#Inequality

Joshua Salem

Joshuahsalem

America failed Bernie Sanders:In a time of crisis, with over 10,000 Americans dead from a pandemic, Americans across the country have decided that universal healthcare, free college, ending wars, and

greg fell FFPH

felly500

North / South epidemiology and the economic implications A thread A few have asked why the north has far higher rate of infection and why take off faster(It is one for the

David Roberts

drvolts

My new post: the latest research on air pollution is jaw-dropping. Scientists now believe its effects on health & mortality are roughly *double* previous estimates. If that’s true, air-quality benefits

Eric Anthony Licas

EricLicas

About 20 or 30 skaters, bicyclist and activists particating in a "Rolk To Erase Hate" just left from Libbit Park in Encino. They are headed to the Sherman Oaks Galleria

Aaron Winter

aaronzwinter

so many great books/much needed interventions coming out these days - so making a thread/list to order and read ... @alanalentin's Why Race Still Mattershttps://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509535705 Is Free Speech Racist? by

Joseph Gill

JosephGillMA

There's an openly racist man as your president, lauded anchors on your news networks spewing racism, a head writer on said shows resigning because his open racism was discovered, applause

The Times

thetimes

Millennial? Saving for a house? You might need an inheritance. According to a report published yesterday, millennials are expected to get 16% of their lifetime income from inheritance, compared with

Tom Sugrue

TomSugrue

Thread: It's time to rethink facile 1968 = 2020 comparisons. 2/ Similarities: As in the 1960s, today’s protestors are enraged by the still unresolved problem of police violence. 3/ Persistent

Koala Kai 🗽 #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #BLM

LiberateAllOfUs

Karl Rove brazenly told us in W's admin that there would be a permanent Republican Party in charge. That's not democracy. That's a plot - decades old even then -

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Reality has a well-known leftist bias. If you want to convince people that inequality, high carbon emissions and austerity are good for them, you need to get them to abandon

Peter Apps

PeteApps

Government to axe 'Section 106' in favour of new infrastructure levy in planning shake up. The law - which councils use to impose affordable housing requirements on developers - is

sri sri

SLIMSREEZY

a thread of pre-written emails to defund the police, demand justice and other necessary actions. simply enter your name, city and state. pls add to this if you find any

Malaika Jabali

MalaikaJabali

If you’re wondering why the white kid who shot & killed multiple protestors could walk calmly to police immediately after without getting apprehended, here he is minutes earlier going up

Pax Christi USA

PaxChristiUSA

We celebrate the letter that was sent by @Pontifex to the @IMFNews & the @WorldBank:"It is my hope that your discussions will contribute to a model of “recovery” capable of

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Okay. With this Amy Coney Barrett farce, we need to examine how the GOP and evangelical Right merged to protect white supremacy and aristocratic control, resulting in Donald Trump and

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

This is a good interview on trade with the always-intelligent @ProfSteveKeen. The problem with global trade isn’t trade itself. It is persistent trade imbalances, and most proponents of free trade