#Inequity

Shahrukh Wani

ShahrukhWani

New: I write for Dawn on Pakistan's need to manage its urban transition.I make three points in this article, summarised in this thread: https://www.dawn.com/news/1518363/pakistans-urban-transition Point 1: Cities are essential for

Why To Wit Ter (Meesh)

why_two_wit

Yes. That’s Dr. King in the room as President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act in 1964.I was 2 days from my 4th birthday & I knew who Dr. King

Stephen Bush

stephenkb

In a departure from "covid-19 proves what I always thought": on how the pandemic has changed my thinking on UBI:https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2020/04/covid-19-universal-basic-income-benefits-welfare While I wasn't *again

Jack Herrera

jherrerx

There are many ppl in the US who would feel safer with a border wall. In the last 4 years, rates of violence in Mexico have reached historic levels; a

Robert Gebeloff

gebeloffnyt

1) From county to county, urban/suburban/rural, across all age groups -- the race/ethnic disparity with coronavirus is pervasive. New story with @richoppel, @kkrebeccalai, @MitchKSmith and @NYT_Wright https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202

NEW Caucus

NEWCaucus

TEACHERS - PLEASE DON’T REQUIRE YOUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THEIR CAMERAS ON. Here are just a few reasons: 1. Streaming Quality - Having the camera on uses a lot of

Principal Fulk

RobFulk

A thread about what’s going on in #louisville right now. I’m going to touch on the “failing school” narrative, structural racism, and reform for our city. I am a

Rhea Boyd MD, MPH

RheaBoydMD

Is everyone reading this??!I gotta break down this science real quick. This study compared COVID-19 mortality rates by racial/ethnic group AND age. It found: Among folks aged 35-44, Black people

Monzo

monzo

We stand with George Floyd and the Black community. We have a responsibility to speak out against racism and inequity, which has no place in society. We've donated to George's

Alexis Hall 🦄

quicunquevult

Apologies but this is going to be, like, A THREAD.I sometimes get told, about my writing … that I’m letting the side down.& I honestly don’t know how to respond

Prateek Waghre

prateekwaghre

A thread on Tech responses to COVID-19So @utkarsh01, @SapniGK and I locked ourselves away (figuratively) for a few weeks to devise a framework to assess the various apps we're seeing

Kelsey Davenport

KelseyDav

Great piece from @rethink_media highlighting gender disparities in media coverage. Hardly a surprise to see that in the arms control & nonproliferation policy space men are sourced over women 80%

Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali

WajahatAli

I might get in trouble for this, but it’ll be good trouble. I’ve been trying to put my finger on why this Bari Weiss resignation & recent cancel culture whining

Elemental

elemental

1/ No matter who wins next week, this election will have profound, far-reaching consequences for your physical health and well-being.From insurance coverage to plans for a pandemic, here’s what’s at

César A. Hidalgo

cesifoti

In this new working paper we find evidence that gender differences in wages are lower for knowledge intense industries & occupations, and that this effect can be explained by competition

Bright Zhou

BrightZhou

Though everyone's experience will be different (I have a rocky relationship with my fam, but speak Mandarin), I used the SPIKES protocol (#medtwitter) to engage my first-gen/ESL mom on #Asians4BlackLives.