extending to the present time. (1/5)
علاوہ ازیں، اگر بلوچ قوم کو اپنا چھوٹا بھائی اور برابر کا شریک سمجھا جاتا اور ان کو ان کے حقوق دیے جاتے اور ان کے وسائل پر قبضہ نہ کیا جاتا تو آج یہ دن نہ دیکھنے پڑتے۔
February 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
علاوہ ازیں، اگر بلوچ قوم کو اپنا چھوٹا بھائی اور برابر کا شریک سمجھا جاتا اور ان کو ان کے حقوق دیے جاتے اور ان کے وسائل پر قبضہ نہ کیا جاتا تو آج یہ دن نہ دیکھنے پڑتے۔
Bertrand Russell said, "The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics".
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January 31, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Bertrand Russell said, "The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics".
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Gen AI can do wonders for productivity if people are deliberate in its usage, i.e., use it strategically to maximize learning by asking it sophisticated & clarifying questions, double-checking the output, and consulting reputable sources throughout the process. (1/2)
January 31, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Gen AI can do wonders for productivity if people are deliberate in its usage, i.e., use it strategically to maximize learning by asking it sophisticated & clarifying questions, double-checking the output, and consulting reputable sources throughout the process. (1/2)
The lack of confidence on US denominated assets, among investors, has been brewing for some time. And, no, this is not an aberration that can be fixed if and when Trump leaves office. As this chart shows, the decline in US treasuries continued under Biden and Trump in his second term, (1/2)
#WolffBites: USSR's decline left US empire to reach its peak. World's central banks exchanged gold for US dollar treasuries. As US empire goes into decline after 2000 and China rises.... Those banks shift back from US treasuries to gold.
January 30, 2026 at 6:22 AM
The lack of confidence on US denominated assets, among investors, has been brewing for some time. And, no, this is not an aberration that can be fixed if and when Trump leaves office. As this chart shows, the decline in US treasuries continued under Biden and Trump in his second term, (1/2)
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 AM
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Very true. And this is coming after a substantive period of a historic 'tight' labor market, where statistics suggested that there were two jobs for every unemployed American. Add to this the lower numbers of immigrants currently coming in, plus going out (due to the deportation drive), (1/2)
January 29, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Very true. And this is coming after a substantive period of a historic 'tight' labor market, where statistics suggested that there were two jobs for every unemployed American. Add to this the lower numbers of immigrants currently coming in, plus going out (due to the deportation drive), (1/2)
Fascists are friends with fellow fascists everywhere. While one of them uses his Gestapo-style force to kill his own citizens, his friends in another part of the world deploy kangaroo courts to sentence a brave couple for writing dissenting tweets. #ReleaseImaanAndHadi
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Fascists are friends with fellow fascists everywhere. While one of them uses his Gestapo-style force to kill his own citizens, his friends in another part of the world deploy kangaroo courts to sentence a brave couple for writing dissenting tweets. #ReleaseImaanAndHadi
Pakistan has roughly about 400 to 500 mental health professionals for a population of a whopping 250 million--one of the lowest in the world. Add to that, the socio-economic issues the country faces & you have a populace with severe mental health challenges that often go (1/3)
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Pakistan has roughly about 400 to 500 mental health professionals for a population of a whopping 250 million--one of the lowest in the world. Add to that, the socio-economic issues the country faces & you have a populace with severe mental health challenges that often go (1/3)
The cat's out of the bag: higher MW's punish less efficient firms and are a crucial mechanism of their creative destruction. As it turns out, the capitalists want "efficiency for thee (workers) but not for me."
Credit: @mortenstostad.bsky.social
Credit: @mortenstostad.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The cat's out of the bag: higher MW's punish less efficient firms and are a crucial mechanism of their creative destruction. As it turns out, the capitalists want "efficiency for thee (workers) but not for me."
