#Economic

Pwn All The Things

pwnallthethings

Appreciate my feed & news is pretty US-centric but astonishing to me that the UK openly stating in parliament they intend to renege on a binding intl obligation they signed

Hugh Hendry Eclectica

hendry_hugh

Name the top 3 biggest CB mistakes over last 10 years? I’ll get you started - ECB and the lamentable JC Trichet raising policy rates 2x back in 2011. My

THE BUREAU

thebureauco

The Great Depression was the most significant economic decline in the industrialized world. But the images associated with it are usually of rural, White Americans amidst extreme poverty. The reality

Dr. Sunny Moraine PhD is carrying the fire

dynamicsymmetry

Any talking head that isn’t explicitly mentioning how much people fucking hate hedge funds when they try to explain the GameStop businesses needs to shut up because they fundamentally don’t

Edward Schatz

SchatzEd

Thinking about @e_tolley's legit concern about ensuring a safe and full return to face-to-face schooling (elementary, secondary) for the fall in Ontario (and same may apply elsewhere). Some super-rough, back-of-the-napkin

Eli Savit

EliNSavit

I am dearly hoping that, as our legislators prepare for a COVID response and stimulus package, they engage in some forward thinking—and allocate significant money to the looming mental-health crises

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

The pope recently announced his favorite economist -- @MazzucatoM.I asked her about capitalism, the myth of the free market, austerity, and what she thinks of these $600 relief checks."It’s a

James Griffiths

_JamesGriffiths

#EnergyEfficiency retrofit must drive the #GreenRecovery. But don't take my word for it - here's a non-exhaustive thread of key advocates, in no particular order. 1/An excellent report on Rebuilding

Michael Wara

MichaelWWara

So I had some interesting conversations over the last few days about the future of the oil industry in California and I wanted to highlight one key fact for California

Sinéad Mercier

sineadmercier

Thread: I have noticed a worrying trend online where senior, well-connected environmentalists are increasingly leaving negative comments or rebuttals against the comments of young (sometimes child) environmentalists & climate strikers.

Mohan Malik 实事求是

jmohanmalik

Let’s be very clear. Disengagement is NOT taking place bcoz China suddenly realized it overstretched itself or became aware of the risks of escalation or bcoz of “profound changes” (Biden’s

Aaron Hanlon

AaronRHanlon

1) Tragic I think that in some literary circles 'method' became a dirty word for some kind of hegemonic imposition and unnecessarily aligned with colonialist or reactionary politics, a result

Ramsin 🥖🎂🌹Canon

ramsincanon

one of the less-discussed aspects of privatization v the value of a large, union public sector is the immense financial power workers can have through institutional investment (and divestment)--w a

Sebastian Milbank 🥀

JSMilbank

The world needs to speak out, as we’ve all discovered the vulnerability of our supply chains with China, now is the time to impose economic sanctions on China - we

femi babylon: $thotscholar 🍒🚲 🏳️‍🌈

thotscholar

the proliferation of sex work should be alarming, but not because it's sex work. sex workers are part of a growing trend of poor people engaging in gigs and side

Jakub Janda

_JakubJanda

THREAD:German counter-intelligence agency (BfV) says in its 2019 annual report:- right-wing extremist offences in Germany increased by 9.7%, left-wing extremist offenses increased by 39.5%. - about 20 % of members

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