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2 panels at AEA meeting online. Fri Jan 7 3:45pm EST: Re-Imagining Reparations: The Economics of Reparations in the Context of U.S. Compensation Policies Sat Jan 8 12:15pm: A “New” New Deal in a “New” New Global Economy: Can “It” Work Register at aeaweb.org/conference/

New Report from EPS Board Member Linda Bilmes: Costs of Caring for Afghanistan and Iraq Vets to Top $2.2T by 2050 epsusa.org/news-page/bilm… #peaceandsecurity #economistsforpeace

The International Conference on Economics and Security is on! July 8-10 in Volos, Greece. The call for papers is open, and closes April 15. ergopolis.econ.uth.gr/ices2021/

EPS statement calling for Congress to stop Trump from war pursuing war with Iran. It is a grave violation of U.S. and international law, and a dangerous provocation not just to the government of Iran but to the people of Iran. epsusa.org/publications/p…

EPS will cohost with @ceprdc on June 20 in DC. “Sanctions and the Costs of War”will feature Jeffrey Sachs, Linda Bilmes and @MarkWeisbrot More info at epsusa.org/events/sanctio…

@MarkWeisbrot “Like climate change, the war in Yemen will eventually be resolved-but how many have to die before we reach resolution?” #SecuringJustice

“Physics is uninterested in compromise.” @billmckibben #SecuringJustice

@billmckibben “Climate Change is the most unjust thing we’ve ever managed to do.” #SecuringJustice

@billmckibben Keynote at #SecuringJustice “The main task at hand is to break the political power of the fossil fuel industry.”

@billmckibben “In most of the world it is now cheaper to make a new solar installation than to run an existing coal fired power plant. #SecuringJustice

#SecuringJustice @EconomicJustice “Financial complexity is not an accident. It was a central strategy of the financial sector.”

Former US Representative (D-NC) Brad Miller, “Lobbyists are not affected by supply and demand.” #SecuringJustice

#SecuringJustice @EileenAppelbaum “Corporations: Labor is no longer an asset. It’s a cost to be managed.”

#securingjustice @MehrsaBaradaran discussing inequality and banking myths, “Civil rights laws were deregulation.”

If you can't join us in person this morning for "Securing Justice: Advice for the New Congress" you can watch the live stream starting at 9 am. ustream.tv/channel/96KF2F…

@mariam_a @LBJSchoolDC @TheLBJSchool yes you can watch the live stream here ustream.tv/channel/96KF2F…

This Friday join @epsusa & @TheLBJSchool Prof James Galbraith in DC at "Securing Justice: Advice for the New Congress" focusing on the deep interlinkages among peace, justice, and security along three dimensions: the economic, the social, and the global. bit.ly/2PhYYRF

This morning in DC, free and open to the public!! bit.ly/2PhYYRF @MarkWeisbrot @billmckibben @StephanieKelton @EileenAppelbaum @MehrsaBaradaran @Econ_Marshall @laicie

Tomorrow in DC join our experts including James Galbraith, @billmckibben @rch371 @MehrsaBaradaran @EileenAppelbaum @MarkWeisbrot & more for a free public symposium "Securing Justice: Advice for the New Congress" bit.ly/2PhYYRF @StephanieKelton @TheLBJSchool

@RationalAdult @MarkWeisbrot @EileenAppelbaum @MehrsaBaradaran @cspan We will be live streaming the event, you can use the link below to watch. bit.ly/2SXj172

@epsusa @MarkWeisbrot @EileenAppelbaum @MehrsaBaradaran Will it be streamed or captured by @cspan ?

Now that the election is over, where do we go from here? Join our esteemed experts including James Galbraith @markweisbrot @EileenAppelbaum @MehrsaBaradaran this Friday in DC for their advice for the newly elected Congress bit.ly/2PhYYRF