Like they said :-)

Francesca Albanese : Perhaps the UK gov has not enough on its conscience that can let Anti-Genocide activists die?? I trust the UK people will appreciate that this is not about Palestine anymore: it is about their own freedoms. Full solidarity to PalestineAction hunger strikers and their families

Important

Ireland’s far right is entering a dangerous new phase. A new GPAHE report identifies 13 active extremist groups—many centered on anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ+ ideology—and shows how online disinformation is fueling real-world violence, while embedding Irish actors in global far-right networks.

Woman on the bus: What blusher do you use? Her friend: Oh, cold air, a brisk walk, alcohol or sometimes the menopause. You?

Mamdani's subversive smile and how not everyone is allowed to be angry by Arwa Mahdawi www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The EC prioritising "time-saving" AI over humans thinking and understanding

V interesting - changing geographies, profiles and drivers of offshore wealth @taxobservatory.bsky.social

📄 Read the full policy brief by @giuliavaraschin.bsky.social, @qparrinello.bsky.social & @gabrielzucman.bsky.social here: www.taxobservatory.eu/publication/...

New issue of "economic sociology" out now: "Is globalization over? What tariffs tell us." Edited by Jeanne Lazarus, with contributions by Jonathan Levy, @quinnslobodian.com, @yingyaowang.bsky.social and @trgn.bsky.social s.gwdg.de/ORk2ux

Great line up

Mourning the loss of Bill Abom, lifelong champion of justice for overlooked immigrant workers. Read more here: www.dublininquirer.com/mourning-the...

Mamdani, Trump, and FDR: What that Oval Office photo misses about Roosevelt and his war on wealth www.taxnotes.com/featured-ana...

1/ How have racial and overall inequalities evolved in #SouthAfrica since the end of apartheid? Our latest study brings fresh evidence using a unique microdatabase covering 1993–2019, combining surveys, tax data, national accounts & historical budgets ⤵️ www.taxobservatory.eu/publication/...

Rural vs. working class? A new study shows they’re not as different as we think. 🌾🏭 Both feel cities get too much, both want more support for working people, and both back redistribution. 🤝 There’s real political potential in this shared outlook according to Marta R. Eidheim 🗳️

Excellent piece by @michael-taft.bsky.social showing the contradictions and the realities (unspoken by government) behind Ireland's migration policy.

1/ We just published new research on how multinational corporations’ profit shifting impacts workers’ earnings, using unique microdata from Country-by-Country Reports (#CbCR) linked to employer-employee data in #France 🇫🇷🔍 Check out the full paper: www.taxobservatory.eu/publication/...

Survey results from the MU Just Housing project, in collaboration with CATU, highlight serious issues facing renters in Sallynoggin - including cold homes caused by poor insulation, old windows and inefficient heating systems. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

Latest issue from @finandsoc.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Save The Complex my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... Having spaces to meet, plan & create really matters. It's a real problem in Dublin & beyond. Don't let The Complex follow in the footsteps of other lost public & artistic spaces via @uplift.ie

Great piece by @hannahdaly.ie critiquing the 'we're too small to matter' Irish excuse to avoid climate accountability. It's an excuse used across a range of multi-lateral issues by Ireland over the years - 'a comforting excuse for evading uncomfortable truths.' www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Bravo Matti!

US law-makers on the make. Eye watering findings by Shang-Jin Wei & Yifan Zhou www.nber.org/papers/w34524 via @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

🎥 WATCH: Immigration, Policy and Protest What shapes the UK's conversation on migration? @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @michaelacbenson.bsky.social & Fizza Qureshi @migrantsrights.bsky.social take a closer look in our latest Conversations event. VIDEO: buff.ly/MWOKjcO

The new Corporate Tax Haven Index is out!

This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.

