#Profiteering

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/7 The U.S. is the only developed country where most people’s health insurance is tied to their job. It began in WW2 when labor shortages forced a wage freeze, so

Alyson Metzger

AlysonMetzger

Here's where all our money went. Over the last 30 years, the top 1 percent has added $21 trillion to their wealth while the bottom 50 percent has lost

Daryl E. 🇳🇬🇬🇭🇸🇱

daryl_ei

Growing up with a dad who is a published political commentator on Nigeria, I got to understand that Nigeria’s problems are way deeper than what you see on the surfaceThe

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pseudo_sapiens

What the CJ has said to the AG we have been saying to the govts since early March.Irrespective of whatever bullshit Central govt want you to believe the vaccination drive

ArchPundit

archpundit

This is baffling. FEMA should be ordering supplies through GSA using RFP and pre-approved contract prices to get the best prices. This is a fairly rapid process--at least as quick

A.R. Buckle

JuliusGoat

"It's unaffordable" is, in the context of the wealthiest country on earth, a statement of priority, not of capability.Every time. We can take care of every single sick person the

Keith Kahn-Harris

KeithKahnHarris

[Thread]I am becoming concerned that the future of the NHS is imperilled by fundamental misunderstandings about what it is as an institution. This has disturbing parallels to threats to democracy

Ryan Grim

ryangrim

Today's congressional primary to watch is @candacefor24 v. @KimOlsonTx - a runoff in July to be the Dem nominee to flip a suburban Republican seat. /1 Olson, on the surface,

Chad P. Bown

ChadBown

April 3, 2020: Trump announces he will use the Defense Production Act to now commandeer international trade in masks and other PPE.Historical note: Trump continued to impose his trade war

Sara Kahanamoku #BlackLivesMatter

sara_kahanamoku

I cant tell you how many times I’ve picked up a “Hawaiian” story that reflects & affirms my experiences w/ trauma & come to find it was written by a

Bonnie Honig

bonnie_honig

Simple meaning of Jared’s stockpile sentence, it’s ours not the states’ = it is ours to hand out as we like, not theirs to claim as if they have a

Jackie Morris

JackieMorrisArt

Thread:I have a dear friend. Before I begin this thread you need to understand that. She's my friend. She works in a hospice, is a palliative care doctor. She has

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

As I noted earlier, @TPM has been tracking this shipment and this story since early April. Without going into too much detail about the reporting, the process confirmed what many

Studio Glibly

NoTotally

As I've been saying privately, a lot of POC have to worry about and prepare for two related but discrete things: the virus itself; and white panic White panic: in

Peter Pham

peterpham

1. A good example/read why frontline responders aren't getting PPE. It's a $100B up for grabs this year that appeared 4 weeks ago = scammers preying on desperation. It's worse

Andrew Fisher

FisherAndrew79

Seeing lots of simplistic "tax rises suck demand out of the economy" nonsense on here - including from people who should know better 1/n Do you know what does