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Dr. Steve Keen
@ProfSteveKeen
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EducationLondon, UKstevekeenfree.comBorn March 28, 1953Joined June 2011

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Oh David! . They say only the good die young, but why did you have to be one of them? There's even more bullshit in the world now that you are no longer with us. It was a pleasure to know you, and it is a tragedy to say goodbye.
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It's screamingly obvious in the data. Before Thatcher deregulated lending for housing, private debt rarely exceeded 60% of GDP in the UK. After then, it tripled, driving house prices up in the process
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Maybe we should rename it the GoHome! Office. Catches their disposition more accurately. I just copped a minor instance: refusing tourist visa to my Dutch-resident Thai-national partner to attend Wimbledon with me.
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This is something a lot of non-Americans know (including complicity of the US in the "palace coup" against Australia's Labor Government in 1973), which is why we find it laughable when Americans talk of democracy and "freedom"
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This is an extremely well written and illustrated article explaining the dangers of tripping climate tipping points. Economists are clueless about these processes and yet we've taken their advice over that of scientists.
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“If we’re right about the tipping points, they’re not marginal,” Lenton tells Grist. “They’re existential risks.” grist.org/climate-tippin
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The Bank of England is handing out billions in new public money to Britain's biggest businesses in secret, via the Covid Corporate Financing Facility. This is public money - we deserve to know where it's being spent!
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Powerful stuff! It's dangerous to attribute sincerity in today's world, but this feels sincere. And with the promise of more such testimonies to come, this could be a fascinating few months.
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"Just take the past half-century. Keynesianism prevailed in the post-war era. In the 1970s, that was overtaken by monetarism: the idea that only the supply of money was important. That resulted in governments backing away from economic management, leaving central banks to rule… Show more
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A good article by Ian Verrender of the ABC. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0
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Can all my followers PLEASE follow , who has been detained by the military in Burma? He is a saint of a man, one of the most generous, humble, selfless people I have ever known. Maybe a large increase in his following will help motivate his release. Please Retweet.
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This is ridiculous. Life imitating art—or broadcasters imitating a satire. Do watch the whole video.
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A reminder of this gem from a year ago. 60,000 people died from the extreme heatwave across Europe #DontLookUp forbes.com/sites/darreonn
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