#DEMOCRACY

Amitabha Bandyopadhy

abandopa

In this thread I am venting my frustration about the terribly sorry state of affairs by our Govt.s in promoting tourism as well as preservation of our heritage and culture.

Bedivere Bedrydant

bedivere_knight

After dispossessing their fellow-citizens, oligarchs always import foreign labor Note that this becomes a “national security” problem—the dispossessed peasants are no longer able to serve in the military. The “free

Jill Tolles

jilltolles

In a time of so many questions and concerns surrounding the #Election2020results, here is a series of resources regarding #VotingRights and #ElectionIntegrity. #WeThePeople #BackToBasics #Civics 1/8 U.S. election laws date

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

Mary Beard and Simon Goldhill just finished a Cambridge webinar on "Statue Wars — Controversy and Debate" comparing ancient use and abuse of statues to what's happening now. Here's some

Aske Kammer

AskeKammer

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the #media, #communication, and #journalism research is delightful. Counting down to Christmas, I’ll share pieces of research (one each day) that are important,

It's Going Down

IGD_News

A reminder that the term "Libertarian," was originally used solely by the anarchist movement, in an attempt to get around censorship of anarchist publications in places like France. Only in

Sarah Dohl

SarahDohl

.@LeaderMcConnell would *much* rather have this argument about the filibuster now on a very-boring-sounding organizing resolution than on a popular piece of legislation he's blocking. But don't be fooled. /THREAD

Rabbi Sara Zober BLM

RebbeSMZ

I proctored 3 math unit tests this morning at two different grade levels instead of doing my own work. America doesn't deserve its mothers. I'm so pissed at our government.

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. “#ZeroCovid is impossible”I’ve been arguing for #ZeroCovid before it even had a name, so I’ve heard most of the counter arguments. It’s too expensive. If countries like Vietnam can

Slava Malamud

SlavaMalamud

I get a lot of questions about #Navalny. I am not the world's leading expert on the man, but I can answer most of them with enough veracity.Specifically:"Is it true

Paolo Gerbaudo

paologerbaudo

Yesterday's events in #CapitolHill raise important questions about the nature of the 21st Nationalist Right, and the relationship populism and fascism. Perhaps not the best time to discuss this as

Ilhan Omar

IlhanMN

This administration has cozied up to the most brutal dictators in the world—damaging our alliances and image in the world. Here are my thoughts on how deep the damage is

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. As @ZephyrTeachout notes, there is now a big opportunity to take on monopolies. Biden has picked an acting Antitrust chief, Gene Kimmelman, and an acting FTC Chair, @RKSlaughterFTC.https://twitter.com/ZephyrTeachout/status/13523425190912

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

thread:SINISTER CENSORSHIP1. Just when it appears things may settle down in the US, the troubles take a new twist. 2. To recap on events leading up to the election:The US

The Great Democracy Initiative

GDI_policy

The climate crisis is a defining issue of our lifetime, and Black and brown communities bear the brunt of its impact. We need drastic action. Here are some executive actions

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis

KendraWrites

Since I'm salty about journalists ignorance of their own field I'm going to start a tweet thread about journalism history books that I have read and will update as I

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