Armine Yalnizyan
@armineyalnizyan.bsky.social
Economist.
Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers
https://atkinsonfoundation.ca/atkinson-fellows/atkinson-fellow-on-the-future-of-workers/
Contributing Columnist for the Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/
Mostly #cdnecon #CareEconomy #Inequality
Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers
https://atkinsonfoundation.ca/atkinson-fellows/atkinson-fellow-on-the-future-of-workers/
Contributing Columnist for the Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/
Mostly #cdnecon #CareEconomy #Inequality
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For more than two years, Jared Kushner has sought to build a Trump-branded complex of towers in a central Belgrade site once bombed by NATO.
But the plans are running into resistance in Serbia.On Monday, a special prosecutor indicted four officials including a cabinet minister over the project.
But the plans are running into resistance in Serbia.On Monday, a special prosecutor indicted four officials including a cabinet minister over the project.
Jared Kushner’s Plan to Build a Trump Hotel in Serbia Is Running Into Resistance
For more than two years, the U.S. president’s son-in-law has sought to build a complex of towers in a central Belgrade site once bombed by NATO.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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BERLIN (AP) — Russia has indicated it’s open to Ukraine joining the European Union as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, U.S. officials said Monday.
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These people want leftist and liberals to come back to Twitter so badly. They give all kinds of reasons, but the fact is without them the Nazi bar marinates in its own juices and they can't stand it.
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Backlash against AI
and number one...
artists & academics have rang alarm bells about gen AI for years. in 2025, many everyday people joined them.
Duolingo's heel turn with Gen Z users, who despised the app for embracing AI, exemplified the rising cultural cohort of people rejecting AI.
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artists & academics have rang alarm bells about gen AI for years. in 2025, many everyday people joined them.
Duolingo's heel turn with Gen Z users, who despised the app for embracing AI, exemplified the rising cultural cohort of people rejecting AI.
www.wired.com/story/genera...
The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger
As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Nope. The basics costs more, but CPI measures the price level across all purchases.
Some prices have fallen, a lot, compared to last year and even pre-pandemic levels.
Not pretty, but a snip from my spread sheet showing price drops for the things Nov2019-Nov2025, (left) and Nov2024-Nov2025 (right)
Some prices have fallen, a lot, compared to last year and even pre-pandemic levels.
Not pretty, but a snip from my spread sheet showing price drops for the things Nov2019-Nov2025, (left) and Nov2024-Nov2025 (right)
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine still impacts some food prices, tho supply chains are substituting suppliers. Prices for pasta and cooking oils up cuz the region produced big % of global exports of wheat, sunflower seeds.
The war also cut global exports of oil&gas, driving up gas prices everywhere.
The war also cut global exports of oil&gas, driving up gas prices everywhere.
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Russia's invasion of Ukraine still impacts some food prices, tho supply chains are substituting suppliers. Prices for pasta and cooking oils up cuz the region produced big % of global exports of wheat, sunflower seeds.
The war also cut global exports of oil&gas, driving up gas prices everywhere.
The war also cut global exports of oil&gas, driving up gas prices everywhere.
The coffee story is complicated as you note. Depends from which countries you get your beans, and whether the supply chain passes through U.S. to get here or comes direct from the exporting nation.
In general, coffee, cocoa and olive oil, fruit and veg affected by climate change.
In general, coffee, cocoa and olive oil, fruit and veg affected by climate change.
December 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The coffee story is complicated as you note. Depends from which countries you get your beans, and whether the supply chain passes through U.S. to get here or comes direct from the exporting nation.
In general, coffee, cocoa and olive oil, fruit and veg affected by climate change.
In general, coffee, cocoa and olive oil, fruit and veg affected by climate change.
The 2 big food stories this month: beef and coffee. In the past it was pasta and cooking oils.
Over time the big increases are in fresh fruits and veg (more drought, more floods, more fires) and meats (StatCan notes size of beef herds are down+tariff impacts on U.S. imports; earlier on - avian flu)
Over time the big increases are in fresh fruits and veg (more drought, more floods, more fires) and meats (StatCan notes size of beef herds are down+tariff impacts on U.S. imports; earlier on - avian flu)
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The 2 big food stories this month: beef and coffee. In the past it was pasta and cooking oils.
Over time the big increases are in fresh fruits and veg (more drought, more floods, more fires) and meats (StatCan notes size of beef herds are down+tariff impacts on U.S. imports; earlier on - avian flu)
Over time the big increases are in fresh fruits and veg (more drought, more floods, more fires) and meats (StatCan notes size of beef herds are down+tariff impacts on U.S. imports; earlier on - avian flu)
The association that organizes the for-profit lobby celebrates the "reversal" of policy, and "continues to advocate for...elimination of arbitrary caps"
www.fox44news.com/business/pre...
Ontario has a cap of 8% profit/surplus. (8% per year, compounded, doubles an amount in 10 years)
SK does not.
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Ontario has a cap of 8% profit/surplus. (8% per year, compounded, doubles an amount in 10 years)
SK does not.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The association that organizes the for-profit lobby celebrates the "reversal" of policy, and "continues to advocate for...elimination of arbitrary caps"
www.fox44news.com/business/pre...
Ontario has a cap of 8% profit/surplus. (8% per year, compounded, doubles an amount in 10 years)
SK does not.
www.fox44news.com/business/pre...
Ontario has a cap of 8% profit/surplus. (8% per year, compounded, doubles an amount in 10 years)
SK does not.