#Populism

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: April 30, 1894. Coxey’s Army, a rag-tag group of unemployed Americans, marched into Washington, D.C., demanding federal jobs for the unemployed. The cops had Coxey

Eric Garland

ericgarland

GAME THEORY: STATE OF PLAYYou might want to listen up for this one. I’ll be touching on the subjects Trump, the GOP and the Global Mob have been avoiding on

Alex

JewishWonk

Boguslav is a city in Ukraine, but the Jewish gravestones paving its streets are hardly unique to this city. Your friendly reminder when Jews say European civilization was built with

Alistair Owen 💙

alistairwriter

Essential lockdown viewing, Part 1: DEEPWATER HORIZON. An incredibly visceral true story of heroism in adversity, and ordinary people paying the price for the ignorance, incompetence and wilful, profit-driven arrogance

Alex-ogre 👹 Reid Ross

areidross

One thing that's interesting apropos the merging of left and right in weird authoritarian social movements is to look at how it happens in Russia. Here's a lil thread about

Rex Woodbury

rex_woodbury

There are a lot of buzzwords in tech right now—creator, community, Web3, NFTs, metaverse.The thing is, they all connect. They're intersecting & building on each other to forge the next

Ash Presto 💜

sosyolohija

[OPEN ACCESS READINGS ON PHILIPPINE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND POLITICS]Hello, Twitter!Just in case some of you are interested (or have time) to read the Philippines, here are some recommended articles.All freely

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. Today I wrote up something that's been bugging me for awhile, which is how U.S. copyright/patent laws enable China to use American technology but lock Americans out of it.https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/the-qualcomm-case-why-china-uses

Sunshiny

sunnshiiny

It’s a feature of the Finkelstein Method. Triggering visceral emotions creates allegiance in voting behaviour. Accusations used:1. Sexual impropriety2. Criminal corruption3. Substance abuse and violence4. Targeted hate like racism, misogy

Aike Rots

AikeRots

Since January, the Norwegian government has denied entry to nearly all EU/EEA and other foreign citizens. They claim that this is necessary to prevent new infections. Yet they also deny

Siddharth Misra

sidart_misra

“India lives in villages.” Having ~320 wild species related to nearly 166 crop plants originated. Still, we struggled with Famine and even today we have our farmers doing suicides. Here

Tech Won't Save Us

techwontsaveus

It’s undeniable that Facebook is elevating right-wing voices on its platforms and even helping far-right politicians get into office.But now it’s denying responsibility.“Right-wing populism is always more engaging,” an exec

ZOiS

ZOiS_Berlin

#ZOiS_Spotlight features analyses, insights, and background information on current developments in #EasternEurope by ZOiS researchers and guests. On #YouthDay2020 #YouthDay #InternationalYouthDay2020 #InternationalYouthDay, we recommend iss

CryptoNephilim

cryptonephilim

LORDS OF FINANCEThe Bankers Who Broke the WorldBy Liaquat Ahamed•Sovereign Debt Bubbles•Wealth Gap & Unemployment•Long Debt Cycles•Monetary & Fiscal Policy•Leads Into World War IIA thread comparing the similarities and dif

Santiago Velez

Santiag78758327

/1 For anyone that thinks digital assets are a panacea for increasing income inequality, or a gateway of opportunity for early entrants to overcome entrenched interests, think again. I've long

Politics After War

PAWscholars

We're about to kick off our 2-day workshop "Reexamining Dilemmas of Peacebuilding in the Era of Trump and COVID". Follow this thread to join the discussion! Organised by: @DrGydaSindre, @jishiyama,