#Wage

Livia Scott

LiviaLove

Thread I think the only way we're going to get rid of Trump is if progressives, leftists & independents are fired up to elect Biden for the EXPRESS PURPOSE of

Srishti @CVPR'20

_srishtiyadav

I guess I'm on other spectrum of this debate: 'support'.Once, for a paper (book chapter), I was re-assigned from FIRST author to LAST author after the first draft was submitted.My

Kimmer

kvonyborg

Thread:1/I cannot take credit for this post, unfortunately, I don't know the origins but it feels like I could have written it - likely just not as eloquently.I'm a liberal,

Yellow Vest America 🦺 | Obi

america_vest

I want to say something really controversial about my former political leanings that I have been wanting to say. I think it will shine some perspective on where I'm coming

Matthew Sheffield

mattsheffield

The root problem of American politics is that delusional people now have the means to communicate with stupid people. Unfortunately, societal gatekeepers still haven't realized this and changed their actions

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/OK so people wanted a thread on how 2010s America is becoming 1990s Japan, so here we go.The most obvious similarity is economic. Japan had a giant real estate bubble

America-China Watcher

PandemicTruther

A brief comparison of China's much decried state capitalism and that of the USAChina's key industries are state run. They represent 54% of China's biggest 500 companies but contribute 85%

Chris Becker

jcbecker93

Thread: Why do technocrats swoon over mechanistic policies like the EITC but almost ignore unions as an anti-poverty tool? Because technocrats don’t actually trust poor people. The EITC protects workers

Steve LeVine

stevelevine

28 years ago, in the first case of its kind, a bystander shot a video that captured the brutal police beating of Rodney King. Corporate America swooped in with vows

Monica Venzke 🥁

monicavenzke

#WhyImVotingForJoe, a thread:•SCOTUS nominations•history of defeating the NRA (twice)•$15/hr minimum wage •universal childcare/ pre-K•tuition free college for in need families •student loan forgiveness •Medicare expansion• eliminate cash bail system

Sian Berry

sianberry

Today a temporary basic income plan is urgent. Full UBI in place already would have massively simplified dealing with the job effects of virus protection measures. Without it millions are

Alice Evans

_alice_evans

Are inheritance rights bad for women?- More sati in C19 Bengal where widows had property rights- More foeticide & cousin marriage w/ female inheritance in - Islamic inheritance rights, high

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

If Labour moves to the centre, we will be indistinguishable from Tories.I mean, there might be a few small differences, like how a centre-left Labour government lifted 600,000 children and

ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ

SheWhoRises

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.

Alan #protectlibraryworkers Wylie

wylie_alan

This thread is an excerpt from my dads memoirs, it’s the late 50’s early 60’s in Glasgow and he’s sabotaging machinery and calling wildcat strikes for which he is eventually

Swiss Ramble

SwissRamble

Arsenal’s 2018/19 financial results covered a season when they finished 5th in the Premier League, while reaching the Europa League final. This was first season in 22 years without manager