#Poverty

elexus jionde

Lexual__

Poor White Loyalty to Wealthy Whites: A Thread Have you ever wondered why so many poor white southerners endear themselves to wealthy whites under a perceived shared pride of race?

Cindy Otis

CindyOtis_

1. It's the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. As a disabled woman, it's easy to focus on how far we have to go. Thirty years later, Americans

SeekCindy

SeekCindy

Romance//relationship reading of the day — Somewhere, somehow, this person sits, attempting to carry on with their ordinary quarantine life, though at the same time, wondering — ‘Where is my

Lauren Currie OBE

_laurencurrie_

Let’s talk about anger and privilege. A thread---->Before I go any further - white privilege doesn’t mean your life hasn’t been hard, it means your skin tone isn’t of the

Noline 🧢☂️

NVMD3

Finally read through the @andrewyang article, the source of recent controversy, and these are my thoughts. I'm throwing them out into this twitter abyss because, well ... What else can

Nonoko Sato

prncssmononoko

Equity in Action by @MizzBossLadyDee! Incredibly moving and inspiring morning #ACTcon2020 keynote, giving us so much to think about (thread ) 1. Incrementalism, in forms of performative allyship/equity, will not

Jeremy McLellan

JeremyMcLellan

Missing from nearly all discussions of “why aren’t millennials having babies” is the fact that the thick, local, extended family—which *drastically* reduces the financial and emotional cost of having children—has

hattie

hattiatti

a hell of a lot of people are trying to argue that the parents of the kids relying on free schools meals are in the wrong, not the government. here's

Joaquin Carbonell

jcarbiv

So proud of everyone involved in this study, 2nd of the @USAID #cashbenchmarking initiative. @AndrewZeitlin and Craig McIntosh, @EDCtweets, @GiveDirectly, @USAIDRwanda, @poverty_action, @CEGA_UC , @LizBrow29385570 and the incomparable @Dani

Peter Castleden

peter_castleden

The pro-lockdown crowd fortunately all sing from the same hymn sheet. The most recent talking point against the rational voices echo the new fear of "long covid". The frightening boogyman

Ndụkwe Ọnụọha

endi2g

If there's something we do a lot over here, it is to boast with our past glories:"Giant of Africa"."Nigeria is rich".However, the realities of the times show that we are

Tobias Kristiansen

Tubbefader

My #Q1report on #readingThe plan was to read MORE in 2021 than 2020Here is what I learned Opening prayer.Reading is a relaxing, mindful and soul soothing activity.I believe everyone should

Randy Nesse

RandyNesse

The flood of articles offering “Quick tips for controlling your Covid anxiety” makes me nervous. After 30 years treating patients in one of the first specialty clinics devoted to anxiety

Matthew Kavanagh

MMKavanagh

Powerful piece today on #HIV and #TB during #COVID19. Delays in diagnosis, treatment interruption, supply chain failures, but also emerging solutions by @apoorva_nyc @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/health/coronavirus-tuberculosi

Liz Crash

AsFarce

it’s incredible that they leapt straight to this without ever eg doing a public awareness campaign about the dangers of mixing depressantshttps://twitter.com/Asher_Wolf/status/1265822126050705409 if you want to reduce the risks associated

Dr Fish Philosopher Todd (Dr FPT)🐟

ZoeSTodd

I didn’t understand western alienation until I moved to Ontario. I grew up lefty: we marched in anti-poverty rallies, I worked as a constituency assistant for Dr Raj Pannu. I