#Policymakers

Karim Maher Abadir

kmabadir

Economic impact of #Coronavirus isn't a blip that'll bounce back to normal soon. Think of the chain of economic events: spending stops for a few weeks, incomes stop too, &

wsbgnl

wsbgnl

Thread. Many are discussing student debt forgiveness. (e.g.@MattBruenig) One question is if forgiveness primarily benefits higher income households.tldr; Survey of Consumer Finances is a key data source for determining who

Sebastian Payne

SebastianEPayne

.@michaelgove delivered the annual Ditchley Lecture last night. It was one of the most compelling critiques in modern times of the British state and its ability to deliver reform to

Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH

UREssien

After a tough week for many communities of color, I'm feeling inspired by my mentors and colleagues who, in the midst of caring for patients, families, and themselves, have taken

Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉

ASlavitt

COVID Update August 13: Its long past time our government stopped learning on the job. We’re 7 months and a lot of learnings into how COVID works & in so

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

rasmus_kleis

Quick thread on the whole Australia/Facebook/Google standoff.Frustrating situation with a lot at stake. And fundamentally opaque. There is so much we don't know, leaving space for self-interested assertions on all

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer

jeangene_vilmer

[FIL] Le risque d’une pandémie avait bien été anticipé, parfois très précisément, par les prospectivistes des 15 dernières années, alertés par l’épidémie de SRAS (2002-3). 1/ En 2004, le National

Union Tpke

Union_Tpke

Climate action is needed yesterday. Net zero by 2050 is climate denial. The public doesn't understand that we are so close to these dangerous thresholds. /1https://twitter.com/djspratt/status/1315905815409119235 We should not waste

Tom Bollyky

TomBollyky

Countries without government trust have performed badly in #COVID19, even when you account for differences in population age and size, and the timing of the pandemicNew analysis in @ForeignAffairs via

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

The #COVID19 pandemic is decimating not just the current, but also the future, health of Americans. My hospital system's exemplary preparedness efforts - planning ahead, shutting down elective surgeries, etc

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mnolangray

Excited to share that my paper on Houston's 1998 subdivision reform with @AA_Millsap is out today in the Journal of Planning Education and Research! Here are some of our high-level

George Croner

GeorgeCroner

I see that Andrew McCarthy is flogging the bejesus out of the same dead horse that he wrote about last week in National Review. This week’s McCarthy column (…https://www-nationalreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nationalreview.com/2

Fatoma Rad

FatomaRad

anti-racism resources https://twitter.com/librarieswehere/status/1266404759315066880 Adding more resources to this thread I found via @ngozimusa , check out her page! "Police Reform and the Dismantling of Legal Estrangement"https:

Fractals and Rose

FractalsAndRose

It’s time we admit we’ve been duped, if not individually, at least collectively.The numbers are fudged, they know it, we know it, it’s clear as day... “I have been, still

Tom Jawetz

TomJawetz

*Thread*Great piece by @DLind that serves as both an explainer about the network of policies the Trump admin has adopted to end humanitarian protections along the southern border and a

RAND Corporation

RANDCorporation

Russian interference in U.S. elections focuses on creating distrust. The goal? Paralyze the American political process.As election season progresses, Russia might try again to manipulate and divide voters via social