Abraham Singer

Had a great conversation on The Curious Task about Everyone's Business, and the nature of business ethics more generally

My and Amit's (is that how you say it?) critical dialogue with @pyneron.bsky.social at POP over our different ways of understanding the relationship between democracy and business

I'll never not hate that in baseball they give the trophy to the owner

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The Politics and Morality of Transnational Corporate Accountability - https://cup.org/3Kue196

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Amit Ron and Abraham Singer on What Companies Owe Democracy — Virtual Sentiments Host Kristen Collins chats with Dr. Amit Ron and Dr. Abraham Singer on how corporate power can support or undermine democratic practices

Very excited that this edition of Virtual Sentiments about our new book is up! Really enjoyed talking with @kristenrosec.bsky.social; I strongly recommend checking out some of the other episodes!

Amit Ron and Abraham Singer on What Companies Owe Democracy — Virtual Sentiments Host Kristen Collins chats with Dr. Amit Ron and Dr. Abraham Singer on how corporate power can support or undermine democratic practices

Thrilled to share our latest Virtual Sentiments episode with @amitr.bsky.social and @abesinger.bsky.social on their work on what it should mean for businesses to be committed to democracy! Available wherever you listen to your podcasts! overcast.fm/+AA94orNPhpw

Amit Ron and Abraham Singer - Everyone's Business A conversation with Amit Ron and Abraham Singer about their recent book, "Everyone's Business: What Companies Owe Society" (U Chicago Press).

@amitr.bsky.social and I talked with Jeff Church about our newest book on the Political Theory Review Podcast. Check it out!

Acting Responsibly in A Democratic Society | The CPR Hub Business executives often wield significant social and political power, and can undermine democratic governance when they pursue their particular view of what is right or good for society.

A new piece with @amitr.bsky.social summarizing our book's argument at The CPR Hub

Glad to see the Knicks continued the legacy of my childhood and absolutely gut wrenching losses to the pacers

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Some sunshine

Why philosophers hate that ‘equity’ meme If you want to annoy your favorite philosopher, one of the best ways to do it these days is to mention the “kids standing on boxes equity meme.” To call it the bane of our existence would be something...

This literally came up last week in class

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New paper with Kiran Banerjee on Joseph Carens and The Toronto School of Political Theory up at CRISPP. This is part of a special issue celebrating the legacy of Joe's work, including papers by @abizadeh.bsky.social, @tom-malleson.bsky.social, @simonechambers.bsky.social and others. Check it out!

Mutual Engagement as Methodology: Joseph Carens and the 'Toronto School' of Political Theory Political theory and political philosophy are marked by a wide variety of approaches, which can be grouped broadly into normative/prescriptive, historical, and critical traditions of political thought...

"This dilemma dogs political theorists of all stripes and traditions, keeping us awake at night and cursing resentfully at the moral philosophers and positivist political scientists who sleep soundly, dreaming of thought experiments and low p-scores, in nearby beds."

Very excited to see this excellent piece in print. This is the part of a special issue of CRISPP dedicated to the political thought of Joseph Carens', which I co-edited with @melissa1008.bsky.social and Kiran Banerjee. More to come!

The burdens of jurisdiction and the alleged right to exclude unwanted migrants Joseph Carens is well known for his defence of a general human right to freedom of interstate migration. Michael Blake, by contrast, has argued that, precisely because of the existence of human rig...

Article in 𝘊𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘗𝘗 in honour of Joseph Carens on borders and migration: "The Burdens of Jurisdiction and the Alleged Right to Exclude Unwanted Migrants."

A critique of Michael Blake's argument against more open borders

The Small Business Closure Crisis Baby boomers own over half of all privately held firms in the United States. This Silver Tsunami of retiring business owners own over 2.9 million firms which represent half of all job-creating businesses in the country. These firms employ roughly 32 million workers and generate nearly $6.5 trillion in revenue. As most of these owners retire, our local business landscape is going through a dramatic shift. 6 out of 10 business owners plan to sell in the next decade. By selling to their employees, owners can secure their legacy and keep these businesses and jobs in the community. Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. Small businesses make up 99.9% of all firms and provide 46.4% of all jobs in the United States. In addition, they circulate 3x more money back into local communities than absentee-owned businesses and corporate chains. Baby boomers employ an estimated 1 in 5 private sector workers nationwide.

The Employee Ownership Solution Employee ownership deepens the impact of local businesses and keeps them locally owned for the long term. Let Project Equity help you track the impact of baby boomer retirements in your region and turn crisis into opportunity. Benefits to businesses: ● Higher productivity and growth ● Lower employee turnover ● Improved longevity, lasting legacy Benefits to workers: ● Better pay and benefits ● Assets and business ownership ● Voice in key decisions Benefits to communities ● Increased local spending ● Heightened civic engagement ● Community wealth building Interested in learning how businesses can transition to employee ownership and communities can keep good jobs? Visit project-equity.org

Millions of baby boomer business owners are set to retire, yet many do not have succession plans. If these businesses are sold to corporations or close down, communities will suffer. This is where transitioning to worker ownership emerges as the clear solution.

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Sharing letter w/4 Columbia colleagues @pagefortna.bsky.social @vickymurillo.bsky.social Allison Carnegie & Turku Isiksel in which we speak only for ourselves, imagining how we would respond to the govt. This is *not* an official university statement. Grateful to @dandrezner.bsky.social for posting.

Everyone’s Business: What Companies Owe Society Insights with Authors Dr. Abe Singer & Dr. Amit Ron Authors Dr. Abe Singer and Dr. Amit Ron are coming to campus to discuss their book Everyone’s Business: What Companies Owe Society. Businesses are political actors. They not only fund political campa...

@amitr.bsky.social and I will be giving a talk on our new book at the University of San Diego on March 26th. If you're in town come check it out!

As Jews celebrate Purim, let us end the slaughter in Gaza committed in our name | Peter Beinart Our refusal to reckon with the dark side of Purim reflects a refusal to reckon with the dark side of ourselves

It’s Purim time! Thanks to @peterbeinart.bsky.social for this thoughtful reflection on the telling of the Purim story and the unconscionable slaughter in Gaza www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Precisely! To be clear I don't think the social critique in, say, "And We Thought Nation States Were a Bad Idea" is wrong. Just that it's importantly different.

I was recently thinking about Propaghandi shows of my youth. They would often mention the Mussolini quote about merging corporate and state power to claim fascism, but misunderstand what "corporate" meant in that context or the direction of influence that merge implied. That seems relevant now.

US Coast Guard Academy censors ‘climate change’ from its curriculum The terminology will be stricken in classes for future officers in a service that confronts global warming every day, a move some say will weaken it.

The academy that trains most of the officers of the nation’s sea-going law enforcement and search and rescue force has eliminated “climate change” and related terminology from its curriculum in an effort to conform to President Donald Trump’s policies.

Why Corporate DEI Is Such a Perfect Target for Trump It’s an attack on labor. But he can frame it as something else.

"The fact is, the battle over “DEI” has always been a fight about labor, work, and who has access to the jobs and political institutions that build and protect wealth. If we ever forgot that, we’re learning it again now."

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