#Economically

Alok Bhatt

alok_bhatt

Until about March 25th, I was really worried about the impact of Corona on India; but ever since lockdown was announced and seeing public participation in #JantaCurfew, I became increasingly

Pragmatic Progressive

Progress4uandme

I've heard prominent progressives mention they don't want to vote for #Biden2020 because of him not having a single policy #Bernie2020 would believe in. However, I wanted to provide a

David Fickling

davidfickling

Australia's Carmichael coal mine is unlikely ever to make money, according to its own published accounts -- so why is Adani Group still pursuing it? Quick thread:https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-05-27/australia-s-carmicha

Arti Singh

artijourno

First the banks were reluctant to be on UPI; then after realizing there's some name and fame involved, they welcomed UPI with open arms; now they want to stay away

wsbgnl

wsbgnl

Thread. Many are discussing student debt forgiveness. (e.g.@MattBruenig) One question is if forgiveness primarily benefits higher income households.tldr; Survey of Consumer Finances is a key data source for determining who

لجان العمل الزراعي

UAWC1986

In less than a month the village of Burin witnessed arson attacks on hundreds of trees and dunoms of land!The village of Burin lies southwest the city of Nablus, it

Patrick Chovanec

prchovanec

1. I often see people argue that if we raise the cost of labor (by dictat) businesses will be forced to use labor more efficiently, thus boosting their productivity, which

Simon Mongey

Simon_Mongey

1/n Working paper w @AlexWeinberg17 and @pilossopher: Which workers bear the burden of social distancing policies? "Our main finding is that workers in low-work-from-home and high-physical-proximity jobs are more economically

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

NEW with @ChrisGiles_:https://www.ft.com/content/c9db4c66-5971-11ea-a528-dd0f971febbcThe UK has a regional inequality problem, but it's much more nuanced than the typical hot take.You've probably seen a version of this chart before,

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JayCostTWS

I know the Blue Checks are all abuzz about Pence or some stupid crap, but there is a real story here in western Pennsylvania. Tom Wolf opened up all of

Léo Heller, UN Special Rapporteur

SRWatSan

As part of 10 yrs celebration, each month, I am revisiting my thematic reports.For April 2020, I will focus on two reports. The second is on affordability and the human

Jussi Halla-aho

Halla_aho

1/14 Every day that Ukraine stands and fights, counts. It increases pressure on Kremlin at home. It increases domestic pressure on Western governments to help Ukraine and to further isolate

Maya Mikdashi

mayamikdashi

1/Aoun's broadcast "conversation" with 2 selected male journalists is a lesson in #patriarchy 1. patriarchy structures relations between men and women AND btw men generationally & socio-economically. it is a

Vivian Koko

koko_vivian

The second wave will hit like a hammer in 4-6 weeks. How do I know? In March, I made the trade of a lifetime by watching the first wave come,

John Cotter

John_Cotter

/1 There seems to be a surprisingly high number of people (with strong feelings on the subject) who do not realise the UK has left the EU. Art 50 cannot

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

frankcottrell_b

Thread about children’s books:1Children’s books are important. Important economically (Harry Potter is worth more than most industries). Important culturally (name a better expression of our best side than the Paddington