Another insightful observation from @deschuttero.bsky.social from the @theguardian.com You know there is a problem when the UN Special Rapporteur on *Extreme Poverty* thinks Extreme Wealth is the real issue. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“we now have the clear understanding of why tech does not work for learning. And it is all biological…we've evolved biologically to learn from other human beings, not from screens. And screens circumvent that process.” Amazing intervention by neuroscientist Dr Jared Horvath youtu.be/Fd-_VDYit3U?...

There's some wonderful writing from @febalata.bsky.social in this edition of Renewal, on how extreme wealth undermines democracy, blocks attempts at justice, and on how the fight against it has got to be a core priority of modern progressive politics.

New briefing out on “invisible wealth”: UK wealth has surged through asset price inflation, but the tax system still struggles to see it, let alone tax it fairly. The report digs into why that gap matters and what it would take to close it. #extremewealth 🔗 neweconomics.org/2026/01/taxi...

The Epstein archive, taken seriously, is not a morality play. It is an exposure of how harm emerges from ordinary incentives interacting with extraordinary insulation. Have a read of my latest essay here: open.substack.com/pub/fernanda... #extremewealth

Absolute blockbuster of a new issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social, edited by @morganj0nes.bsky.social @neilwarner.bsky.social and @beccagold.bsky.social which takes a big picture view of the past year and a half of Labour government.

Tune in to understand how international solidarity and concrete action to fight harms of extreme wealth and imperialism is happening in the Americas #nuestraamerica @progintl.bsky.social youtube.com/live/B01iBwh...

Don't miss this webinar on the role of local currency financing in reframing global economic governance and delivering debt, and climate justice. Excited to be speaking alongside these amazing people! Sign up 👇 @neweconomics.bsky.social

Great job opportunity to join the amazing NEF team in the UK 👇

South America knows this feeling. Not shock but recognition. I wrote a long piece about Venezuela, Gaza, and what happens when rules keep speaking but stop intervening. open.substack.com/pub/fernanda... #PoliticalEconomy #LatinAmerica

We're really proud to be part of this joint report with ‬ ‪@neweconomics.bsky.social‬, @cesr.bsky.social, Institute for Econ Justice in South Africa and Transforma in Brazil. With so much global upheaval, the world needs strong civil society solutions and solidarity.

Great discussion today with my co-authors of The G20 at a Crossroads. @sarahanderson.bsky.social @reyannaj.bsky.social @ips-dc.org Shikwane and Gilad at the Institute for Economic Justice, Marco at Transforma. TU @civicusalliance.bsky.social for hosting us! neweconomics.org/2025/11/the-...

If you are in Joburg / Johannesburg this Tuesday 18th November, please join for the launch of the report, we are being hosted by @civicusalliance.bsky.social and it will be a good time to think together about our global economic future. Sign up here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Billie Eilish posed an important question more public figures should: “Why are you a billionaire?” It matters because it’s not just about lifestyle choices. Extreme wealth results from political choices, dominant social norms - we can change them. @neweconomics.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org

Kamal Ramburuth from the Institute for Economic Justice in South Africa, introducing the issue of debt repayments in Africa at the T20 Summit. See @neweconomics.bsky.social report with IEJ and other international partners neweconomics.org/2025/11/the-...

The private sector has let our public services down again and again. So why do we assume the private sector is always the best person for the job? Because we don't value the expertise and competency of communities, says @francesnorthrop.bsky.social on the latest New Economics Podcast 🎙️

NEW REPORT: As the G20 approaches its 20th summit, a new independent assessment finds it has failed to tackle inequality and deliver economic justice. The report warns that the forum must do more than fight fires - it needs to reform a broken international system. 🧵1/7

Im so excited to put out this analysis done in true collaborative spirit with amazing colleagues across orgs. On my way to Joburg to launch the report and hoping to find hope by surrounding myself with those who refuse to give in or give up the fight. 👊🏽

Kick-starting #WBGMeetings w our @patrioticmillionaires.org CSPF event: Extreme wealth - How much is too much? A new measure for better economies, democracies and societies. 👉Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 @ 11-12:30pm DC in World Bank I Building 2-250 🖥️ Livestream: www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...

5⃣ At the World Bank Annuals, @patrioticmillionaires.org member @abigaildisney.bsky.social joined a panel including @neweconomics.bsky.social's Fernanda Balata to discuss how we can measure extreme wealth.

In this week’s Closer Look, we explore how timely and dangerous that threat has become and what world leaders must do to confront it. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...

When we talk about extreme wealth inequality, we need to recognize that historically, great wealth has caused great pain in this country. Massive wealth accumulation seems to be unable to separate itself from cruelty. @abigaildisney.bsky.social

“I was born into wealth, and wealth just became more wealth. There is a thing as too much wealth, it’s bad for the world and it’s bad for those who own it, it’s alienating and morally corrosive." Abigail Disney at #IMFMeetings. @patrioticmillionaires.org @patmillsuk.bsky.social

"Extreme wealth has been driving inflation in housing prices, distorting democracy, locking in carbon, and fueling cross border tax abuse. There are many negative spillovers of high wealth inequality" - Political Economist Fernanda Balata at #IMFMeetings.

