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Günseli Berik

@gberik.bsky.social
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Professor emerita, economics; passionate about social justice, ecological sustainability & economics as if people at the bottom mattered

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
When Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei all tell us they have no idea what they are doing, we should believe them www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t... and stop giving them trillions of dollars for a dangerous clown show. If their AI does damage, they can pay and possibly go to jail.
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Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown
In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A must-read powerful reminder of horrors unleashed by this man and how commitment by International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia to punish genocide brought him to face trial. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
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Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83
A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A must-read powerful reminder of horrors unleashed by this man and how commitment by International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia to punish genocide brought him to face trial. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
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Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83
A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"pathetically sycophantic" is an understatement!
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Amazing words in tribute for Dolly Parton from Yusuf/Cat Stevens….had no idea she covered Peace Train….the song clip at the end is beautiful 🥺🙏
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Aziz Çelik @azizcelik.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Maden işçilerin hak mücadelesini yürüten Bağımsız Maden-İş Genel Başkanı Gökay Çakır ile sendikanın örgütlenme uzmanı Başaran Aksu tutuklandı! Çakır ve Aksu madencinin hakkını aradığı için tutuklandı. Bu tutuklama hak arayanlara göz dağıdır. Sendikacılık ve hak aramak suç değildir.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Great new film on how CBS murdered 60 Minutes to curry favor from Trump and allow a huge merger www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9f...
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FULL FILM: Murdering 60 Minutes
YouTube video by Brave New Films
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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Looking for economists on BlueSky? Here are about 1500, also organized by field, country and region. ideas.repec.org/i/ebluesky.h... #RePEc #EconSky
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RePEc-registered Economists on Bluesky
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 25/08/2026
Osman Kavala has spent nearly 9 years behind bars unlawfully. Today, @echr.coe.int called his treatment a flagrant denial of justice, deemed his conviction void, & ordered his immediate release for the third time. The @coe.int should ensure Türkiye complies. Free Osman Kavala.
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European court says the Turkish judiciary has a 'systematic problem' in ruling on philanthropist
The European Court of Human Rights has criticized Turkey’s courts over the imprisonment of philanthropist Osman Kavala
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/08/2026
Hanging? We need to call this what it is: LYNCHING. Ten Black Americans in less than two years. Every one of these deaths deserves answers, transparency, and scrutiny. No one should look at these images and expect Black Americans to shrug this off, especially in light of our history.
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Then the "paying" customers will not settle for any less than straight A's
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not sufficiently gaslighting and lying?
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
One piece of this new presidential vax schedule that's gotten insufficient coverage is the additional demand it would create for dr. appointments (assuming kids still get shots), since unbundling shots requires more trips to pediatrician. Do you know how hard it is to get a doctor's appt right now?!
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There’s No Vaccine for Stupid
Innumerate Republican senators castigate Fauci for something he didn’t do.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/08/2026
At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump has installed in positions that could affect elections. Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote. (Published April)
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Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...
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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The UK is facing a housing crisis – but its impacts are not felt equally. Women are more likely to experience housing insecurity and face greater barriers to finding secure, affordable housing.
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Venezuela 🇻🇪 must be allowed to recover and rebuild from the deadly June 24 earthquakes. That's why I joined over 100 economists/experts from around the world in calling to lift sanctions, unfreeze frozen assets, and let Venezuela access its IMF SDRs. english.elpais.com/economy-and-...
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Just published in @feministeconomics.bsky.social "Debt, Distress, and Defiance," a timely, important piece on the debt crisis. Highly readable & open access. Congratulations to guest eds. Ruwanpura, Rao & Oduro www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @knr21-cam.bsky.social @iaffe.bsky.social
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Debt, Distress, and Defiance
Global debt distress is a crisis of unprecedented severity, affecting fifty-four countries and 3.2 billion people. United Nations agencies estimate that interest payments on external debt far excee...
