#Workers

Dasha Burns

DashaBurns

THREAD: I just spent 3 days with frontline workers at hospitals in a part of Appalachia where hospitalizations have more than doubled in the last month. But hospital staff say

Janette Dill

janette_dill

I have a new blog post up at @Health_Affairs with my fabulous coauthors @odiakosionu @BeahboutIT @Carrie_H_S about systemic racism in the health care workforce. Thread https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200908.133196/full/#.X1o

Dr. Jennifer Berdahl

JBerdahl

I enjoyed Micheal Sandel's @ubcSPPGA #LIND21 talk this evening on points related to his book, The Tyranny of Merit. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374289980. A threat on some points that stood out: The ideal

Alex W Corey

alexcorey04

Today is my last day as full-time non-tenure-track faculty @ Harvard. Tomorrow I stay in this job but drop to 25%. I know I’m lucky to have health insurance, a

Patrick Charles - ID Doctor

P_Charles_ID_Dr

Some journalists, economists and politicians have been saying that we just need to let the virus run and only worry about protecting the elderly or vulnerable. Thread 1/17 Given that

Valentina Barca

ValentinaBarca_

Just out! #Informality and #SocialProtection in African Countries: A Forward-looking Assessment of #Contributory Schemes (@WIEGOGLOBAL @UNDP @soc_protection @Laura_WIEGO ). Why should you read it? The table of contents should be

Mobile Workers Alliance

mobile_alliance

BREAKING: Drivers and consumers have filed a lawsuit over language in #Prop22 that unconstitutionally limits the power of state government and denies drivers their constitutional rights. #Prop22, written by @Uber,

Renzo Olivari

Renzo_Olivari

THREAD: What Virginians are saying about @JoeBiden's #BuildBackBetter plan for a caregiving and education workforce:https://twitter.com/BobbyScott4VA3/status/1285642362300047360?s=20 .@SEIUVA512 President: “The home health care worker

New Polity

PostliberalTho1

Ah, the #prochoice trending hashtag: breathe that sweet, servile odor of prochoicers singing their allegiance to their capitalist bosses. Pointing out that the child-killing is the fuel by which large

Cleavon MD

Cleavon_MD

Just walking out of work. 13.5 hours in the ER. There were A LOT of covid patients today. Next week, when I’m off, I’m going to reach out to the

Dillon Richards

KOCODillon

Lots of people have asked me this: I requested a mail-in absentee ballot, but I ran out of time to return it. Can I still vote?YES! Here's what you can

Gem Beale

GemBeale

THREAD ON SHIT ASSUMPTIONS: in early undergrad, I read that for a long time (I wanna say decades) condom manufacturers didn't think (straight) women cared about pleasure as much as

graceyswer

graceyswer

It really bugs me that sex workers turn against academics and allies, assuming they speak for us when in fact, they are or were sex workers themselves. We end up

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

Another underappreciated distinction is between "essential" and "frontline" workers, with frontline defined as people who can't perform their jobs from home. The case for frontline workers getting vaccine priority &g

Best for Britain

BestForBritain

We’re deeply concerned about the government’s plans to cut workers’ rights enshrined in EU law, including the 48-hour working week. A thread. 1/ Everything you need to know is in

Corporate Machiavelli (Attending To Final Matters)

corporatemach

THREAD:Money Printing Boosts InequalityDisclaimer: This information is very complicated, if you are half asleep come back to it later. American Government Prints Money (Federal Reserve)Printing Money Drives Up Inflation Inflation

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