We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
October 31, 2016Strong article in which Thomas Piketty connects the different theme's of #wethemillions: sustainable energy, more equality and a stable financial sector.
Let it be said at once: Trump’s victory is primarily due to the explosion in economic and geographic inequality in the United States over several decades and the inability of successive governments to deal with this.
Both the Clinton and the Obama administrations frequently went along with the market liberalization launched under Reagan and both Bush presidencies. At times they even outdid them: the financial and commercial deregulation carried out under Clinton is an example. What sealed the deal, though, was the suspicion that the Democrats were too close to Wall Street – and the inability of the Democratic media elite to learn the lessons from the Sanders vote.
Hillary won the popular vote by a whisker (60.1 million votes as against 59.8 million for Trump, out of a total adult population of 240 million), but the participation of the youngest and the lowest income groups was much too low to enable key states to be won.
The tragedy is that Trump’s program will only strengthen the trend towards inequality. He intends to abolish the health insurance laboriously granted to low-paid workers under Obama and to set the country on a headlong course into fiscal dumping, with a reduction from 35% to 15% in the rate of federal tax on corporation profits, whereas to date the United States had resisted this trend, already witnessed in Europe.
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
October 31, 2016Strong article in which Thomas Piketty connects the different theme's of #wethemillions: sustainable energy, more equality and a stable financial sector.
Paris climate deal thrown into uncertainty by US election result
January 9, 2017Just days after the historic Paris agreement officially came into force, climate denier Donald Trump’s victory has thrown the global deal into uncertainty and raised fears that the US will reverse the ambitious environmental course charted under Barack Obama.
Europe escalates action for breaching air pollution limits
February 8, 2017In theory, the EU is a good political and legal framework to enforce sustainable energy. Say YES! on www.wethemillions.eu to make this happen. #wethemillions
Europe must protect its financial sector from Trump.
February 8, 2017To prevent that citizens have to bail out the banks again, the financial sector must raise equity levels and separate core from risky activities. Say YES! on www.wethemillions.eu to make this happen. #wethemillions
A lapse in concentration
January 9, 2017A dearth of competition among firms helps explain wage inequality and a host of other ills
Politicians have little idea how to solve inequality. This contributed to Brexit.
February 8, 2017Politicians from all parties have little idea how to solve the problem of economic inequality, a failure that partly contributed to the vote for Brexit, the Conservative MP and former chancellor Kenneth Clarke has said.
Wethemillions Art Project launched!
February 16, 2018Roland Groenenboom, a seasoned curator from The Netherlands, launched the wethemillions Art Project today. Every Friday we will present a work by an international in support of wethemillions. Artist duo J&B start the series with a video work called ‘Make Europe Great Again’. Please find out more about their work on their website
Wethemillions Art Project launched!
February 16, 2018Roland Groenenboom, a seasoned curator from The Netherlands, launched the wethemillions Art Project today. Every Friday we will present a work by an international in support of wethemillions. Artist duo J&B start the series with a video work called ‘Make Europe Great Again’. Please find out more about their work on their website