There is nothing natural about extreme inequality. It is the predictable result of an economic system that distributes income based on who owns the means of production, rather than according to any common-sense principle of labour contribution, human needs or justice.
Remember, when the fresh snow flies in your city, it reveals how much we’ve over-designed our streets for cars making them faster & more dangerous, and how much space we could reclaim for people & public life. We call them #sneckdowns. HT @fietsprofessor
Do you ever feel that some cities are just more alive than others?
It's probably because they're "mixed-use".
This is a simple idea, but it changes everything...
The tragedy in Pakistan is a stark reminder of climate injustice. The top map shows which nations are most responsible for excess emissions. The bottom map shows which nations are most impacted by it. Climate breakdown is playing out along colonial lines.
Das Desinteresse der linken Bewegungen in Deutschland an den Prozessen in Chile ist mittlerweile gespenstisch und unerklärlich.
Der Verfassungsentwurf zeigt Wege aus der globalen Krise, erkämpft von feministischen und ökologischen Bewegungen und einem Aufstand.
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NEW PAPER: Inequality more than doubles global energy requirements and makes climate mitigation much more difficult to achieve. If we want to ensure decent living for all on a habitable planet, we need to reduce inequality big time. https://t.co/pYCs7ilKQG
Fun story from #Germany: a tenant moved out and got the deposit back that her parents had paid 60 years ago.
Instead of €400 Euros, though, a court ruled the landlord has to pay her €115.000 as the deposit was put into stocks.
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The "perfect victim" keeps cropping up in talking and writing about Amber Heard and the trial. I did my PhD research looking at the construction of the victim and survivor labels in the context of gendered violence. We can learn a lot by unpacking the "perfect victim." A 🧵
A gender perspective is indispensable for understanding mass shootings, conflict and war. The overwhelming majority of perpetrators of lethal violence are men, yet most men never fire a weapon in anger. How come? This is a thread with examples of relevant research.