#Policy

(Thread: 1/n) I dont want to comment on proposed institutional structure since there is a lot of missing info which is imp towards forming any opinion on proposed changes. But
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hahahahaha Wow really?I guess he didnt like my 4 tweets at him explaining systemic racism.Glad he engaged in thoughtful debate So he didnt like that I said something to the
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Profoundly irresponsible.https://twitter.com/demsocialists/status/1249351571831435269 And I say this as someone on the record preferring Bernie to Biden. I mean, maybe there’s a brilliant strategy behind this that prevents Trump from getting a
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When we talk about acceleration, I think it's worth referring to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), who have spent decades advocating for acceleration, and have refined some thoughts
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Me: it’s better for everyone if more people succeed Conservative friend: totally agree! Me: let’s make it easier for people to succeed Conservative friend: Me: providing someone with mental healthcare
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This really bugs me. A “herd immunity” policy with no vaccine is IMMORAL. Gov’t’s first duty is to protect human life from present danger. There is NO BALANCE to be
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Americans have saved hundreds of thousands of lives by following #StayHome guidance.The economy can come back. Those lives would have been lost forever. 14/ Even with this, we have
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The Govt of Maharashtra has decided to vaccinate all its citizens free of cost.This is not something that we think of as a choice, but a duty that we consider
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What's the worst take? This has to be a contender. (Sorry @FredericHof, I need to be a bit brutal):https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil/status/1194555597221486594 Essentially, Hof is arguing that because Nasrallah took the side of
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I've been following the Twitter discussion between @DAaronovitch and @JuliaHB1. Aaronovitch makes a perfectly reasonable request: if you want a policy of protecting vulnerable, what does that mean. So Twitter
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One problem with the "demand suppressed by the pandemic" story is that no prior pandemics created even close to this degree of suppressed demand, and none of the economic papers
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In the middle of a depression in 1920, NY Fed and a few other Reserve Banks raised interest rates. To us it looks like a policy error, because macroeconomic theory
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The Ebacc, and the general devaluing of vocational qualifications, has been policy makers in London telling kids everywhere else that we only value things that will help them leave, not
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It’s starting to piss me off how many people are worried about the wrong things. Your missed dick appointment is not worth more concern than that family member who’s losing
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As @John_Hudson @PaulSonne report we have profound concerns abt talk abt resuming nuclear testing. As I said in the story: “It would be an invitation for other nuclear-armed countries to
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I just want to add to all the other voices that I'm also disgusted that Biden's gotten the primary. I'm disgusted even more by all the rhetoric from democratic pundits
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