#Politics

Yesterday, Berkeley abolished parking minimums, instituted parking maximums, and required new development to provide more bus passes and bike parking (among other things). It is a thrilling day for climate
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18 PAINFUL TRUTHS EVERY 18 YEAR OLD NEEDS TO KNOWWhen you're 18 you're free to live life however you want. But the plan you've likely been given is a plan
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before we get to a flagship ABC politics show reiterating Liberal Party talking points this morning, it is probably worth clarifying that “preference deals”, where parties can actually assign real
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A thread on Gordon Tullock, social science, & memory!Tullock made many contributions to economics and had even been discussed as Nobel material. One of his areas of interest was the
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During the course of the test match i interacted with 1000s of fans in social media. Here is my observation of the Indian attitude. 1. We value victory much lesser
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Episode 3 of @andrewmarkhenry's Religion For Breakfast Shinto series is out! This episode explores the evolution of Shinto & its classification as "religion" or "non-religion" in Japanese politics starting from
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okay, because dO sOmEtHiNg is taking over, here are some things democrats *are* doing, and here are some things *you* can do. i'll try to add to this as things
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Last week @AOC made a profoundly true observation about Republican members who make fun of her for having been a waitress. I think being a waitress is a qualification for
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If you want to understand why boomer accusations of millenial "entitlement" are so enraging, take a look at this chart. (if it was just a matter of investments rising in
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9 January 2020 #MAGAanalysis #WhileStillHereThe Great Takeover Of 2021They've stolen our election. They're shutting us down in social media. They're attempting to remove our POTUS for a very simple reason.
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A thread on curriculum design in RE, following today’s discussion on @BBCR4Sunday about #Hinduism in RE. A Hindu organisation has raised concerns about the quantity & quality of teaching about
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(Thread) Lordy, There Are TapesWe learned that Bob Woodward has tapes of Trump admitting that he knew in Jan. that the world faced a health emergency on par with the
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It's important to recognize that the intended impact of the murderous US blockade of Venezuela isn't just regime change, but also forcing the Chavista government to liberalize the economy, privatize
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Just two Democratic Socialists running for Democratic District Leader in #Astoria & #EastElmhurst. It was surreal to early vote for my friends- & myself!- today. Seeing Shawna, Julia, & my
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Katherine Keating has been silent about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Let’s have a look at what Katherine, daughter of former PM Paul Keating has been up to. Katherine, as
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The question of how to mobilize collective democratic power in the service of justice - not simply persuasion or sympathy or force - is among King's most important provocations for
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