Véronique Pouillard & same.bsky.social
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History professor, U of Oslo, ERC grantee, history of intellectual property, business historian, author of Paris to New York, Harvard UP
Oslo, Norway
Joined October 2020
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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1/🧵Immanuel Wallerstein is known for his world-systems analysis. But few recall that his ideas were shaped by engagement with African decolonisation. In the 1960s, #Wallerstein lived and travelled across #Africa, meeting #Fanon and Samir Amin, and admiring #Nkrumah and Cabral.
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In Canada, real estate (60-90% land value) is by far the #1 source of rising net worths. It's not even close. To restore the link between work and wealth, The Economist Editorial Board says build more housing and tax land value. "Whether a young person can afford to buy a
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Congratulations to all those who took to the streets on this Hands off Day of Action. Americans will stand tall against Oligarchy, Authoritarianism and Kleptocracy. We will not allow billionaires to get huge tax breaks while Medicaid and other programs are cut. And we will win.
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This week, I am headed to Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado with @AOC, @GregCasar, and @StevenHorsford to hold town halls with working class Americans. Together, we will stand strong in the struggle against authoritarianism and oligarchy. I hope you'll join us.
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A recent conversation on the Eastern Congo war for the journal Universitas
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Studenter i Bukavu frykter for livet etter at M23-militsen tok over byen.
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UN Security Council condemned Rwanda for backing M23 rebels in Congo and ordered its troops to withdraw. Rwanda said any UN resolution that didn't address Rwanda's security concerns & the concerns of Rwandaphones was not a solution. https://t.co/A7VX9UpkX7 via @bpolitics
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The United Nations Security Council condemned Rwanda for backing a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ordered its troops to withdraw from the country.
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Claude McKay - Letters in Exile Transnational Journeys of a Harlem Renaissance Writer À paraître en septembre aux Yale UP
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The 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship call results are in. With a budget of €417 million, we are funding nearly 1,700 researchers from 🇪🇺 and beyond. They will strengthen EU research in key areas such as social inclusion, AI, and cancer research ↓
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M23 rebels in Congo announce a unilateral ceasefire beginning Tuesday & complained that Congo's army was bombing them. The G7 told Rwanda & M23 to stop their offensive south. M23 say they don't want to take Bukavu anyway. https://t.co/KSmsQ5MQWS via @bpolitics
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Rwanda-backed rebels declared a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bowing to international pressure to halt fighting that has killed hundreds, wounded thousands and risks a wider regional...
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#RDC #M23: « Je condamne les attaques du M23 soutenues par les Forces armées rwandaises », @hadjalahbib
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🎙️ « La souveraineté et l'intégrité territoriale de la RDC 🇨🇩 doivent être respectées par tous, en tout temps et en tous lieux ». ➖ 🇧🇪 Le ministre des Affaires étrangères @BernardQuintin_ à son arrivée au Conseil des Affaires étrangères à Bruxelles aujourd'hui
🎙️ "The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC 🇨🇩 must be respected by all, at all times and in all places". ➖ 🇧🇪 Foreign Minister @BernardQuintin_ at his arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels today #FAC
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« C’était des flammes qui sortaient de la haute cheminée. Ça sentait le poulet grillé. » Déportés à #Auschwitz, ces survivants reviennent sur leur effroyable découverte des chambres à gaz et des fours crématoires.
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We read him so much with my youngest child. Lots of warm moments
L'Ambassade de France a appris avec tristesse la disparition de l'auteur et illustrateur de littérature jeunesse Kazuo Iwamura. Nommé Chevalier des Arts et Lettres en 2014, il laisse derrière lui un héritage précieux empreint de poésie qui a bercé des générations d'enfants.
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When I started talking about Oligarchy, many people didn't understand what I meant. Well, that's changed. When the 3 wealthiest men in America sit behind Trump at his inauguration, everyone understands that the billionaire class now controls our government. We must fight
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As often strong cover by newspaper Liberation, pointing to a pressing concern, Trump’s push for death penalty
🇺🇸 Investiture de #Trump : peine Capitole. C'est la une de @Libe ce mardi. Dans un discours annonciateur d’une violence extrême, le président américain a promis un nouvel «âge d’or» à une nation selon lui en déclin. Le cauchemar recommence.
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Le contexte international s’assombrit. Pour sa cérémonie d’investiture, Donald Trump a invité les leaders les plus réactionnaires : Milei, Bolsonaro, Orban, Meloni, Zemmour, Van Grieken. Ce n’est plus une investiture, c’est le grand rassemblement mondial de l’extrême droite.
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J'ai un immense attachement personnel et intellectuel pour l'écrivain et militant kenyan Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, 87 ans aujourd'hui. "En matière de culture comme de politique, la seule vengeance salutaire est de se battre pour un meilleur lendemain contre les forces négatives d’hier."
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