#Economics

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Neoliberalism's starting gun went off on 1973, when a US- and UK-backed fascist military deposed Salvador Allende, the incredibly popular, democratically elected president of Chile. 1/ The coup embodied Peter

Prashant Singh

pacificleo

Just Finished reading "Debt: The First 5000 Year " by David Graeber. It's a fascinating book that deconstructs the concept of Debt and shows how it permeates everything from geopolitics

Carrie Hynds

carriehyndsLD

This evening's live tweet thread is from the @platf9rm hustings, held at their collaborative workspace in Hove Town Hall with a welcome from Seb Royle. On the panel are @BeatriceLibDem,

Exile of the Mainstream

exileofthemain

1/ Here are some observations (O), misconceptions (M), and Predictions (P). regarding COVID-19, business and investing.Please retweet if you like and find them useful. And tweets with the most ♥︎'s,

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KetaMeanGirl

Much delayed thread on the "New World Question:"If PIE/Aryans founded all civilization, what about Mesoamerica? (Maya/Aztec)Although this topic is complex, once explained, Aryan Founder Thesis is only further corroborated.We Wuz

PrEP4All

PrEP4AllNow

In Nov we learned that the 1st mRNA vaccine was 95% effective for COVID. Since then the # of people who’ve died has more than doubled. Yesterday's #TRIPS news is

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Grifts feed what was called the politicians syllogism is Yes, Prime Minister:We must do somethingThis is somethingWe must do thisUsually the utter mismatch between problem and supposed solution is obvious

Gregory Crawford

GregorySCrawfor

A (long) thread complementing those by @Caffar3Cristina and @johnnyryan encouraging competition economists to make theories of harm based on (lack of) privacy and data protection core features of antitrust investigations

Daniella M 🔪🔪🔪🎃

farsouthhistory

So @HerbertHistory I am starting a fresh thread so I do not keep bugging all the folks I mentioned in my lead in. I personally an obsessed with Crichton's books.

JW Mason

JWMason1

Those lumber prices, huh? $1,600 per 1000 board-feet, up from $400 a year ago. Why? This story mentions a mills closing prior to the pandemic, reducing supply; not a lot

TammieGitt

TammieGitt

I don't usually do these *big announcement* things about disappearing from Twitter for a bit because, frankly, who cares? Just be cool about it and step away if you feel

Stephen Barlow

SteB777

A big thank you to @GeorgeMonbiot for highlighting my response to him and I will try to explain what I meant in a tweet thread here. I have been inspired

David W. Lawson

DavidWLawson

This course has generated interest, so I've decided to share our readings each week to invite new suggestions/reflections, & hopefully demonstrate to our awesome students the good in academic twitter:

thefreepress?

thefreepress2

Thread! "Jeremy Corbyn’s politics are fantasy – just like Alice in Wonderland" wrote Tony Blair, much-beloved war criminalBut is it really the Labour left who live in a world of

NET

theNETng

Ada Ifeanyi, 20, arrested in Ajegunle, Lagos on April 13, 2019. The Police officer who shot her, Inspector Diana Ojo, absconded after the incident. He was dismissed from the Police

Ridin' Solo ●

xolotegabriel

Mr. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, since you advocate that scientists should be paid well, let me show gratitude by giving you free advice. I have consistently noticed that you love