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Renaud Tarlet
RenaudTarlet
A mon avis, il n'y a pas rupture entre social et sociétal, contrairement à ce que les adversaires politiques de la gauche de transformation sociale voudraient faire accroire (c'est leur
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Dr Sara Barker
DrSKBarker
Sharing this again bc *this* is why I am striking:“An intellectual precariat has come of age, made up of millennials who stumble from year to year on temporary contracts, often
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Emrys Donaldson
emrysdo
This is one of the threatening messages sent to University of Alabama faculty, claiming that sharing any information about COVID-positive students in class is a HIPPA [sic] violation. It is
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Pandemic Precariat
PanPrecariat
Good morning comrades! Today we are looking at the issues facing Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) students and staff. Casualisation, both at the University of Edinburgh and beyond, disproportionately
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique
AsheeshKSi
Ok, #AcademicTwitter, I was asked: what can tenured faculty do to help fix this crisis? Non-exhaustive list of suggestions (plz add): 1. Recognize that you are a worker in a
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Cory Doctorow
doctorow
A recurring viral genre during the lockdown is photos of signs on the front doors of low-waged establishments (especially fast food restaurants) asking customers to have patience with long wait-times
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Venkatesh Rao
vgr
I think I’m failing to understand something basic. What exactly is the endgame with this social distancing strategy? Doesn’t flattening the curve just mean moving the spike to later when
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🌷pantat kau🦋
ikanselarkuning
As Singapore begins its (partial) lockdown, it’s becoming clear that the PAP government’s Resilience Budget is inadequate.Upon its unveiling last week, the budget was widely praised as a “landmark plan”.
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Jeremias Adams-Prassl
JeremiasPrassl
Breaking > What's the impact of #COVIDー19 on the #UK #labourmarket? How bad are things already – and what’s going to happen next? @abicadams and colleagues at @OxfordEconDept @econ_uzh &
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Antonio García Martínez
antoniogm
Good thread, by a foreigner who rode the full American rollercoaster, assessing the unique advantages of American culture (that Americans, particularly the fashionable elite, too often forget).As someone who also
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Hugh Mongous Jackman, Blocked by Bellingcat
StPetersShadow
Pit White against BlackLeft against RightMuslim against ChristianChristian against AtheistMen against Women Americans against RussiansImmigrants against NativesPacifists against SoldiersPrecariat against ProletariatOld against YoungAll agai
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Ingrid M
iMusing
good morninghappySunday! Today on #Insiders are Niki Savva, murdoch columnist and former media advisor to Peter Costello (Liberal Party, Howard government treasurer, now ninefax chair); recently returned ABC Europe correspondent
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