Willy De Backer (on @art4theark.bsky.social)
22K posts
@3eintelligence
'This monkey's gone to heaven' (BlueSky) - Pixies
All over the rich world, people’s lives are getting worse. It’s harder to afford the basics, keep a roof over your head, and access care when you’re sick. People will keep voting for whoever they think will bring back prosperity. 1/
Now in @apsrjournal: What do politicians think about their voters? Fielding face-to-face surveys to 982 sitting politicians in 11 countries, and surveys of 12,000 citizens, we find they have remarkably consistent - and cynical - theories of voters: /1 doi.org/10.1017/S00030…
Green politicians from across Europe called on U.S. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to withdraw from the race for the White House and endorse Democrat Kamala Harris instead. trib.al/obiac16
The fantastic political philosopher Erica Benner speaking in Brussels @Ecopolis_be - her latest book on democracy has lots of lessons for Brussels #EUBubble - & also Belgian politics - hear this podcast @EngelsbergIdeas as an eye-opener podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ei-… @alemannoEU
Ook bezorgd over onze democratie? Kom dan op 9 november naar @Ecopolis_be. Prof. Erica Benner spreekt er over haar boek 'Adventures in Democratie'. ecopolis.be
Breaking news: Volkswagen plans to shut at least three German plants, axe tens of thousands of jobs and slash pay by 10%, the company’s top employee representative said on.ft.com/4fmRvck
The European Union's top priority for 2024-29 is 'security' but how does it define this, what will be the impacts on its social & climate agenda & what does it mean for trade unions? - must-read foresight paper @ETUI_org - @LouiseVanSchaik @Justine_Katz etui.org/publications/w…