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Başka ülkelerde de okulda ana dili konuşma yasağı var mı acaba?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Remembering Amal Khalil
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
They found $191 billion for fear and force but suddenly there’s “no money” for kids, seniors, and veterans. It’s not about resources. It’s about priorities. #FundDHSFreezeICE
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Are you watching the Oscars tonight? I wanted to share some thoughts about one of my favorite movies (and the important lesson I learned from it): It's A Wonderful Life. Watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQDjyZWw_A4
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Robert Reich Reacts: “It's a Wonderful Life”
Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favor
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/03/2026
Explain it to me like I’m five… 🤬
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/03/2026
The Trump administration is like that person who thinks they’re the smartest one in the room, but they’re really the loudest, confusing arrogance with intelligence and raw stupidity with strength. Bet they never saw this likely scenario coming.
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Haroon Akram-Lodhi @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A surveillance app that doesn't work and no testimony as to whether agents get bonuses for making their quota, as has been reported www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony
Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
An obscure methodological tweak -- a change in the source of data on the price of legal services -- resulted in meaningfully lower monthly PCE inflation in January. That's prompting questions about why the change was made and why it wasn't disclosed publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b... #EconSky
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Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The war is going so well that the secretary of defense is spending his morning yelling at cnn
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 13/03/2026
🚨Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson exposes DOGE for stealing our private Social Security data and what they can do with it on The Thom Hartmann Show. @alaw202.bsky.social @hartmannreport.com
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
On #tdih 2020, 6 years ago, Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville police while in her home. 💔 Read more & find teaching resources on role of police throughout U.S. history ⬇️. #SayHerName Follow @aapf.org Mural by HIERO & Thomas Evans in Denver. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/br...
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March 13, 2020: Breonna Taylor Killed by Louisville Police
Louisville police officers opened fire in the home of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, shooting and killing her.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/03/2026
Iran’s Foreign Minister on Trump temporarily loosening sanctions against Russia
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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Let’s get this straight: The SAVE Act’s goal is to prevent eligible people from registering and voting.
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GOP Sen. Cornyn backs changing filibuster to pass SAVE America Act
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is in the middle of a heated GOP runoff race, is now backing changing the Senate filibuster rule to advance the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) A...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
If the U.S. president can't guarantee the safety of participants in the World Cup, then the World Cup shouldn't be played in the U.S.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Trump has gutted health care and food assistance while funneling billions into a war machine that he’s empowered to kill civilians abroad with no accountability. The cruelty never ends. www.propublica.org/article/trump-de…
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.
The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priorit
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 12/03/2026
President Trump and his administration’s views of legality have been guided by the belief that their power is in no way meaningfully constrained by the law—though it would be a mistake to assume that they’ve governed through lawlessness alone. bit.ly/3MUSdVV
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The Trump Administration Has Perfected the Performance of Legality
This administration understands that pantomiming rule-following allows it to pursue its ultimate objective of justifying whatever intervention it may deem necessary.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Today I want to tell you about my favorite sandwich, where to get it, and some other very important information you might not have heard before.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11/03/2026
On Saturday, Trump told us the attack on an elementary school in Iran that killed 175 people – mostly children – “was done by Iran.” Now the U.S. military admits it was a U.S. strike. If they are lying about something as obvious as this, what else are they lying about?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Another word you might use for it is "looting". "This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Look to Utah for how low they can go
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"it is hard to see on what moral grounds we claim the right to decide the fate of those overseas about whom we clearly care so little." www.publicnotice.co/p/iran-eleme...
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The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime
America has blood on its hands.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/03/2026
New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime "American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."
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The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime
America has blood on its hands.
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Why are the Democrats not holding a ceremony to honor those who gave their lives to defend the Capitol?!!!! @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @pelosi.house.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education. A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The US taxpayer will pay thrice over for this war. First for Israel's warfare. Second for US military. They'll pay again as the economic consequences hit home.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
This is what ecocide looks like.
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Haroon Akram-Lodhi @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The terrorizing of Gaza continues unabated
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Haroon Akram-Lodhi @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@peasantjournal.bsky.social has made the following articles open access as we approach #ICARRD+20: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... There are 2 more
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Grassroots voices special forum: resisting land grabs and building alternatives
Contemporary land grabbing extends far beyond agriculture to encompass forests, water sources, rivers, oceans, and entire territories. Communities and movements continue to resist via food sovereig...
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Important to widely disseminate this piece, if Wikipedia is to continue to serve as public good and thrive. As a donor (supporter) and author, I have been wondering for a while about the AI-impact on/AI-generated content in Wikipedia entries.
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