The violence of ICE demonstrates Machiavelli’s point that power is not in the exercise of violence. Power is having the capacity for violence but not needing to use it. As @bichlernitzan.bsky.social say, power is “confidence in obedience.”

Neoliberalism’s ideological propaganda was “free markets”. The reality of neoliberal governance was empowerment and protection for the rich, powerful elites. The renewal of crony capitalism is a continuation of the reality alongside a repudiation of the ideology.

Record-high CEO salaries keep getting justified with recycled “productivity” myths. CLC’s @dtcochrane.bsky.social breaks it down: CEO pay is about power, not performance. The solution? Rebalance power to workers with pay caps, fair taxes, and stronger bargaining rights. ✊

Two of Canada’s most progressive economists, @davidmaccdn.bsky.social & @dtcochrane.bsky.social, agree: CEO pay isn’t about productivity. It’s about power. New data from the @policyalternatives.ca's report shows who’s really paying the price. Report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

“POWER“ 💥🎯🔥 from @dtcochrane.bsky.social youtu.be/-54xaYzGV2g?...

“All the extra money that people are paying at the grocery stores, paying in rent and mortgage interest, that money is going somewhere,” @davidmaccdn.bsky.social said. “One of the places that it’s going is to much higher corporate profits in Canada.” #inequality www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

To be fair, Kanye and Nikki told us that they are Monsters. Sucks that it is such a good song.

That’s quite the ROI for a company named after a dystopian surveillance device that destroys anyone who uses it.

My PhD supervisor always said that inflation is everywhere and always redistributionary.

The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflation—it's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest. In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵 scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...

The Harper government is responsible for creating what is now effectively a pro-communism monument.

What does the Bank of Canada's 2.25% rate hold mean for Canadians heading into 2026? CLC's Senior Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social joined @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social to unpack the uncertainty still shaping our economy. #cdnpoli Watch the interview: www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1...

capital flight is less of a risk than people think -- most of it thats gonna fly is already /in/ tax havens and comparable jurisdictions

Danielle Smith’s push to suspend charter rights of trans youth is cowardly — and abandons conservative values #Opinion from @faejohnstone.bsky.social

Maybe Danielle Smith could make the oil & gas business pay its bills instead of lobbying on its behalf.

The federal government had to bailout the last oil pipeline. This one will require an even bigger bailout.

This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...

From the archives: Politicians aren’t doctors, and they shouldn’t pretend to be. canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/02/20/p... @faejohnstone.bsky.social

Larry Summers told us over and over and over again that he’s a giant POS. But he remained a favourite of American elites. Why?

Authors: find your work in Anthropic training dataset and file a claim www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

This budget is just plain bad. The few things that could be good are far too meagre. And there are many terrible things. It fails to meet the moment and will do little to address the many crises people in Canada face.

Retain talent? Are you kidding? This is people Musk has bullied, bribed, flattered, and flamed.

USD as the global currency is a blessing and a curse for the US. The pains from the end of dollar dominance are far from clear. Who will pay? How much? In what forms?

Add human trafficking to the lengthy list of social ills that would be most meaningfully addressed by reducing poverty.

and now for your umpteenth reminder that the best way to fight human trafficking is to support measures that ease poverty and promote affordable housing, not to go hunting for hidden coded messages on the internet

Mark McEwan is a basic bitch who has no business judging young, innovative chefs. He wouldn’t last one episode as a competitor.

As a worker gets more productive through experience, how should the benefits of that higher productivity be distributed among the worker, their employer, and the public?

Paging @joefrancis.bsky.social

Everyone using “performative” in a negative way should reread Butler.

Example of how economics gibberish trickles down from the ivory towers to the fund managers, becoming even less coherent on the way.

Well, if past practices are any indication, it will be to offer Big Tech a bunch of tax breaks.

On a new episode of 🔴 @pressprogress.ca SOURCES🔴 @canadianlabour.bsky.social’ @dtcochrane.bsky.social joins @lukelebrun.ca to share his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa. pressprogress.ca/looking-insi... 🔶

“Courage, my friends.” Tommy Douglas

45% of net new federal expenditure is going to defence, another 45% is going to two tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the ultra-wealthy. Most of the supposed “investment” is handouts to corporations. This is not a budget the NDP can support.

These floor crossings are going to fuel Western alienation rhetoric.

🎧 PODCAST: Looking inside Mark Carney’s ‘extremely Orwellian’ austerity budget From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa

Don’t let an investment banker define investment. That way lies inequality and economic stagnation.

The most socially destructive people always claim they have to destroy society to save it.

Will Carney end up being remembered as be of the worst PMs in CDN history?

Anyone who claims that science is a true meritocracy is no scientist. There is ample evidence to disprove the claim.

If the federal budget fails to pass, there is one person responsible: Mark Carney.

3. Ignore bond vigilantes - the advice of ex vigilante: financiers push for austerity and low growth, because bonds have highest returns when economy slumps 'greatest compliment the bond market can give a chancellor aiming for economic rejuvenation is a mild sell-off'. www.ft.com/content/41de...

The care economy is VERY IMPORTANT. I don’t know what it will take to get the government to recognize this fact. @offhandremarks.bsky.social @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social

This is naked white supremacy.

More evidence that Elon Musk is fifth column trying to prove that billionaires are morons. He must be getting frustrated wondering how much more obviously stupid he could possibly be.

Just like that hey?

Danielle Smith is anti-worker. This must be her legacy.

A perfect example of someone who is smart in one very narrow area thinking he is smart generally. He is not. He’s a rich idiot. And few things are more dangerous than a rich idiot.

You’re welcome Jays fans. I just tuned in shortly after the game was tied up. This is obviously thanks to me. 🙏😂