#Rates

Council on Criminal Justice

CouncilonCJ

The 1994 Crime Bill was a hot topic in the presidential election, and a vulnerability for President-Elect Biden. Critics blame it for mass incarceration. But the story of the Bill’s

Drew O.

DFBeanCounter

So these are the issues as I understand them from the BMI haterz. So lets dive in and see if we can ease the resistance to these issues. https://twitter.com/DFBeanCounter/status/1349190128997076992 We

Trevor Tombe

trevortombe

With yesterday's release of equalization and major transfers, some (incl the premier) are concerned about fairness to Alberta.Here's the data behind the 2021/22 EQ payments. It pays to lower-income provinces,

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

The other key point here (as @mattyglesias pointed out in his newsletter today) is that both "pre-existing conditions" and "essential workers" are highly amorphous categories that will be gamed (especially

Arindrajit Dube

arindube

As we debate whether to cut UI benefits in the middle of the pandemic, it's useful to keep in mind what we know about the impact of the $600 benefit

caius ☞ bonfire cluster

peachybruise

tw biphobia.are you serious...https://twitter.com/thatartfulfag/status/1358888507666800643 tw sui, sa, & m*rder."why do bi people have such high suicide, assault, & m*rder rates?"this bullshit is why. this stigmatism is wh

Corinne Keet

ckeet

*New papers thread* Two new papers published today that are the culmination of years of work and that may inform some controversies about early peanut introduction. With @MichaelPistiner, @WayneShreffler, @JenniferDantzerhttps://authors.els

Dr. Ward Q. Normal

WardQNormal

My new hobby is taking graphs of economic data over time and indicating the year that Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, in case people find that helpful or informative. Oops. Forgot

Andrew💙Croxford

andrew_croxford

Finishing up: It occurs to me that this confusion is the consequence of simple terminology. What does it mean to be ‘immune’?/ɪˈmjuːn/ - adj – «Having a high degree of

State’s Attorney Kim Foxx

SAKimFoxx

It's simply untrue that individuals released on bond are driving the rates of violence we've seen in our community. Unlike those making these false claims, the @cookcountysao is committed to

Doc 🍥

DocAtCDI

Good Morning My Friends, serious post here, we vote in 2 days (if we haven't already) we have increasing infection rates and rising death tolls, we all know there will

Rational Numbers

JMDnumbers

Why don't people trust public health experts anymore? Probably they keep putting out trash like this. It doesn't help. Here's a lesson on how to misinform the public under the

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

OlufemiOTaiwo

short thread:"In a randomized controlled trial among 1634 disadvantaged high school youth in Chicago, assignment to a summer jobs program decreases violence by 43% over 16 months (3.95 fewer violent-crime

Philip Rocco

PhilipRocco

Evers’ new executive order on COVID-19 may be advisory, but local governments can use this as an opportunity to re-evaluate the regs we have in place. Essentially we’ve swapped actual

Cubs Prospects - Bryan Smith

cubprospects

Ah, good news. Cubs Rule 5 pick Gray Fenter's last start was Aug 27, 2019, with five perfect innings against the Lakewood BlueClaws. Why is that such good news? Lakewood

Adrian Madaro

adrianmadaro

East Boston has the highest COVID infection rate in Boston. Last week it was 7.9%. This was over 4x the state average. It was almost 50% higher than the second-highest

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