#Economist

Jon Evans

rezendi

I've long been loath to use the word "fascism" casually -- words mean things, and those things matter. My personal rubric is the great Umberto Eco's essay "Ur-Fascism," summarized, with

Ahmer Naqvi

karachikhatmal

To all the mujahideen about to enter The Battle of Whataboutery over this, please redirect your energies. You won the elections, you defeated The Resistance. Now focus on haranguing your

Ben Golub

ben_golub

Recently I've been thinking about (with @Jabaluck,@itaisher, and many others) the seeming need in economic theory for a better language for taking about values than the one we get from

Edward Miguel

tedmiguel

Starting in 1998, Michael Kremer and I evaluated a large-scale public health program that provided an additional 2-3 years of medical treatment for intestinal worm infections to tens of thousands

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)#China’s threat is real in military/economic deal with #Iran-$400 bn from China-Sino-Russian bombers, fighter jets & etc. to have unrestricted access to Iran's air bases-China gets privilege, discounts on all

Kharis Templeman 祁凱立

kharisborloff

President Tsai announces Taiwan will allow pork imports from pigs fed ractopamine, a lean-muscle additive that's used in 90+% of US ag. This is a big deal on several levels.

Pug_Apu....Revolution-ing

Pug_Apu

In 1998, the Economist predicted the collapse of the United States Dollar and the rise of 1 world currency by 2018.The one world currency is often called, the New World

Saroop Chattopadhyay স্বরূপ চট্টোপাধ্যায় #India

KOLLEO

Thread 1/n..Now #TMC IT cell guys are demanding 14days #QuarantineLife for #CentralTeam who came to review the actual situation.Yes then specialist committee consisting opthalmologist & economist will clear them regarding

BLUEPRINT 🇺🇸

BLUEPRINT_Q

A comprehensive #BillGate's-WHO #VaccineAgenda thread.In March 2020, Gate's resigned from Microsoft + Berkshire Hathawayhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2020/03/13/bill-gates-steps-down-from-microsofts-and-berkshire-hathaways-boards-of-

The New York Times

nytimes

The coronavirus has brought hunger to millions of people. Lockdowns and social distancing are drying up work and are likely to disrupt agricultural production and supply routes — leaving millions

Anna Gifty is finally on Tik Tok

itsafronomics

#BlackHistoryMonth This morning, I wanted to dive into something super interesting @DarrickHamilton and @SandyDarity paper on the Racial Wealth Gap and their discussion on Baby Bonds - what they

Building Safety Register

BldgSafetyReg

@hmtreasury @GOVUK will soon be making a profit out of the #BuildingSafety Crisis! Simple maths for the moment, would welcome help from an economist to validate. Pls share THREAD

Ben Pile

clim8resistance

Of the two reports commissioned and promoted by the @royalsociety's president, Venki Ramakrishnan to force the government's #faceMask policy, one was not science (it was sociology) and was not peer

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

I apologize in advance for the long tweet, but this is a story worth remembering and which I’ve written about often. From the late 1930s to the late 1960s (excluding

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

Blue-sky-thinkingI was involved in Jubilee 2000 (Drop the Debt) as a relatively low-level digital guy. Claim no credit.But the world needs that again, on a vast scale. Cos we are

Jan Brauner

JaniceBrauner

Ewan Morrison’s ‘Psychology Today” piece [Hat tip @JaniceFiamengo] flows from a painfully deep reservoir of a childhood that inflicted trauma, the “unintended consequences” of his hippy-parent’s “ideals.”https://twitter.com/