#Policies

George Selgin

GeorgeSelgin

.@NathanTankus poses a challenge. My perhaps naive reply is that the Fed is not "our central macroeconomic administrative agency." 1/https://twitter.com/Frank_vanlerven/status/1300811220426125313 The Fed's responsibilities are

Parker Molloy

ParkerMolloy

It’s because she tweeted out a screenshot containing an email address. This is a standard Twitter policy that gets regularly enforced across the political spectrum. It’s a basic rule that

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anthoknees

"Graduate teaching assistants earn an average of $36,390, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/how-much-do-graduate-students-get-paid" as stated here, this feels quite

Donald Welsh

DonaldWelsh16

Good point brought up by Kelly Brown on the vague messaging from @BogochIsaac, @pattyhajdu and @JustinTrudeau. Lets dig into the details of vaccine passports. 1/https://twitter.com/rubiconcapital_/status/1388649476206866433 Lets start with

BlackWomenViews Media

blackwomenviews

Sen. Kamala Harris Mega Thread!I'll be using this thread to compile all my threads ( covering policies/interviews/etc) on Kamala's campaign. Feel free to bookmark/share any or all of these threads

Patrick Chovanec

prchovanec

Yes, I think any US effort to effectively counter China is doomed as long as Trump is running the show. This isn’t some bizarre obsession, it’s a considered view that

Ilan Goldenberg

ilangoldenberg

1. I had the fortune to work for Michele Flournoy at OSD/policy & CNAS & have been trying to figure out how explain why she is such an amazing leader

David Cvach

david_cvach

A few Sunday morning thoughts on the impact of #COVID19 on our freedoms - a hotly debated issue in Sweden and in France (and elsewhere). Let's unpack. 1/13 1. Freedom

Rob *SEE PINNED TWEET* #Vote

RealityRobbed

A lot of people ask why they should #Vote for Joe Biden if they fundamentally and vehemently disagree with him on certain policies, or worse. Here’s a quick rundown

Lizzie Dearden

lizziedearden

We need a dose of reality in the debate about English Channel crossings It's absurd that wave machines or volcanic islands would even be articulated as ideas, let alone the

Zora's Daughters Podcast

Zoras_Daughters

Wonder why we haven't implored folks to vote like many of our awakened counterparts?Well, B is fully divested from ideas of justice & sovereignty that involve rehabilitating or recuperating aspects

Tom Pollard

PollardTom

Reflecting on #DWP's mindless return to conditionality & sanctions (despite it being a totally inappropriate response at this time & an ineffective & often counter-productive approach for many people) got

David Roberts

drvolts

1. This is a good excuse to finally try to articulate what I think about the politics of fracking. (I got tired of people saying nice things about my geothermal

Sridhar Vembu

svembu

1/ There is a Tamil sign we used to see in shops: கடன் உறவைக் கெடுக்கும் (debt destroys relationships). It means "Please pay for your goods, don't ask us to postpone

Jacob Grier

jacobgrier

Definitely a sign of a healthy political culture when your apartment building is preparing for Election Day by hiring security and pre-arranging a vendor to repair broken windows. Oregon has

Armine Yalnizyan

ArmineYalnizyan

Here are some of the things I've written about the UBI/"cut 'em a cheque" approach.1998: The Growing Gap, pp. 101-104 https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/growing-gap-report2016: Basic incomes vs basic services htt