#Economy

All Possums Go to Heaven

AndyinDC1

Some thoughts on COVID, automation, and peak horse.1/19 In the late 1800s, there were so many horses in the US, used for so many purposes, that the accumulation of horse

History Under Your Feet

HistorifyNow

Today is the death anniversary of Vasudev Balwant Phadke, often called as the father of the Indian armed revolt. He was an inspiration for Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s landmark novel Anand

Isaac Saul

Ike_Saul

Resisting the urge to publish a vague, wide-ranging article accusing Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani of widespread election fraud that garnered 70 million+ votes and then demand they

鍾翔宇 Xiangyu

notXiangyu

Suggested reading list of ML classics for beginner communists:1. "Karl Marx" by V.I. LeninA very basic introduction to what is and isn't Marxism, as well as a brief introduction to

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

This is a phenomenal article on the potential of different sorts of testing, and the ways that we are limited by demands for sensitivity and specificity. There's one important thing

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

Is herd immunity now high enough to contribute to reduced transmission of #COVID19?Thread from @trvrb is provoking substantial discussion as it should. I'd like to add a few details that

CryptoNephilim

cryptonephilim

1. If there is one chart that best shows the years of anger & social unrest that has now made its way onto the streets of the United States, it

Santiago Mayer

santiagomayer_

So much batshittery has gone down, that I think a 2020 batshittery rewind is in order. And tbh, you probably already forgot about like half of these. JANUARY:- We almost

Friendly Whale Shark Jackson

TAJackson20

Unpopular opinions thread. One like or RT = one opinion. Okay, ten things so far: 1. Capitalism is bad, and not just in a cop-out "oh, it's run by SJWs"

CEN

CEN_HQ

Tomorrow the Prime Minister will publish his 10 Point Plan for a green industrial revolution - which will create jobs across the country by backing green industry. Lots of CEN

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Last week, 2.4 million workers applied for unemployment benefits. This is the 16th week in a row that unemployment claims have been more than twice the *worst* week of the

Young America for Biden & Harris

YAFBiden

We need to discuss something — and it’s important. Yes — Joe Biden IS running on the most progressive platform of any major party nominee for President of the United

David Fickling

davidfickling

India's farmer protests aren't just about a piece of worthwhile but badly-handled agricultural legislation.They're potentially the birth pangs of a more urbanized, prosperous India that will transform the world in

PEARL Action

PEARL_Action

THREAD: On the eve of #BlackJuly, we are redrawing attention to the months preceding the violence. An often repeated myth is that the 1983 Black July pogroms were a response

Paul Hicks

Strike_Back_Now

Thanks to Kim McLaughlinTHE GIG IS UP FOR DR. ANTHONY FAUCIThe United States Justice Department, on behalf of President Donald J. Trump, has finalized a sealed indictment naming Dr. Anthony

Sean Casten

SeanCasten

Thanks all for your thoughts on this. Going to try to take one a week. Today's nerd-rant: Carbon pricing. Why we've lost our way, and how to get it back.

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