Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invited to Paris for Gabriel Zucman’s tax-the-rich summit
The economist's big event comes shortly after the launch of his new book.
Paris — Gabriel Zucman, a renowned French economist, is hosting a major summit on fiscal justice on November 21, inviting U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to participate. Zucman, who teaches at the Paris School of Economics and UC Berkeley, aims to address the growing wealth inequality and power concentration disrupting societies worldwide.
Zucman, who campaigned for a California ballot initiative to levy a 5% state tax on billionaires, has identified three themes for the summit: media and online platforms, artificial intelligence, and taxing billionaires. The summit, dubbed "Against the International Oligarchy," will also focus on the upcoming French presidential election, scheduled for April 2024.
Zucman's book, "Against the International Oligarchy," will launch just days before the event. Notable speakers at the summit include Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Mamdani's top aide Morris Katz. Zucman's strategy and communication adviser, Pierre Natnaël Bussière, confirmed the invitees. Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire, who has been inspired by Mamdani's leadership, will deliver a speech at a gala following the summit.
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