Looking forward to discussing why over half (!) of companies in Ireland pay no corporate tax with Yvonne Hayden, author of an excellent new paper with detailed data on the topic. Hosted by SSISI www.ssisi.ie Dec 3, 2025 5:30 PM Register here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Great thread on the recent housing research from PPRNet, outlined by @bjoernbremer.bsky.social

NERI online seminar - 18 Feb 26 - Dr. Tom McDonnell,NERI & Dr. Micheál Collins, UCD will present on taxation & intergenerational fairness. Details here - www.nerinstitute.net/events/2026/... #taxes

New set of research briefings on the politics of housing - excellent range of issues covered asking 'what does a progressive agenda on housing look like?'. By @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social & @siljahausermann.bsky.social and many more

Brave, good people

Interesting development www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Dublin book launch of 'From the Bog to the Cloud' this Wednesday in @ConnollyBooks. See you there!

OECD Corporate Tax Statistics is out today. A thread of some key – and I think pretty striking – findings coming out of the data. www.oecd.org/en/about/new...

“Compelling... challenges the idea that women are simply 'poor men' in pension systems... shows why pensions must be reimagined to reflect the realities of diverse lives.” @gerontologyuk.bsky.social on 'Pension Saving in a Gendered Lifecourse' by Hayley James 👇 www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, ActionAid is raising an important message: fund #feminist futures now. From Malawi to Ukraine, feminist activists are calling for one thing: long-term, flexible, and accessible funding for women’s rights organisations.

Looks like a must read: our “The AI Matrix: Profits, Power, Politics" by @dmugge.bsky.social, Regine Paul, Vali Stan Open access @agendapub.bsky.social: www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

Our reaction to the COP30 outcomes. The agreement edges the world slightly forward but it’s not nearly enough. When COP happens next year in Turkey, Ireland will play a key role with EU Council Presidency and actions must speak louder than words. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/friends...

Thank you Prof. Ciara Smyth via @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Will Denmark's hardline migration policy influence rest of EU? Tough asylum legislation was in place before Mette Frederiksen came to power, but has become even more draconian under her administration www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

At our upcoming #LunchSeminar, Joana Garcia ( @bportugal.pt ) will present new evidence from the Zona Franca da Madeira, shedding light on workers, wages, and firm dynamics in low-tax jurisdictions. 🗓️ Nov 28, 12:00 CET 📍 @pse.bsky.social & Online Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We have a few spaces left for an in person event on Tax and Poverty on the 5th December in Glasgow. Aimed at experts and non-experts alike. Speakers include @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social Sara Cowan (SWBG) and @elainemaag.bsky.social More info & link to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/poverty-an...

"International human rights law is clear: family policies must be framed from the perspective of the child. Yet Ireland’s policy implies that the child of an engineer has more rights than the child of a care worker." by @davegibney.bsky.social www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...

Thrilled to see our latest paper published in @iojournal.bsky.social! 🥳 "Dollar Diminished: The Unmaking of US Financial Hegemony Under Trump" co-authored with Tobias Pforr (@eui-eu.bsky.social) and @fabianpape.bsky.social 🙂 doi.org/10.1017/S002...

"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."

To all concerned with climate finance! In my article published in @climate-policy.bsky.social, I find that overlooking the influence of banks’ types of equity on sustainable lending narrows the scope of analysis and limits the tools available to reach Paris-aligned portfolios. See abstract for more!

Thanks to @karolbalfe.bsky.social for this excellent overview of the 'good, bad & the ugly' of week 2 at COP30 via @thejournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/cop30...

Join us for a special lecture with historian Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, author of the bestselling new book “BURN THEM OUT! A history of fascism and the far-right in Ireland" 📚 bit.ly/4806tTF 🎟 #DingleLit #féilelitearthachorcadhuibhne #Dingle #Kerry #Ireland #bookstagram

Join Us at SASE 2026 in Bordeaux! The upcoming SASE conference will feature a mini-conference on International Financial Subordination (IFS). How does IFS evolve in the current context of climate crisis and geopolitical tensions? More info here 👉 sase.org/events/2026-...