#Poverty

.Jajja

SumairaJajja

Just finished reading the Global Report on Food Crises 2020. The report says total of 183 million people are living in stressed condition at the cusp of acute hunger and

Hemal Jhaveri

hemjhaveri

The false fantasy here is billing small town life as a cure for urban ills! Plus, that fantasy is rooted in the belief that urban cities are hubs of crime

Josh Mugele (He/Him)

jmugele

I worked in Monrovia, Liberia at the start of the ebola epidemic and on various responses in the US. There were many things about Liberia that worsened the outbreak there.

Zeke Cohen

Zeke_Cohen

Yesterday a constituent posted a video of Canton Waterfront Park with a few tents set up, tagging the Police Department, my office and a number of news stations asking if

Florence Dore

Florence_dore

1/ A call from on high has been issued: the presidents of two of this country’s wealthiest Universities have declared that we should all reopen campuses this fall. We’re Reopening

Janice Abbott

jajawoot

My tweet about the baby found in a porta potty at Main & Hastings resulted in a lot of media attention, most wanting to focus on the role #COVID19 played

Venomous Masculinity

HolyKoTheKing

What you’re doing is blaming the struggle of our communities on fatherlessness. Which is ridiculous. You’re not taking account institutional and structural racism.Black boys most likely being ignored at home

Ben Burgis

BenBurgis

Thread: "Defund the police" is a much better slogan than "abolish the police." The latter sounds like utopian nonsense even to most ordinary not-super-political people (of all races) who start

James Goldberg, Now on Patreon

JamesGoldberg

We’ve been reflecting on the First Vision this weekend and thought I’d chime in with some quick thoughts about a part of the story I wish we’d tell more. 1.

The Abominable LHB

lhbizness

When you don't know the history of your own medium...https://twitter.com/PhilNobileJr/status/1289221080083660802 Remember when Carol Lombard and William Powell didn't make a movie about rich and poor people during the Great Depressi

Trill Russell

DarrellTrill

I got more to say, today’s sports ain’t nothing but modern day Mandingo Fighting. NFL NBA College Basketball/Football. Bunch of white owners/corporations/agents/coaches making money off black labor. Them concealed chains

Danielle Perro

dperro_wrh

Today is #MenstrualHygieneDay2020! Days like today, of course amongst every other day, it's important to talk about menstruation. #MHDay2020 [THREAD] Access to menstrual products (i.e. sanitary pads, tampons, and menstrual

Joe Soss

jbsoss

A growing number of people have been expressing outrage at Larry Mead’s racist commentary in Society. @ZParolin helped draw attention to the piece and pointedly noted that “U.S. poverty research

Matt Darling 🌐💸

besttrousers

One last point re:Klevan 2019. I think that people sometimes are overselling how much it matters whether people understand the EITC. Here’s an example from @ryanlcooper’s (excellent!) review of @mattbruenig’s

Katharine Child

katjanechild

I am going to do a thread of reasons to end the lockdown or at least go to stage 3. NEASA employers assoc. surveyed its members & 86% of 10

William Ukpe

William_Ukpe

If the Nigerian Govt wants Boko Haram to end in 6 Months..They can.But ending Boko Haram means the war economy and money making opportunities for their cronies will end.So they