#Countries

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

There's this notion the US is lagging behind Europe in death rates and is "catching up", but I'm not sure that's true. Yesterday was a really bad day for the

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/5I don’t think the economic argument should be whether or not the US should “bring home” such things as apparel manufacturing. There is nothing wrong in itself with outsourcing the

Ana Maria Porras, PhD

AnaMaPorras

I was going to spend my afternoon working on a paper but then this BS regulatory plan for int'l visas was announced yesterday. So here I am again, talking about

Lorrie Goldstein

sunlorrie

Friend had to get a COVID-19 test because he has a cold and is going into hospital for minor surgery. So, coughing and hacking, he waits 3 hours in line

Michael Story ⚓

MWStory

There's a good essay in the psychological/social condition (rather than just the direct economic position) of smart upper middle class young adults, and why Altman observed founders disproportionately coming from

John Hudson

John_Hudson

SCOOP: In a meeting last week, the Trump administration discussed conducting the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992 in a move that would have far-reaching consequences and reverse a

Phuti Chelopo-Mgobozi, PhD

Puty_4Science

This video from Czech Republic captured the views of the positive effects of wearing masks in addition to social distancing and hygiene measures that helped flatten the curve for them.

Hamza Ali

Hamza_M_Ali

If you had set your clocks for a deal to be reached at the OECD tax talks in October, you may need to push that back.https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report-international/global-tax-reform-process-hangs-on-u-s-election-saint-amans Mo

SupiraPupiraBut

BotPutins

The Russians have Viking's blood in them. That's why they are so fearless in war and stubborn as donkeys.https://twitter.com/HistoryofViking/status/1243855611177172992?s=20 Russians for 1000s of years have been able to combine features

Dr Naks ♥️

Tshi_Nakanyane

I'm not an economist but one should be able to tell how bad things could ho wrong should we relax our lock down rules. From my point of view [a

Kai Gehring

KaiGehring1

There has been so much talk by so many people about a potential "Stigma" associated with countries accessing a ESM credit line.Based on my work with @valentin_lang on the IMF,

Eduarda

__eduf

Random thoughts:Get this, slavery has never ended. And if we think it has we are lying to ourselves. It moved from national borders-abroad. We like to make fun of “Chinese”

𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚏 𝚈𝚞𝚎 ♋︎

patissieryu

A Must-Read: (thread)I think the thing most people don’t understand is that the lockdown is in place to slow the progression of the disease, NOT to eradicate it by end

Rishi Chadha

RdotChadha

Happy October, Folks !Fresh off my @Esportsbzsummit panel, I wanted to share this month's gaming insights! This month we've got some general gaming updates, along with insights around @CODLeague, @LCSOfficial,

Jo Maugham

JolyonMaugham

This is the piece to read if you are baffled by the fierce row around trans rights.https://www.ft.com/content/003c71d6-b55c-11ea-8ecb-0994e384dffe?segmentid=acee4131-99c2-09d3-a635-873e61754ec6 England is already amongst the least trans inc

#SHIFT

TheGentYYC

Dear Canada/Alberta Regarding Your Carbon Tax Angst:Australia is ranked 54th out of 54 countries on Climate Action. They are a *very* right wing country with solid right wing "conservative" leadership.