Credit: @mortenstostad.bsky.social
Credit: @mortenstostad.bsky.social
Exactly. Moreover, the job creation by the rich is not welfare-driven but value-extracting.
December 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Exactly. Moreover, the job creation by the rich is not welfare-driven but value-extracting.
The economists' conventional argument has been to give the rich more tax cuts, as they have a "propensity" to save more, which turns into investment. Well, it turns out that in modern capitalism (aka neoliberalism), tax cuts just fund higher elite consumption & not investment.
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The economists' conventional argument has been to give the rich more tax cuts, as they have a "propensity" to save more, which turns into investment. Well, it turns out that in modern capitalism (aka neoliberalism), tax cuts just fund higher elite consumption & not investment.
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Fixing affordability starts with decommodifying essentials and curbing corporate power instead of relying only on interest rate hikes.
Economist Ramaa Vasudevan outlines a different way to respond to the cost of living crisis.
👉 Full video - youtu.be/KiGBiOUR_00
#Affordability #CostOfLivingCrisis
Economist Ramaa Vasudevan outlines a different way to respond to the cost of living crisis.
👉 Full video - youtu.be/KiGBiOUR_00
#Affordability #CostOfLivingCrisis
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Fixing affordability starts with decommodifying essentials and curbing corporate power instead of relying only on interest rate hikes.
Economist Ramaa Vasudevan outlines a different way to respond to the cost of living crisis.
👉 Full video - youtu.be/KiGBiOUR_00
#Affordability #CostOfLivingCrisis
Economist Ramaa Vasudevan outlines a different way to respond to the cost of living crisis.
👉 Full video - youtu.be/KiGBiOUR_00
#Affordability #CostOfLivingCrisis
Reposted by Hassan Mujtaba
🔴 Over 500 economists, including WIL co-director @thomaspiketty.bsky.social, call on world leaders to set up an International Panel on Inequality, as recommended by the Extraordinary Committee's report to the #G20, led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🔴 Over 500 economists, including WIL co-director @thomaspiketty.bsky.social, call on world leaders to set up an International Panel on Inequality, as recommended by the Extraordinary Committee's report to the #G20, led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
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Rob Robinson breaks down why housing, wages, and inequality are an economic system that profits from keeping us precarious.
The 1% profits while the rest of us struggle to survive, and people are finally starting to wake up.
What will we do next?
👉 Full episode youtu.be/gZcvVZbTDAE
The 1% profits while the rest of us struggle to survive, and people are finally starting to wake up.
What will we do next?
👉 Full episode youtu.be/gZcvVZbTDAE
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Rob Robinson breaks down why housing, wages, and inequality are an economic system that profits from keeping us precarious.
The 1% profits while the rest of us struggle to survive, and people are finally starting to wake up.
What will we do next?
👉 Full episode youtu.be/gZcvVZbTDAE
The 1% profits while the rest of us struggle to survive, and people are finally starting to wake up.
What will we do next?
👉 Full episode youtu.be/gZcvVZbTDAE
A party that claims to speak for Palestinians yet reinforces an apartheid like structure against Ahmedis and other minorities at home, while simultaneously disrupting civic life in the name of protests, needs to be checked, if not stopped.
October 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A party that claims to speak for Palestinians yet reinforces an apartheid like structure against Ahmedis and other minorities at home, while simultaneously disrupting civic life in the name of protests, needs to be checked, if not stopped.
Socialism doesn't works but free market fundamentalism does 👇🏾
September 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Socialism doesn't works but free market fundamentalism does 👇🏾
The bigger puzzle should be that despite having a military that is comparable to the world's leading powers, why doesn't Pakistan have an economy and an edge in research, science, & technology just like them?
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The bigger puzzle should be that despite having a military that is comparable to the world's leading powers, why doesn't Pakistan have an economy and an edge in research, science, & technology just like them?
