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Seema Jayachandran

seema_econ

New evidence that raising the minimum wage can boost workforce productivity. That means that paying workers more need not come at the cost of fewer jobs or lower profits. Consumers

Léna 🪐

neonbluespirit

i slept with a bay leaf under my pillow the last 2 nights. lemme tell you, the difference between having the leaf in the underside of the pillow vs the

Indian Bronson

Indian_Bronson

Cities will have waves of young people not move there on top of not staying for: many jobs offering remote & cheaper rent/salary propositions for firms, colleges (which will also

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

THREAD: Judaism and abortionOr: why abortion access is not only a right according to the 14th amendment (privacy) but also the 1st (prohibiting free exercise of religion.) Come and learn.

Fadhel Kaboub

FadhelKaboub

#MMT & #Inflation One more time for the people in the back (or without a search engine). #ThreadRead this @FTAlphaville piece by @stf18 @NathanTankus & @rohangrey: https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2019/03/01/1551434402000/An-MMT-response

Go Home Jacob Go Home

DeniseEPike

I have so many questions about this brand new initiative "The Minneapolis Civil Rights Museum Project that aims to build on the site of the third precinct. @mplscivilrights The project

HUNTSMAN 🇺🇸

man_integrated

Thread on ReshoringSome very smart people are using COVID-19 to point out our dependency on China-origin supply chains, and call for reshoring of manufacturing to the US.Here's where the chokepoints

Jesse Crall🕊

jessecrall

Global climate change isn't being stopped. Not even close. Nothing meaningful will happen because no one in power actually thinks global warming is the #1 existential threat to humanity. They

Bloomberg Opinion

bopinion

The problem is essential workers, such as grocery-store clerks, delivery workers and those in the medical field: If a large number quit, it could leave crucial industries short of labor

Ludovico Brigante

lulubrigante

The November 3rd coalition against Trump is notable for its breadth—and its standard-bearer Biden is notable for his personification, both real and imagined, of the most varied programs.Contrast with:https://vientosur.info/el-bonapartismo

Robert Dur

DurRobert

A few facts and insights about immigration from this recent NBER Summer Institute talk by Gordon Hanson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJSqQU6buhs&t=189sthread (1/n) "We still only have 3.3% of the world population living in

Still Here (she/her)

kristenmchugh22

I'm watching part 1 of Exterminate All the Brutes, and I think the thing that is hitting me is that... Colonialism isn't over. It has never been over. We may

Read Old Books Club

OldBookClub

#NowReading America's Protectionist Takeoff, 1815-1914: The Neglected American School of Political Economy (2010) by Michael Hudson Bush Calls More Open Trade a 'Moral Imperative' for U.S.By David Stout, May 7,

✨ Rebecca Speas #AbolishICE ✨

SpeasySpice

Okay I have a thing to sayhttps://twitter.com/ompeileen/status/1252615202169917448 While the majority of people who have ordered from @justonemorepage during this madness have been absolutely lovely, a small number seem to have

C H U K W U K A X A V I E R

chukaobi

No, not “Come 2023”—NOW.I’ve heard so many people say how they wish this was an election year. No: THANK GOD IT IS NOT AN ELECTION YEAR. It’s the stupid idea

jake 🍞

lakejacher

Real shit. So much of leftist commentary is driven by people in New York and LA despite the fact that the people who are actually hurt by conservative policies generally