Mark Orton

Mark M. Orton is a writer and researcher focused on the political economy of the United States. His work examines inequality, financialization.....

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The Forbes billionaires list in 2019 numbered 607 in the US. By April 2024, the number had grown by 34% to 813. In 2019, US billionaires held $3.1 trillion in net wealth. This ballooned by 117% to $6.7 trillion at the end of 2024. More here: https://t.co/wDJVbhrBLo

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147,631,710 - what does this number say about our species? https://t.co/SGAVQOSu1I

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Evaluating ChatGPT - use our social skills
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The pandemic reveals – we have the government and society the rich and corporations intend for us https://t.co/yvjuHepgOJ

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Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman and White Supremacy https://t.co/OoLXCQyTYZ

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Countering White Male Top 10% Affirmative Action https://t.co/tInrzVrvOx

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US Military Engagements – 1950 to present https://t.co/RxdfueGKlr

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The Scale of American Warfare Post WWII – Vietnam https://t.co/xuLK1ZBizG

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The Size of US Military – 215 https://t.co/uebVA6uTPG

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Recently Noted – Bumpy Ride Why America’s roads are in tatters https://t.co/vNYMiMovEV

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Considering the Obama Presidency And Musings on Foreign Policy https://t.co/BFU8AGHN7I

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The Innovation Economy – not here in America https://t.co/b8BGXU2efS

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Why and How Capitalism Needs to Be Reformed (Parts 1 & 2) – Ray Dalio – what’s missing? https://t.co/BVnkcenlxM

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Market Concentration – Walmart and Groceries https://t.co/WfvWZ3vztt

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“Why Did Racial Progress Stall in America?” https://t.co/CGV8JhaCwm

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Continuing Income Stagnation for Americans https://t.co/LaNWeta1sZ

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Put your bodies upon the wheels, upon the levers…. https://t.co/evu90X0SxS

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Are Americans Over Taxed, Over Defended, Bamboozled by the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Presidential Complex?? https://t.co/qr0hc6OBfW

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9/11 and the Uses of American Amnesia (or Self Delusion) https://t.co/8vBwLchj6S

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Why “White Supremacy”? https://t.co/AVSabnu5dL