#Unions

1. Happy Friday! So, this week I published two pieces on the state of climate policy & politics in the US. They are long, and I know a buncha you
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To understand the brilliance of @brassbanking, you look at where the current profit pools are in Nigerian banking and where is going to be next. This report below is from
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Sparkassenstiftung Eastern Africa @SBFICEastAfrica - is a leading German Saving Banks Model Organisation which aims to disseminate the successful Sparkasse model across regional borders and around the globe.#SaveBig2020 #WorldSavingsWeek Sp
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All Kamala Harris was tryna do was make sure kids went to school and it’s some raggedy motherfuckers on this here social media platform that wanna act like she committed
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1/ In 1998, the late philosopher Richard Rorty published "Achieving Our Country," a galvanizing book which predicted a surge in populism and social instability is coming to America because of
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So I was ruminating about RICO, the mafia, FARA, Russian sanctions/expulsions, and Spygate In the 70s and 80s the mafia basically ran NYC. Entire unions, and industries. Hotels and hospitals.
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A more enthusiastic supporter of open data than I you will not easily find, but I must respectfully disagree with this opinion. The problems with policing in this country will
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On a slightly more serious and elaborate note now: the 'back-to-classroom' conundrum in UK universities shows full well all the limits&weaknesses of 'markets' as vehicles of coordination 1/ one of
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i am sad to say that the Portland IWW is a toxic organization with no accountability. I am still dedicated to the cause of labor but I can no longer
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When school reopening was first announced, guidance was clear and confident enough that you got the sense they thought it would be safe to go back to school. Now, with
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So, what with Labour NEC and Young Labour elections coming up again, here's a thread on who I’ve nominated and why.Here’s the list of candidates and their statements: https://labour.org.uk/activist-hub/governance-and-legal-hub/ballo
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Easington in 1984 by Keith Pattison. Josie Smith, a retired and disabled miner, is arrested outside his home and his distraught wife tries to stop the police taking him away.
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Anyone who tells you we should stop sending #PostcardsToVoters because it's adding to the stress of the USPS isn't thinking it through. First Class Mail volume has been trending down.
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lot of ppl have a tendency to exceptionalize all uprisings and crises as tho the fact of “militancy” (ie “spontaneous violence,” & we forget tht difference at our own peril)
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CALLING ALL HOUSING TWITTER! Our leading tenant advocate (and a great pro-housing voice) on the Portland city council, @ChloeEudaly is fighting for reelection vs. a NIMBY (& corporate & cop)-backed
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Latest on #Italy's #gigeconomy: Assodelivery (delivery platforms employer org) signed a sectoral #CollectiveBargaining agreement for #riders with unrepresentative right-wing union UGL, ignoring ongoing negotiations w/ riders' groups
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