#Workers

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Capitalism's most credible defender is @MazzucatoM, an economist whose histories of - and vision for - a strong state that shapes and manages markets is today's most plausible vision for

c0nc0rdance

c0nc0rdance

100 years ago in June, Galveston, TX had an outbreak of bubonic plague.The "third pandemic" of plague started in Yunnan China in mid to late 1800's, and spread around the

Rob Underwood

brooklynrob

1/ Part of DJT's power is he can mobilize many thousands of pseudonymous @Twitter accounts - people afraid to associate their real name w/ their publicly espoused views, along w/

Peter Foster

pmdfoster

This is a powerful thread about how social care world is becoming an (even closer) adjunct to the NHS during #Coronavirus #COVID2019 epidemic. It raises some important and difficult questions.

Azhar

lonelyredcurl

We didn't need tonight's 8.45pm tamasha to realize this, but what we are currently witnessing is MASS EXTERMINATION as State Policy.The Modi Government is waging a war on behalf of

Kannan Gopinathan

naukarshah

Instead of centralising, decentralise it @narendramodi. Unleash India's full capacity. From Gram Panchayat level to Loksabha. Make PoC & resource person at each local body level. Let them make a

Hindustani

highmettle

Thread: Glimpse of Holi 2020 Celebration in India.Mathurahttps://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1237212309140811780?s=19 Vrindavanhttps://twitter.com/manukumarjain/status/1237282715822481409?s=19 Gujarathttps://twitter.com/MrutyunjayNJ/status/123698619

Kayla Kitson

kaylakitson

A reminder from @JosephEStiglitz & @KittyRichardsDC: tax increases are better for the state's economy than spending cuts during a recession, especially when they are targeted to higher-income people. 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0

Wolfie Christl

WolfieChristl

Esoteric metrics based on analyzing extensive data about employee activities has been mostly the domain of fringe software vendors. Now it's built into MS 365.A new feature to calculate 'productivity

Municipal Dreams

MunicipalDreams

1/ THREAD: A government-prescribed, socially-distanced walk through the Isle of Dogs. First up, the Manchester Estate, a London County Council estate - designed by its Architect's Department and built by

Kallol Sarkar

kallol_ss

Eventful 28 days, which saw me going from #COVID caretaker to COVID positive to finally COVID free. Happy to add to India's #coronavirus recovered list but not going to lie,

Thom Hartmann

Thom_Hartmann

(1/18) The Supreme Court has awesome power, and now that there’s a 6-to-3 right-wing majority, they’re preparing to use that power like a sledgehammer. … (2/18) In 2000, they put

Yoong

yoongkhean

Finished this 150 page book on the implications of #COVID19 on migrant work force & the economy in India. It’s a collection of reflections & reports. Short book but really

Tynisa the Cynical Gen X Witch Walker

Kalarigamerchic

Just a thought I shared with a dear friend the other day. That everything that is going on this year was karmic. We had four years of the worse government

John Horton

johnjhorton

**New Paper Alert**COVID-19 has caused massive changes in the labor market. @erikbryn @danielrock @ocolluphid @ModeledBehavior Garima Sharma and myself conducted a survey of the US pop over the last 3

Sticky Shoe

shoe_sticky

Banal bourgeois libs don't need to scapegoat me as "fascist" because I don't have any power. The left, being idealists to their bones, think discursive influence = real power. They