#Workers

A 42 year old man in USA went to hospital due to ‘stabbing pain’ in his testicles. He was later tested and found to have Coronavirus.Over 25 health workers and
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I've written about compassion fatigue and vocational awe in libraries before but this is a great summary on the issue and why library staff really should have some of our
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Dumb communist ideas like UBI are popular among the ultra rich as it allows them to build an army of poor dependent easily controllable slaves to legitimize taking more political
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Last week I was let go from my role at @DollarGeneral corporate. This came after months of organizing my fellow coworkers in stores, at corporate, in distribution centers & more.Please
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A bit regarding housing vouchers. In 2017, NYC initiated the Special One-Time Assistance voucher (SOTA). The voucher provided a one-time full year of rental payments to a landlord for accepting
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Thread: New working paper from me and @KenClarkEcon out with @iza_bonn: “The Changing Distribution of the Male Ethnic Wage Gap in Great Britain” http://ftp.iza.org/dp14276.pdf  @EthnicityUK @ManUniEconomics @PhDSoSS #EconTwitter (1
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Healthcare workers may well be doing their job, doing what they’re ‘paid for’ but that doesn’t mean that this is an ordinary time and it doesn’t mean that this whole
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#tdih 1964 James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, & Andrew Goodman were tortured and murdered by KKK with help from deputy sheriff in Neshoba Cty, Miss. They had investigated burning of a
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Last night was very hard for front line workersWhen Leo made that first speech in March, we felt a unity of purpose, a sense of team,that made it easier to
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A piece I've been meaning to write for some time, but which Trump's shocking words this morning on Hong Kong pushed me to finally do: Trump is the most inept
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I understand the love for Dr. Deena Hinshaw but I feel very weird at her "mistakes happen" approach to the unnecessary meatpacking deaths in Southern Alberta.The Cargill and JBS plants
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the commercials are honestly one of the worst parts of this whole thing, they’re all the same and they are insufferable“in these trying times, we want to be there for
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Bayern Munich vs. PSG.Qatar-sponsored vs. Qatar-owned.Think it’s as good a time as any to remind ourselves what’s behind the football.The #Qlassico, human rights and sportswashing, the Bayern Munich angle. (Thread
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A thread on Uber’s new billboard & what it means alongside the March on Washington. Uber has always pushed a particular narrative about racial justice. It's tried to transform from
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#KnowYourAmbedkar Part-11. Only an Indian who top in top world 1st talented person, according to Cambridge University, England 2011.2. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the first Indian to pursue an Economics doctorate
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Analysis of New schemes by our honorable CM MK Stalin1) Free bus for Women 2) Aavin milk price reduction 3)2000 for ration card holders 4) Free Covid treatment@tweets_tinku No bus
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