#Policies

@MaxBlumenthal, I think you might be interested in this really well put together thread which further illustrates what you previously uncovered in terms of how all the moving parts fit
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The very nice folks @WHO_Europe published a new report about alcohol pricing today.I wrote most of it (with help from all sorts of wise folk), so here's a brief summary
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#BlueMAGA: "Bernie's policies are too radical & the GOP would portray him as such, he couldn't win, so you must support Biden!"Also #BlueMAGA: "Just support him and when he wins
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Donald Trump has more or less fulfilled his election promise of massively reducing immigration from the South, but mainly not by building a physical wall, but by changing asylum laws
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The Labour election report looks really honest and comprehensive. As good as you could want from a political committee. But, inevitably there are some threads they haven't pulled... (1/x) First:
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Pssst. Now that we have all recovered from yesterday, we have a major announcement to make soon ... We are launching a political action committee!Last week, we elected leaders
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I’m doing a bit of a thread on how people cover the Lib Dems which is also related to Question Time audiences, so apologies for this in advance. Firstly, I
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Andrew Cuomo taking down Trump one day, Mitch McConnell the next. Reminding us that not all Democrats bring knives to gunfights with Republicans. His politics are wayyy too rightwing for
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#RejectHealthDataPolicy Indians get just one week to review crucial health data policy. Centre’s rush is undemocratic. The policy covers collection and storage of data on an individual’s medical history, finances,
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This is austerity being sold as public health. CUNY will continue to be mostly remote in Fall 2021. Their reopening timeline is absolutely stunning:https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/reopening/citytech-reopening.aspx In Fall 2021, “in response
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Today, we join youths from all over the world to celebrate 2020 International Youth Day. The theme for this year's celebration is "Youth Engagement for Global Action." It recalls the
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So, recently saw a thread where women were saying they'd rather use the men's than be in a bathroom with a transwoman... because men are just going to pee and
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I spoke with the point person for abuse allegations from the @cmalliance last Sat. For. The First.Time. I do not know the @cmalliance investigatory policies, but I have reason to
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This is really good. And I have some thoughts about it -- thoughts that are, if possible, even more pessimistic than Jay's about the prospects for better political media.https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1265847315685933056 First,
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I can’t be the only organizer sick of state-sponsored strike days that don’t disrupt anything led by upper class white people. We chant about climate justice and how if we
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Left wing = equality. Right wing = hierarchy. This is the only view of the political spectrum which makes sense Viewed this way, the link between open borders immigration and
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