We are so grateful for members like @abigaildisney.bsky.social who are willing to share their experiences AND speak out about the extreme dangers extreme wealth poses to any society 💕

"One ethical reason for acknowledging that there is excessive wealth, is that its existence is starkly contrasted with the significant levels of poverty. As long as people live in extreme poverty, the presence of extreme wealth is morally unacceptable." - Nora Lustig at #IMFMeetings.

@febalata.bsky.social is now stressing the heuristic value of the Extreme Wealth Line and the importance of maximally opening up the debate on this topic.

Now @febalata.bsky.social on the reasons to focus not just on inequality, but specifically on the concentration of assets at the top. Fernanda is sharing the work that she (also within @neweconomics.bsky.social) and others in the extremewealthline.com have been doing.

Here is the panel and link to tune in @neweconomics.bsky.social

Really excited to be in Campinas today for an important gathering of minds working for climate and tax justice. I will be moderating a panel later today on extreme wealth and equitable climate governance @neweconomics.bsky.social

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza. Israel seems to be intercepting right now. All eyes needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City. "He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent." It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...

Some important context to today's news of a "£40bn hole" in government finances. There are two questionable factors to this figure...

Here is another solution to stop the harms of extreme wealth in the UK. And with an upcoming Autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer can put it to action. We need a problem solving approach to UK policy. #extremewealth

The 2025 UK Autumn Budget is the perfect opportunity to launch an urgent new political mandate to make our institutions fit for purpose to fairly tax extreme wealth. shorturl.at/g7Fmi @neweconomics.bsky.social @icrict.bsky.social @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social @prospectunion.bsky.social

1/9 Democracy without justice is not democracy. My thread on Gaza, Santiago, Lula, global emergence - and why public pressure is working.

TU @zarahsultana.bsky.social. “I didn’t get into politics to make peoples lives worse. I didn’t get into politics to be complicit in genocide. Im going to do everything I can to stop those things.” The kind of moral compass that sets apart true progressive political leadership ❤️ shorturl.at/TlZfd

My latest blog for @neweconomics.bsky.social on how a modern and fairer UK tax system must be directed at extreme wealth, not further squeeze workers’ salaries. neweconomics.org/2025/07/you-...

Brilliant piece by @hollies.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social debunking the 'big fat myth' of millionaires leaving the UK if political leaders pursue a fairer tax system for us all! A better, fairer, more resilient UK would be a magnet, not a discouragement, for the (right kind of) wealthy.

New tariffs by the US come as Brazil tries to chart a fairer economic path. But the real threat isn’t a trade fight; it’s how extreme wealth is meddling in politics and undermining democratic principles to keep old elites in power (Trump using Bolsonaro’s legal battles as a trade negotiation card).

Not one but two incredible women I got to hang out with this week in Sevilla ❤️ some people can reach a certain level of fame and status and remain graceful, giving and kicking ass all at the same time. Thats @jayatighosh.bsky.social and @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social

More tax justice and less inequality. Thats what it’s about. So proud to see my country’s leadership fighting for justice in the global stage and pushing to #taxtherich ❤️

Brazil & South Africa with Spain for a fairer economy shorturl.at/fCTU3 whilst the G7 carries on holding us back, exempting US multinationals from the global minimum corporate tax shorturl.at/QCHYm time to follow the #magneticsouth @icrict.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social @oxfameu.bsky.social

Today, Spain and Brazil launched a plan here in Seville to supercharge global and national taxes on the super-rich. This is a bold move by progressive leaders not afraid to challenge extreme inequality and reclaim social cohesion. Is this the start of a new wealth era? #taxtherich #extremewealth

Join us for the @neweconomics.bsky.social webinar later today with @policyalternatives.ca! We will be talking about how to bring together different actors fighting for #housingjustice You can still sign up to attend here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Webinar this week, 26 June, on Housing Justice: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @acornunion.bsky.social @cmmonwealth.bsky.social @clesthinkdo.bsky.social @forhousingjustice.bsky.social ‬@coophousinguk.bsky.social‬ @jrf-uk.bsky.social ‬@sheltercharity.bsky.social @renterslondon.bsky.social

Join @neweconomics.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca @ricardotranjan.bsky.social for a Canada-UK housing justice dialogue, with contributions from the amazing @jryancollins.bsky.social 👇

New analysis by @highpaycentre.bsky.social indicates that excessive CEO pay is now a structural feature of our economy. The disparity between FTSE350 CEOs and the lowest-paid workers has been growing persistently over the past five years, with only a small pandemic-related dip.

My latest essay introduces Global Emergence as a new theory of change rooted in justice, ecological constraint, and historical repair. Elite-led multilateralism is unable to resolve current crises, but distributed realignment is already underway, led by the Magnetic South rb.gy/fvbrg9

As Canada hosts #G7 this weekend, I hope @mark-carney.bsky.social is listening to the majority of Canadians across class divides calling for a fairer tax system. @patmillscanada.bsky.social It would be great to see Canada join the intl coalition on wealth taxation. @taxobservatory.bsky.social