#Poverty

Interesting that the "free Tibet" crowd never talked about this history. Before 1959, Tibetan society was sooo dark 95% of Tibetans were serfs, they were born with lifelong debts, they
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Thread Today I had the pleasure of joining @CSTvoice for their 2021 annual conference - in case you missed it here's what I had to say on schools' roles as
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#CaravanaMigrante #exodocentroamericano I’ve been fielding questions about this new caravan and the US elections all morning. So here are my thoughts in a thread: 1) not everything should be seen
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I’m wondering exactly how the old boys network works - because it appears that it works. Peter van Onselen, Nick Coatesworth and Christian Porter in this picture. Nick talking on
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Awayuki Lore!She was born in the land of Thavnair to a Raen father and Xaela father. Both of them were exiles and met fleeing their homes hidden on a ship
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I keep hearing folks describe this pandemic as a kind of trade-off between public health and the economy. This trade-off is often framed around loss of life. 1 It usually
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1. The daily horrors I see south of our border and the realization that so few care about what happens there often leaves me profoundly disappointed in humanity. I try
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Hey what's up data vis experts: Blind tech educator here. I want to be part of the most important global conversation about data representation in my lifetime. Could you do
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I'm doing a late #FridayFunding5 which is where I point out 5 tips / funds / free help with funding creative work every Friday. This week it's 5 ways to
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Giving zakat (Islamic charity-levy of 2.5% on wealth) is way, way more spiritually demanding once you start saving money to try to have a house one day inshaAllah... I know
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Facts about the United States: - One in every six children is in poverty- There are nearly enough homeless people in the US to form their own state (Homeless pop.
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“You’ll hear that message a lot on stations owned by Salem Communications, a little-known for-profit Christian radio empire that has ridden the evangelical movement to the big leagues and is
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Mughals couldn't install water wheels in even 2% of their wells. Meanwhile the Vijayanagaras were building 100 feet high dams some of which are functioning even today. Slave-o-phobia, I guess.
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1/2 I was going to charge this one to the game and keep it moving BUT I changed my mind. Many people have asked why I have stopped playing basketball,
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Kirbyville is 50 miles away from me. This region, like so many in this country, have areas of people w/great wealth (think big oil, refineries, chemical plants), & pockets of
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#AfricanLivesMatter Become a student of Africa. Not the disease, famine, conflicts, dictatorships , poverty &impunity. Become a student of Africa's greatness, wealth,beauty,cultures,wisdom, inner strength, peoples & civilisation
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