#Economy

Blue Labour

blue_labour

As the coronavirus crisis deepens, the human tragedy becomes ever clearer. Lost lives and livelihoods mean we have to think seriously about what might be coming on the other side.

ElenaBennett

ElenaBennett

I will no longer be an @Airbnb customer. I once loved their message about building community and a sharing economy. But I don't buy it anymore. Here’s a thread about

Stacy Dean

deancbpp

SNAP is getting food assistance to millions who need help reports @JasonDeParle @NYTimes. @centeronbudget Dottie Rosenbaum also wrote on the key role SNAP has been playing and how Congress can

Ellen Clair Lamb

ECLamb

The next stage of this pandemic is already emerging: victim-blaming. In another two weeks, as the curve flattens in major metropolitan areas, people will start venturing out again and businesses

Bernie'sTweets

berniespofforth

1/ In my entire career I have always been disruptive. (Obvs) Always taking a line not well trodden, it’s just the way I’m made.But, I believe in balance, where every

the women of kilgore trout’s office

KT_So_It_Goes

laura thinks that if she karens the economy enough it will just give the jobs backhttps://twitter.com/ingrahamangle/status/1253333917056159744 continued unemployment is not only extremely sustainable, it is inevitable. until widespread testing restor

Cathy Owens

cathy_owens

Nice piece of work on priorities here, which I don’t think we’ve seen much of ahead of this election. I heard Dicw saying the #Senedd2021 was about Covid and the

kerry stonks

maximum_sincere

In Australia, "transitioning away from polluting industries without leaving workers in the lurch" means keeping coal mines open indefinitely and opening as many new ones as possible. No party could

POWAI INFO

powaiinfo

1/ Lockdown Diary - 8 --> Domestic Abuse is on the rise. It is a scary time if you are financially running low and burning out your savings. The Economy

Roderic O’Gorman TD

rodericogorman

Today, Green Party members vote on a Programme for Government. I’m very proud of the deal we’ve secured. Here’s some of the policies I’m excited about.RTs appreciated. #GPSC2020 1) 7%

Tilly Latimer

TilsLatimer

So @AnnelieseDodds @LiamFox @RishiSunak @Keir_Starmer I now find myself in the absurd situation where a UK university is asking me to pay for lab services early so they can pay

Jean-Pierre, K?

JKavJA

There are two messages in the COVID fight that I find particularly problematic. The first is telling people that in its mildest form it's basically a flu.While true, I think

Jared Bernstein

econjared

Wow. @genebsperling pointed out to me that Sept's spike in long-term unemp (seeking work for at least 6 mos)--781K was the largest 1-month increase on record. That holds as share

K. Louise Neufeld 🇺🇸

ninaandtito

Because the mob is always waiting, ready to step into the social contract breach.#PredatorsPreyOnTheWeak.Italy coronavirus: As north ravaged by pandemic, there's trouble brewing down south - CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/04/04/europe/southern-italy

American Solidarity Party

AmSolidarity

It's Monday night, let's kick back with a distributism thread.Remember back when George W Bush had this idea called the "ownership society?"Yes, that does seem like a lifetime ago. Here's

was that a nerve?

primediscussion

I really want for people who are champions of entrepreneurship and small business to stop being so tone deaf, and beyond that, gain a little deeper understanding of how an