#Policy

This is what I’m talking about!Racial equity is a practice and I’m super excited that on day one, @JoeBiden/@KamalaHarris are making equity real.https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-ad
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He is 94, A Padma-Shri recipient, A Sangeet Natak Akademy award winner.. A National Award Winner.. Vanraj Bhatia is a National Treasure.. He is having a tough time in
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The dominant narrative around the $gme story is that some weirdos in their mom’s basement are manipulating the stock market. That’s is so, so wrong. [thread] A prominent user of
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Mobilizing the World to Address Transnational ChallengesGlobal Health and PandemicsOnly one party understands the urgency of strengthening the global
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THREAD:The last 17 days of the #Trump admin are an extremely dangerous time, with escalating US-Iran tensions & risk of all-out war. After years of a failed maximum pressure campaign,
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The UCLA Institute on Inequality and Democracy panel discussion of Futures of Social Housing is kicking off now. Follow along as I live tweet. Ananya Roy starting us off by
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We have all been affected by lockdown, one way or another – but what is the impact of the pandemic on gender inequality? Check this *thread* to find out #EqualityCheck
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This NYT post today on Biden facing pressure to pick Deb Haaland for Interior Sec cites anonymous "Biden advisers" saying she lacks experience. Third time NYT has done this +
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Opinion: Canadians risk becoming addicted to keeping themselves and their families safe and fed during a pandemic.Framing is everything.https://twitter.com/charlesadler/status/1296915854727106560 The published one intends to be inflammatory
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1/ From John Snow (1854 Cholera outbreak) to his Memorandum (Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic 2020)From the origin of waterborn diseases to Airborne diseases 2/ In August 1854, Soho in London was
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Three new Statutory Instruments published today that will have actually very significant impacts on the planning system. A thread. Apologies, this is going to be long. First up, The Town
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This week Janet (the same Janet who presided over a Fed whose policies have caused the top 1% of the world to rake in trillions) expressed her grave concerns that
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This seems like a good time to discuss my most recently printed column,. Because this effect shows up strongly in the responses to it.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/29/we-should-embrace-cassandras-when-next-disaster-comes/
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New: The Democratic primary to fill Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge's seat is shaping up to be another ideological battle between the Democratic Party's left wing and its more moderate establishment.
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Out today: a study of the impact of irregular border crossings on intergovernmental relations in Canada (with @RobertSchertzer, published by @irpp). Why this angle ? Of course, our starting
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Regular readers know I have no love lost for Hastings. Much of his work is pretty lazy cash cow history aimed at the Boomer market.But does he have a point?Is
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