#Inequality

James Lin

jamestwotree

This paper blew up on Twitter. There are economists and historians waging arguments left and right. My take on why historians find this paper so problematic, and what economists who

Alex John London

AlexJohnLondon

Friends, have you been thinking about these various proposals? The challenge seems to be to find something both feasible and ethically acceptable.https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21215494/coronavirus-plans-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression-

Jenn Budd

BuddJenn

Our immigration system is an old system designed by sons of the Confederacy. The 1st border agents were sons of Confederate generals and colonels. It is a system based on

nick

ntdPhD

a thread of unknown length. im not hollering at anyone specific. this is mostly a stream of consciousness. theres a through-line wrt history and tensions abt instrumentalizing democracy but i

SUCH

Such

When I was buying my house, it blew my mind when my lender asked if my family couldn’t just gift me the down payment money, saying that gifts/loans of $50k

Dan Crossley

dan_crossley

There’s a way to go in getting through worst of the pandemic. One thing I’m struck by is how much can be achieved in (relatively) short space of time when

Claire Marris is exhausted

claire_marris

If you are:1) a student UK University upset that your teachers are on #UCUstrike; or2) a parent of a uni student angry about uni staff being on strike; or3) a

Eileen May

suleskerry

"Section 1: Scotland's Approach We will act in accordance with our values. We will listen to the best evidence. We will engage the people of Scotland.The World

Dr Richard McNeil-Willson

mcneilwillson

Late to this, but there is some pretty grim stuff in the new PSHE guidance on countering 'extremism. Terms are vague and misleading, potentially directly targeting or indirectly implicating a

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

This story could have really used some contextualization on how racism and bias works. I don’t know whether Sheskey is racist or not, but he was operating within a society

Ch(ris)

Australochris

Looking back, I am fortunate to go on the #CRSJ in Dec. Not only did we as UTSA collective, get to learn the experiences behind CR but we all exhibited

Gia

giahendrixart

For anyone who wants to get more involved and educate themselves on the injustices occuring in the US and understand/acknowledging your privilage- Here are some resources: First and foremost, recognize

Checkmate_TX

CHQM8_tx

So I'm very emotional right now, going through my 19 and 17 yr old boys' baby boxes for some kind of comfort. And I found this article from the Orange

Anas Alhajji

anasalhajji

Thread Colombia's oil is significant to US1- The oil industry in Colombia has perfected replacing & fixing oil pipelines more than any other country in the world. It experienced more

Joe Guinan

joecguinan

Some Friday evening thoughts on the current state of things in a world increasingly on fire. Our greatest challenge lies in closing the deadly gap between what is increasingly understood

Dr. Johnathan Flowers wants to see academia fall.

shengokai

I'm going to answer, but I hate these questions. As King states: "There is probably no way, even eliminating violence, for Negroes to obtain their rights without upsetting the equanimity