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economics, climate, finance & culture ✨ ☿ host of the better future podcast

michael mezzatesta

Many people who yearn for a better world are scared to have kids because they fear the future. Economist and mother @kateraworth.bsky.social shares her wisdom on what it means to raise humans who understand their role on this planet:

the CEO of a $50B French corporation just went to prison for his company’s crimes. this landmark ruling is a step toward a better future – one where bad actors pursuing “profit at all costs” are held accountable:

blue-collar wages have been stagnant for 40 years while the ultra-rich have seen their fortunes explode. the so-called "rising tide" of economic growth hasn’t lifted all boats — it’s created a billionaire class and an underclass. Olivier De Schutter on the Better Future Pod:

The myth that “humans are inherently greedy” has shaped mainstream economic models – and remade us in its image. The more economics students learn about a selfish and individualistic caricature of human nature, the more self-serving and competitive they become. @kateraworth.bsky.social

we've lost the ability to do basic things – cooking, planning gatherings with our community – because our lives have been commodified. capitalism is bleeding us dry.

defenders of capitalism love to say that it has freed billions of people from poverty. UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter explains the absurdity of this argument and how the conditions of capitalism require poverty and inequality to exist:

for decades, the punishment for corporate crimes has almost always been a fine. most companies have treated these fines as the "cost of doing business" – a cost they’re happy to pay in order to keep profits flowing. a landmark ruling in Paris may have just changed that calculus:

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if CEOs face personal criminal liability for crimes their companies commit, their risk calculus could change completely. that's what makes this Lafarge verdict different – and why it matters far beyond France:

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