They must reject the politics of austerity and fulfill their commitment to policies that address human needs. Dal New York Times.
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In ricordo di Domenico Mario Nuti
Tre commemorazioni di Domenico Mario Nuti, economista amico anche di Sbilanciamoci, allievo di Kaldor e di Dobb, professore a La Sapienza, morto a Firenze prima di Natale. Da Eticaeconomia.
Brexit : comment Boris Johnson a abandonné la City
La pêche, qui représente moins de 0,1 % du PIB britannique et 12 000 emplois, a été un point de négociation crucial entre l’UE et le Royaume Uni. La finance (7 % du PIB et 1,1 million de postes) a été ignorée. Da Le Monde.
Capital and ideology: interview with Thomas Piketty
Is it true that the ‘classist’ politics of the past risks being substituted by the identitarian politics of nativist movements in the Europe of today? How can citizen trust in Europe be rebuilt?. Da Social Europe.
Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer
Nation’s poverty rate has risen at the fastest pace ever this year after aid for the unemployed declined. Nearly eight million U.S. citizens have fallen into poverty since this summer, according to a new study assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic by James X. Sullivan, a professor at Notre Dame, and Bruce D. Meyer, […]
The 2020 Corporate Rap Sheet
Donald Trump has done little during his four years in office to stem the power of big business. But career officials at regulatory agencies and career prosecutors at the Justice Department, have continued doing their jobs: Purdue Pharma Lp, Goldman Sachs and other big corporations fined billions dollars. Da Dirt Diggers Digest.
Want vaccines fast? Suspend intellectual property rights
United States, Britain and the European Union, among others, are blocking a proposal at the World Trade Organization that would allow them, and the rest of the world, to get more of the vaccines and treatments we all need. Dal New York Times.
Effetto pandemia: 434mila persone non possono più comprare farmaci essenziali
Secondo l’ottavo rapporto di Banco farmaceutico, almeno 173mila indigenti hanno dovuto chiedere aiuto a un ente assistenziale per medicinali non legati al Covid. Da Il Sole 24 ore online.
Unilever to test 4-day working week in New Zealand
Unilever is planning a trial shorter working week in New Zealand. And Alan Jope, Unilever’s chief executive, has said the pandemic offers a “hybrid future of work”. Dal Financial Times.
Le politiche sanitarie italiane, ieri, oggi e domani
L’eccezionalità della pandemia ha riportato in primo piano le insufficienze delle condizioni strutturali del San, minato dalla controrivoluzione neoliberale e da anni di definanziamento, che hanno ridotto la spesa pubblica sanitaria pro-capite italiana a metà di quella francese o tedesca. Dal sito del Centro riforma dello Stato.