#Austerity

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

In 2014, I gave a keynote at Museums and the Web on the suicide-mission of cultural institutions that had decided to sacrifice access - making their collections as broadly available

Priya Kunjan

PriyaKunjan

Just a little thread on COVID19 austerity and unis in so-called Australia. #savehigheredjobsCorporate universities strategising about how to ‘preserve’ the quality of teaching and learning during a pandemic are fundamentally

Richard Murphy

RichardJMurphy

It’s not coronavirus that’s going to cause the greatest damage to our economy in the next year. It’s fear that will do that. We’re frightened of unemployment. We’re frightened of

Nadim El Kak | نديم القاق

NadimElkak

THREAD: We are approaching the second wave of the #LebanonProtests, which will likely resemble #October17 in some ways, but will also distinguish itself and test people's resolve in others. A

Andrew Livingstone

realandrewliv

ThreadI’ve seen quite a few folks sharing MLK’s beautiful quote to the effect that riots are the voice of the unheard.Yes… but remember that this was only half of his

Laurie Hurson

lauriehurson

I have been trying to keep track of the inspiring and much needed calls to protect and fund CUNY as we navigate life during and post-COVID. Read on for why

BobSmithWalker 45%

BobSmithWalker

1. Twitter's been fun these last 8 years. A useful outlet and encouraging to see others who think like me and indeed who express our mutual thoughts better than me.

Lee Ⓥ🇪🇺

XIXIANYKUS

THREAD: Brexit was always a stupid idea, completely detached from the realities of 21st-Century life. It's a pipe dream dreamt up in the parlours of those with everything to gain

booklover jim 🍀

goodoldcatchy

My parents have this excellent defense for their political views: they haven’t read anything.There are no sources or statistics to undermine. Nothing. It’s impenetrable. They just weather the storm, give

Mark Copelovitch

mcopelov

Great reporting. Awful framing."...officials are growing increasingly wary of the massive federal spending""The concerns about the deficit""...internal concerns about the deficits"It's 2020. People who supported the

Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

The problem with positing that social liberalism & prosperity are symbiotic, in order to bolster the argument that the rest of the country should become more like London, is that

Ashley Archibald

AshleyA_RC

CM Lewis is saying that since the Mayor will not spend the money appropriated for COVID relief, the City Council should try for a week and a half to come

Renee Bracey Sherman

RBraceySherman

Last night, President Biden did not mention abortion at all, and of course in the Republican response, Senator Scott mentioned Biden's "plan" on abortion. Conservatives never shy away from talking

TheSanātanīSociety™

SanataniSociety

Yoga philosophy prescribes four spiritual paths to attain knowledge of the Self:Karma-Yoga, the path of selfless action; Bhakti-Yoga, the path of devotion; Raja-Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation; and

Sarah Lazare

sarahlazare

Cannot believe this article. There's nothing to celebrate about the moderators. Their questions were a disgrace, entirely premised on defending US empire, asking gotcha questions from the right, and attacking

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

Thread1/9 Our @bmj_latest paper on the state of the UK National Health Service is out. We examined @NHSuk performance compared to other countries on 79 metrics.What did we find?https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6326 2/9