#African

I talk a lot about equity & justice in international climate policy. Here, I argue that carbon border adjustments are unjust & hypocritical, and penalize the developing world for actions
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Quick thread on Maghrebi sweets and desserts: 1.Meskouta: A winter orange and almond cake, traditionally prepared when oranges ripen in the cold months of November and December. It's often
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Yesterday started with orchestrated and lightning speed accusations from people who blocked me. I was trending for hours and I hadn’t gotten ONE mention. Why? Because I won the @ICFJ
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Credit Checks and how they are a barrier to housing is today's topic. The Seattle Renters' Commission has published a letter calling for City Council to enact an ordinance banning
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I know you weren’t a History major at Princeton, Sen Cruz, but it’s too bad you didn’t get to take a course with Prof Nancy J. Weiss Malkiel, the another
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Republicans on my TL say that this isn't the party they know. Friends of good will who love our state and country. But there's through line to this moment, rarely
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Not endorsing Beijing's Xinjiang security policy, but the BBC's reports on such preposterous claims are highly irresponsible. They read like intentional disinformation. I for one don't believe a word of
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A brief thread on Georgia runoff elections -- may have something much longer on all this in next issue but wanted to get some thoughts down (thread 1/x):Georgia is the
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How many of you have heard of the Jesuit Filipino Priest SAM Lourdu Samy? Did you know that he is 82 years old and has lived in Jharkand, Ranchi for
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Putting on my galaxy look this morning to tell you more about literary translators' working conditions. Got your attention? Please follow along and RT... #NameTheTranslator *This is how I often
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Really? @PreetBharara orchestrated 1 of the most destructive law enforcement ops of our lifetime, the #Bronx120 gang takedown – the largest gang sweep in the history of NYC. He prosecuted mostly
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In late 2019, China agreed to buy tens of billions of dollars of additional US exports in 2020 under Trump's Phase One deal. That didn't happen. Here’s why.My latest 1/https://www.piie.com/blogs/trade-and-investment-policy-watch/a
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You know Wall Street — NYC’s famed boulevard, the world’s financial center, Reddit’s latest victim.To honor Black History Month, this is the story of Black Wall Street: how racist envy
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A THREAD: For the past few weeks HBCUs have been mentioned by folks with little to no understanding of them, as a proxy for the President's widespread support of African
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If you're going to read just one book on food and dieting, I suggest The Hungry Brain by Guyenet (@whsource). I think this book nails most of the causality behind
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Today, the Tennessee State Library and Archives launches its new digital exhibit on Highlander Folk School. Myself and a small group of colleagues worked hard to pull this together and
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