#Policy

econhedge

econhedge

As the Johnson govt contemplates a further reopening of the U.K., question is whether his record of getting every single big call wrong is extended into this next stage. The

Michael Schuman

MichaelSchuman

One problem is Beijing’s leaders think Washington uses human rights as talking points to pester them. But democratic ideals are deeply ingrained into the American political psyche & they aren’t

Nithya Raman

nithyavraman

Say you're discriminated against in your housing or job search in LA. Where do you get help?As it turns out, CA law says cities can’t enforce anti-discrimination law. And the

Patrick Porter

PatPorter76

Re-reading the history of President Obama's statecraft...I'm more sympathetic than his many critics, given the dismal hand he was dealt (War on Terror + GFC + partisan fury), and his

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

In terms of policy, the immediate impact of the Supreme Court fight is most obvious on the fate of Obamacare. So worth remembering what Rs declared about the ACA: It

Marty "Kamala is my copilot" MacMarty

martymacmarty

It is astonishing how fast the take that it is racist/imperialist/the Iraq War to economically and politically distance from China has spread throughout the left. There are 4 people who

Enrico Ivanov ☦️

Russ_Warrior

The #US will become the most brutal totalitarian regime in the history of humanity in record time, massive purge of independent sites and blogs, social networks accounts, 100s of arrests

Dylan Morris

dylanhmorris

American Europhilia is American myopia. First of all, the UK is currently averaging 50 deaths a day. Second of all none of these countries listed has performed remotely as well

el gato malo

boriquagato

PROFESSOR GATO, back yet again (working from home) with the latest cut at the question of "does lockdown and social distancing create better COV outcomes?"the answer from this latest data

Shadi Hamid

shadihamid

It's hard to imagine an Arab country, if it were democratic, striking a peace deal with Israel today. Whether that's a strike for or against democracy is another question Of

Michelle Starr MD MPH

mcstarr1

1/ I've long tried to separate politics from my social media presence (because #nephtwitter), but have realized this week that in order to care for my patients and our families

Dru Rhodes

DruRho

Have talked with many leaders over the past 2 weeks who are doubtful/worried about being on social media.1. It doesn't "compete with established processes" or "allow Soldiers to jump the

Reid Wilson

PoliticsReid

THREAD: There’s a disconnect between the #COVID19 reality and the fantasyland of the public conversation around getting back to normal. I don’t want to be alarmist, but let’s be realistic

Ingrid M

iMusing

so the federal Liberals have finished crafting how the federal budget will be used to launch Liberal Party campaigning. Once more, they are fabricating opposition policy, lying about headline economic

paul

desirebrickcops

Black Reconstruction should be read in every high school across this Empire disguised as a nation with borders worthy of protection and not the continuation of imperial, barbaric, colonialist policy

Jon Stone

joncstone

You may have seen this claim from a report by right-wing think-tank Policy Exchange doing the rounds - it's total demonstrable bullshit. Here's why (THREAD) It's very loosely based on