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rmblaber1956

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I am a retired academic, with an MA & PhD in Social Policy & Administration from the Universities of York & Kent respectively. I am disabled, & am deeply concerned about human, gay and disability rights, the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis. I am currently politically homeless. I like films, classical music, jazz, and reading.

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Office Hours: Why is the world drifting toward authoritarianism and neofascism? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-why-is-the-world-drifting?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich Good question. Whatever the reason, this trend MUST be opposed & defeated, or we face a new Dark Age for the whole of humanity.

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The FTC alleges that a major US oil exec colluded with OPEC to cut production and drive up prices.

Research found that Big Oil price fixing may have contributed to 27% of total inflation in 2021.

When I say corporate greed is driving inflation, this is what I mean.

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@rbreich You appear not to care that the price of oil doesn't reflect its true ecological cost - but then you're an economist, so you've been trained not to do so. Burning the stuff & its derivatives, along with coal & natural gas, has led the level of CO2 in our atmosphere to over 425 ppm - one not seen for over 3 million years. The last time it was this high, global warming was 3 Celsius, & sea levels were over 65 ft higher than now.

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Office Hours: Will Israel’s war in Gaza harm Biden in November? If so, what should Biden do now? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-will-israels-war-in?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich It is already harming him - & has done so. He shouldn't have been such an enthusiastic supporter of Netanyahu's from the start. There is little he can do to repair the damage, but what he can do, he should, or he'll risk losing the election - & that would be a catastrophe.

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