#Inequality

Sarah Joseph

SarahIJoseph

A powerful @BBCNewsnight this evening with @maitlis #covid19 exposes the complexities & inequalities of our political, economic & social systems. The fault lines have been laid bare. Austerity didn’t just

Julian Thomson #StayAtHomeSaveLives

jthomson1992

While their intelligence improved by adoption, their retardation at the time of their adoption left a permanent impairment.”I am crying reading this (although despise the use of the word 'retardation').

Lisa (LISTEN TO HEALTHCARE MD’s)

meg_Y12

I understand Bernie and Warren supports are disappointed and upset, but both dropped out willingly. There was no “DNC rigging anything” as claimed in 2016. People not voting or third

Sam Byers

byers90

I think we might have unthinkingly equated “lifting the lockdown” with “returning to normal”. They’re not the same things and I think we have to accept they’re not the same

Champagne Sharks Podcast

ChampagneSharks

A belief I feel has developed on the left, at least the segments I see online, is that belief in collective, socialist solutions must therefore mean that any attempt at

Introspective Nath

Introspectivish

This pattern bothers me so much because personal reasons. 15 years ago, I was an idealistic young woman. And men I liked and trusted told me that I was naive

Emma Dawson

DawsonEJ

Once more as an actual thread. #auspol https://twitter.com/dawsonej/status/1287185880550010881 Howard as treasurer left Australia’s economy in an awful mess. The Hawke-Keating government put in place reforms that spurred growth, lifted sc

Zarah Sultana MP

zarahsultana

It's fair to say that most people know how terrible Sajid Javid & Priti Patel are. I now want to introduce Munira Mirza who has been appointed by Boris Johnson

Brian Riedl 🧀

Brian_Riedl

Seeing a lot of "The Rich Don't Pay Taxes" takes tonight. So let's go to the CBO, IRS, and OECD data.These are based on actual taxes paid - including loopholes.Clearly,

☀️flik☀️

fliki

Looking at my old posts a decade ago on politics etc., I was super naive and had so much hope. I know in my heart I wasn't ready to join

Ibram X. Kendi

DrIbram

It really is. And the White savior is the oldest racist idea. It emanates from the first book of racist ideas finished in 1453, a bio of Prince Henry's pioneering

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Cajsa

Long ago, raised by Social Democrat parents, I used to think class was the main issue. I believed that if we only resolved inequality, reduced the inequities that make people

David Madden

davidjmadden

Housing inequality is fuelling the pandemichttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/virus-hitting-hardest-modern-equivalent-victorian-slums?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other There are periodic moments in housing history when the ruling class discovers that

M.

swikey

OK, wow, there's really a lot to unpack here. Let's start:1) Why can't I do the same thing? Basically, that makes yourself no better than the people you claim to

AWID

AWID

Shortly we'll be joining and live tweeting from @TimesTalks session on COVID-19 and the Gender Divide, with hosts @FrancescaDonner & @Alisha__g, and special guest @nahlav, senior gender adviser, Executive Office

MI Shelter In Place

MichiganMichele

I see comments about poverty and obesity/ comorbidity rates in these comments and feel the need to talk a little about systemic racism in the US...https://twitter.com/queenchristina_/status/1248000279980670977 It's so complicated. Systemic