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Want to #TaxTheRich? Try the 2025 version of the Global #WealthTax Simulator 🎛️
✔️Select any region/country or the world as a whole
✔️Input your preferred tax rates
✔️Adjust depreciation or tax evasion parameters
✔️See how much revenue you'd raise
▶️ wid.world/world-wealth...
We tested with France 👇🇫🇷
✔️Select any region/country or the world as a whole
✔️Input your preferred tax rates
✔️Adjust depreciation or tax evasion parameters
✔️See how much revenue you'd raise
▶️ wid.world/world-wealth...
We tested with France 👇🇫🇷
August 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Want to #TaxTheRich? Try the 2025 version of the Global #WealthTax Simulator 🎛️
✔️Select any region/country or the world as a whole
✔️Input your preferred tax rates
✔️Adjust depreciation or tax evasion parameters
✔️See how much revenue you'd raise
▶️ wid.world/world-wealth...
We tested with France 👇🇫🇷
✔️Select any region/country or the world as a whole
✔️Input your preferred tax rates
✔️Adjust depreciation or tax evasion parameters
✔️See how much revenue you'd raise
▶️ wid.world/world-wealth...
We tested with France 👇🇫🇷
Reposted by Hassan Mujtaba
really feels like housing affordability is one of the most important political issues of our time, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives, and everyday our mainstream political discourse is about whether sour cream is woke or not
August 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
really feels like housing affordability is one of the most important political issues of our time, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives, and everyday our mainstream political discourse is about whether sour cream is woke or not
I had a wonderful time discussing with Dr Usman W. Chohan about the recent wave of brain drain in Pakistan and its structural determinants, along with the political economy of migration, especially towards the rich world, (1/2)
August 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I had a wonderful time discussing with Dr Usman W. Chohan about the recent wave of brain drain in Pakistan and its structural determinants, along with the political economy of migration, especially towards the rich world, (1/2)
The brilliant Nancy Folbre on the existing state of political affairs in the United States:
“Among many voters, the fear of losing even small privileges may outweigh the hope of much bigger gains from a different form of solidarity.”
truthout.org/articles/tru...
“Among many voters, the fear of losing even small privileges may outweigh the hope of much bigger gains from a different form of solidarity.”
truthout.org/articles/tru...
Trump’s Motives Can Be Opaque. I Asked a Feminist Economist to Bare Them.
Trump’s policies cater to the 1 percent, but they don’t neatly align with capitalist interests in the traditional sense.
truthout.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The brilliant Nancy Folbre on the existing state of political affairs in the United States:
“Among many voters, the fear of losing even small privileges may outweigh the hope of much bigger gains from a different form of solidarity.”
truthout.org/articles/tru...
“Among many voters, the fear of losing even small privileges may outweigh the hope of much bigger gains from a different form of solidarity.”
truthout.org/articles/tru...
Reposted by Hassan Mujtaba
From Doug Saunders, one of Canada's best columnists: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: No, politics haven’t become polarized. Only one side has moved to the extremes
Many became attracted to fringe ideas and conspiracy theories on the right, but there hasn’t been a similar shift, of any significant scale, on the left
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
From Doug Saunders, one of Canada's best columnists: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Reposted by Hassan Mujtaba
Working from offices may contribute to workplace culture and unity for employees.
But there's evidence that flexible work can help a company’s performance and inclusivity, while hard rules on either in-office or at-home work can negatively affect employee health, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social.
But there's evidence that flexible work can help a company’s performance and inclusivity, while hard rules on either in-office or at-home work can negatively affect employee health, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social.
Why Employers’ Back-to-Office Mandates May Backfire | The Tyee
Research suggests workers won’t be happy. Or more efficient.
thetyee.ca
July 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Working from offices may contribute to workplace culture and unity for employees.
But there's evidence that flexible work can help a company’s performance and inclusivity, while hard rules on either in-office or at-home work can negatively affect employee health, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social.
But there's evidence that flexible work can help a company’s performance and inclusivity, while hard rules on either in-office or at-home work can negatively affect employee health, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social.