#Policies

1.6 Life goes on, even in Covid units in hospitals. May be it is the time spent alone, may be it is the close encounter with a possible demise, but
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It is a great question about what lawmakers can do re: COVID. For me it has been an interesting first hand look at executive power in a time of public
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Very happy to joint ⁦@wsbgnl⁩ in arguing for the continuation of increased & expanded UI in ⁦@theprospect⁩. This brings up a core issue on which my views have “evolved”: do
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I wrote about the pending epidemic in rural America back in May. I think it's safe to say it's now here; a thread.https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-05-06/pandemic-will-soon-test-rural-america An enormous chu
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Today’s announcement by Minister Sajjan is not action, but another review to take pressure off the Liberal cover-up of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. Read this thread for
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So we're cool with making workers provide doctor's notes as a form of attendance enforcement, but if it's a matter of public health during a pandemic, doctor's notes are a
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Now, skipping to Item 8 from CM Harrison: "Urgency Ordinance: Commercial Rent Increase Restrictions During the COVID-19 Emergency." See the revised item: https://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Item-8-Rev-Harrison-Supp-3.pdf
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1) “We must all fight and, if necessary, die to teach people the truth.”Part of me didn’t even want to share this. There are a great many thousands of people
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my response to @pmarca’s important new essay, “It’s Time to Build.” It’s terrific, but what’s missing in Andreessen’s manifesto is a concrete connection between America’s apparent dwindling desire to build
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Professional do-gooders, we are part of an industry built on the suffering of others, operating inside and perpetuating the extractive systems & societies we profess to “improve.”How does the world
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Here are some discussions delivery operators must have after this NIPOST protest dies down and people move to other trending matters. #thread 1. Acceptance they are operating in a regulated
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Institutions have a will, independent of the people who run them. Individuals involved in the leadership of an institution can be more or less attuned to the will of the
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Stuff going on adjacent to the neighborhood I need to ramble about.It's no secret that Minnesota is one of the worst states in terms of racial disparities in income, education,
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I have an interesting "theory" as to why West African countries/companies struggle to have large scale industries with international subsidiaries l outside of West Africa, at least, in comparison to
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Our media doesn't show us the reality of life in this country. 8 years ago the BBC showed 'Poor Kids', a documentary about life for the 3.5m (now 4m+) children
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Having learned a lot from tweeting about law school grading policies this semester, I thought I'd pivot to exam format. This will obviously vary by class, but for me, it's
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