The 24-year-old student Robina Aminian was shot dead in Tehran by the Islamic regime’s security forces while out protesting on the streets. Rest in Peace Robina

Venezuela has oil. Greenland has rare Earth minerals. Luckily Iceland has only volcanoes, glaciers, and very average cricketers.

Test cricket is dead; long live test cricket. #cricket #AUSvENG #Ashes2025

Income Inequality and the Erosion of Democracy In this study, Rau & Stokes conclude that “income inequality is a strong & highly robust predictor of democratic erosion” A reminder that problems of democracy are related to the social context Open Access: https://t.co/uw3tD1hLYe

A few months ago, I said that a higher minimum wage can lead to creative destruction. Today, a new QJE paper shows exactly that: a higher MW yields "fewer but more productive firms". High wages often improve economic efficiency! It's a crucial part of the Nordic model.

this morning we posted machine-learned estimates of the cost of ~ending extreme poverty using direct income transfers. we get 0.3% of global GDP I think this price is attractive! (it is a fraction of spend on, say, cosmetics or alcoholic beverages) https://t.co/yYmV1cqgUP

The new World Inequality Report 2026 confirms: Since 1995, the 0.001% broke away while the bottom 50% stagnated. This isn't a healthy economy. It's policy failure. We don't need charity. We need structural change. Tax us. #TaxTheRich

Our paper on the inflated effects of corporate tax cuts on economic growth, published in the European Economic Review, is the journal’s most downloaded paper and has attracted the most attention on social media over the last 3 years. It's also among the most widely cited papers🧵

Unlike other comparable nations, specialists in Australia can charge what they like. But higher fees don't necessarily mean better care. @yutingzhang66 @unimelb

Statement from the Premier.

Heartbreaking & horrific scenes from NSW tonight. It’s hard to comprehend such monstrous violence. Solidarity to the victims & their families. Deep thanks to our first responders, including NSW paramedics, & to the brave bystanders, who ran toward danger to help others.

"The top 0.001% (about 56,000 adults) have 3 times more wealth than half of the entire world population combined."

The World Inequality Report 26 has dropped. Extreme economic inequality remains persistent & endemic. Report foregrounds the separatism of the global rich & the urgent need for tax justice. A track of the scale, distribution & evolution of #inequality. https://t.co/NmIXJxAW8x

'This us-against-the-world attitude is surely a reflection of the fact that the entire cricket world is united in its bewilderment about Bazball'. @GusGguuss is calling time on Bazball. #cricket #AUSvENG

FIFA president Gianni Infantino in 2022: "Please, let's now focus on the football! And please do not allow football to be dragged into every ideological or political battle that exists." Also Gianni Infantino:

There is a strong positive association between equality and development over the long run — that's what our historical series available on https://t.co/3orZXT8SHo are clearly showing. Key findings in thread 🧵(1/8)👇 https://t.co/nQ7CLsRck7

Join your union.

A 3%-a-year wage offer for Victorian health workers. A wages policy & offer that delivers a real wage cut for the foodies, wardies, cleaners & admin staff who keep our hospitals running. Just bad economic & industrial policy. Solidarity to every Victorian health worker.

Excellent article. 'The London Consensus' is worth a read - downloadable for free from LSE here:

For anyone who wants to pick up economic ideas, concepts and terminology without inhaling a cloud of neoliberal fairy dust, Ha-Joon Chang offers two great, straightforward reads. #economicliteracy