#Reform

Identity politics and its fault lines: a thread.1. Representation is paramount in democracy. An ally can never adequately represent the interests of an oppressed minority in a majoritarian society. Hence
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We've released a NEW set of recommendations focusing on the steps that government leaders and the private sector can take to prevent future pandemics.https://www.heritage.org/press/national-coronavirus-recovery-commission-releases-recom
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Getting some angry emails about my new book from gun owners who assume that any coverage of gun violence — even when focused on how to spare kids from it
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A few details that people might have missed from last week's Welsh Political Barometer poll (thread)... 1/ 2/Westminster voting intention:Lab 37% (+2 from March)Con 33% (-2)Plaid 18% (+1; the highest
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Two centuries ago, a former European colony decided to catch up with Europe. It succeeded so well that the United States of America became a monster, in which the taints,
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After several dry runs, I've finally initiated my #CrusaderKingsIII master campaign to conquer Africa. I've started at the earliest possible date, with a random ruler.My requirements were 1) Modest Holdings,
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Sorry @irsassociation @finmin @nsitharaman: these measures will be inadequate to derail the Indian economy.Here are some ideas that may help.All citations from my 2018 book, 70 Policies that Shaped India
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1/6 Does police reform work? #defundthepolice #defundpolice #policebrutality #blm A thread: 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
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My tributes to the great son of Mother India Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary today.Veer Savarkar was a multidimensional personality - a freedom fighter, social reformer, writer &
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It's a travesty that voters in some of our largest states, including Ohio, never got a say in the Democratic presidential contest.Our current system of interminable, farcical "debates" and primaries
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Apparently they've qualified the recall of Governor @GavinNewsomA ridiculous, expensive, unjustified waste of time, led by the far right. It'll be a total distraction and sideshow.NO on the recall. This
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I remember when I tweeted about cops needing reform and being held accountable for their actions towards black people. Conservatives insisted it was our fault. Now that y’all are breaking
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Everyone and their late grandmother knows Trump is a deranged piece of shit. There was nothing out of this debate that we haven't seen from this "orange" cockroach for the
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The ACA’s protections for preexisting conditions are popular across Democrats, Republicans, and Independents – majorities across parties do NOT want to see these protections overturned by SCOTUS.BUT pre-ex protections make
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Long read, well worth your time on SCOTUS, cases of excessive force & how they’ve refined “qualified immunity” to create a near insurmountable police defense: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity
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You’ve probably heard about Berkeley unanimously adopting a symbolic resolution decrying exclusionary zoning. Now what? The resolution only identified the problem, now we are going to try to DO SOMETHING
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