#Structural

Matt Boucher

mtboucher

Like everyone, I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated at everything about this situation. I'm angry at the lies and the abject failure of the federal government. I'm angry at the people who

Leila.

leila_bousbaa

For a country as wealthy as Britain, 0.7% is the very least we can offerhttps://twitter.com/labourcid/status/1331297939055124482 The UK should continue to spend at least 0.7% of national income on international aid

DEFUND & ABOLISH POLICE, REFUND OUR COMMUNITIES

BreeNewsome

Y’all Black people don’t just “have” higher risk factors because of our skin color. We are killed by structural racism. Language matters. Gee, it’s just something about that Negro race

Dave Nicponski ✍️

virus_dave

So, serious question. Let's hope Dems successfully take back both Senate and Presidency this November.Clearly, it's far too dangerous to try to "go back to 2015 normal" and hope for

Colleen Murphy

drcolleenmurphy

Transitional justice is needed in the US.TJ requires structural reform, acknowledgement & repair for victims, accountability for perpetrators.Transitional justice does not require forgiveness or relinquishing anger. A thread explaining

Jeff Guhin

jeffguhin

So I'm fascinated by this thing some white conservatives do when talking about how everyone has a struggle so we shouldn't talk about white privilege or systemic racism: they list

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

I don't know who needs to hear this, but in the wake of @KamalaHarris's historic selection, it is a moment to hold rival truths in balance.Representation matters, and structure matters.Representation

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

This is dressed up bootstrapped-ism that maintains inequality by suggesting people can overcome systemic and structural racism if they simply tried harder. Giving a nod to those inequalities and then

Ayanna Pressley

AyannaPressley

Do you know why African-Americans align with so many COVID-19 co-morbidities? Structural racism. Food deserts=unequal access to healthy & fresh foods= diabetes, heart disease. Enviro injustices mean dirty air, water.

Matt Glassman

MattGlassman312

I really enjoyed the new @SuzanneMettler1 and @r_lieberman book, Four Threats. I highly recommend it, for the following reaons. 1/https://www.amazon.com/Four-Threats-Recurring-American-Democracy/dp/1250244420 First, it's not an anti-Tru

Gideon Lichfield 🇺🇦🌻

glichfield

A thread for non-Americans:When I moved to the US in 2009 I had an abstract understanding of the legacy of slavery, but no real sense of the myriad ways in

Noor (he/him) 🧜🏽📿

SnoringDoggo

You know, I don’t know if I would wish for a cure for my chronic illnesses-and there are a lot of them. I don’t think I’ve ever really thought about

Sabyasachi Kar

Sabya_K

1/10 Thread.This piece by @CafeEconomics deals with a very important aspect of economic growth in countries like India.While we fuss so much about the growth numbers here, what really drives

Guy-Uriel Charles

ProfGuyCharles

I want to make one point about the Supreme Court's decision in the Wisconsin case that I'm surprised has not been made. The Supreme Court & the federal courts more

duck

duckrabbitblog

For the record @martinparrfdn sent me a handwritten letter on July 16th. He invited me to the foundation. I was in France at the time filming with the crimes against

Rose Casey

ARoseCasey

Okay. I actually cannot do this. I simply cannot teach while parenting 24/7 entirely on my own.Genuine question: what should employers, specifically universities, be doing to mitigate these literally impossible