#Neoliberal

Aaron Bady

zunguzungu

To me, the key thing about Buttigieg's higher ed statement is that he's indicating he doesn't want to fundamentally change the system, just make it a little more progressive. He

Charlotte Cooper

thebeefer

When announcing anti-obesity strategies, public health policy-makers conveniently forget:a) BMI is not a great indicator of healthb) Fat is not synonymous with junk foodc) There have been multiple wars on

Yellow Vest America 🦺 | Obi

america_vest

I want to say something really controversial about my former political leanings that I have been wanting to say. I think it will shine some perspective on where I'm coming

Ammar Ali Jan

ammaralijan

This year, poor countries owe $25 billion in installments to creditors in rich countries in the midst of a pandemic. Demands for canceling Third World's debt are absolutely rational and

Chris Becker

jcbecker93

Thread: Why do technocrats swoon over mechanistic policies like the EITC but almost ignore unions as an anti-poverty tool? Because technocrats don’t actually trust poor people. The EITC protects workers

Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

Its quite cute how British right-wingers still think that Thatcher was a conservative. What did she conserve? I would love to know. Unbridled free-market capitalism - which she unleashed in

Academics Write

academicswrite

Possibly unpopular opinion. I don't think inconsistency is a problem in most situations. Learning happens in that place of uncertainty and some externally perceived inconsistencies are really just mechanisms to

Captain Awkward

CAwkward

IN ANY CAPACITY. "Hey Rahm, could you serve the wine?" The wine is now racist piss and costs $7,000,000. "Hey Rahm, could you maybe valet park the cars?" The car

Bill Wolfe

WolfeNotes

This explains LOTS - why Jon Hurdle's NJ Spotlight reporting often sucks. He's on the Penn Payroll:"Reporting for this article was supported by a grant from the William Penn Foundation"On

Guy in the red tie

guyinaredtie1

I'm fond of big predictions. Here's my biggest (ever): we are heading for a global debt deflation event and the biggest economic reset for 90 years. It will turn even

Mark Doidge

markdoidge

Another swipe at working class lads earning money from football. At least this one recognises the role of the owners. But what about the media magnates and corporate sponsors? A

Ladeda Lala

ladeda_lalala

Okay, great. But let's not forget that Apo Whang-od is not just a "tourist attraction" or a "National Living Treasure." She's a tattooist of women and headhunters within her tribe.

Vandy YDSA

VandyYDSA

As people have heard, Andrew Yang will be speaking on campus this month. Although he may cultivate a flashy image as an innovative newcomer, he is just another neoliberal in

I'Nasah doesn't exist.

so_treu

the truth is there is a vast, vast, vast range of gendered violence that cannot be solved by getting individual men to pay women individually. getting a man to pay

punkacademic

punk_academic

What has been proposed today is an end to a recognisable version of the university as it has generally been understood in the UK. There are different 'ideas' of the

Club des Cordeliers

cordeliers

India is *the* most important market for the global vaccine business, because it is by far the largest: 1.3 billion people with a biddable fascist government and a health system