#Economic

Gigi Sohn

gigibsohn

Last year @Benton_Inst & @jonsallet set out recommendations 4 universal #broadband 4 "the 2020's." So much has changed in the wake of #COVID19 & our racial reckoning that the new

Matt Kibbe

mkibbe

We debate as if there are only two paths: A total authoritarian lockdown, or one big college break beach party that tosses all precautions to the wind. No. We must

Show Your Work

showusyourwork

Now that it's over, here are some selections from "The Long Boom: A History of the Future, 1980–2020" by @peteleyden and @peterschwartz2 from @wired's July 1997 issue (thread)"Remember my friend,

Lights_inthe_Darkness

Lights4Darkness

The Obelisk1/ Understanding the obelisk.We all know obelisks originates from Egypt. It is merely a grand trophy honoring the gods, but which gods. We also know nothing good comes from

Adam Radwanski

aradwanski

I wish we had a political culture in which, when a new leader of the opposition was chosen in the middle of the biggest crisis in generations, one of the

Stacey - 1776 & MLK

ScotsFyre

We need the economic task force now. Every interview with top notch doctors I’ve seen for the last 72 hours say we can’t completely eliminate risk. This seems obvious. Determine

Jan Schnellenbach

schnellenbachj

So, the ECB is trying to turn green. I'm not sure this is a good idea. Even if there are market imperfections, it is not the purpose of the ECB

Cecilia M. Orphan 🚲📚🖋

CeciliaOrphan

Thread on changing phrases/terms used to describe Regional Publics using this recent @monthly article as an example of how even accurate/appreciative media coverage can perpetuate deficit-based understandings of the

Diana Paton

diana_paton

Devine identifies key factors against abolition in the 1790s: Haitian Revolution, war with France, economic importance of the economy of slavery, and widespread elite political support for slavery. Absolutely right.

Rebaz Majeed

Rebaz_Majeed

A thread on @masrour_barzani and @MevlutCavusoglu ‘s press conference: - Kurdistan region’s flag was behind @masrour_barzani next to Iraqi flag.- @MevlutCavusoglu used “Iraq’s Kurdish region” instead of “Kurdistan region.”- @masrour_barzani

Richard Owen

R1chardOwen

I want to write a little thread about the future.Not the immediate future because that's quite bleak but it does afford us a glimpse into what's going to happen over

Amayo II

amayo_ii

My thoughts on the reason as to why Africa, as a whole, has failed to contribute to serious intellectual advancements. A thread A reason why Africa's intellectual progress has lagged

Lauri Myllyvirta

laurimyllyvirta

It looks like China's need to increase current account surplus&bring in more dollars might be affecting energy policy now. I've wondered for years how policymakers are so sanguine about oil&gas

Robert Bailey Jr.

IamRobertBailey

Thoughts I have time for today... a thread I don’t even know what to say. Not exactly my thing to share my private life or inner monologue on social

Democratic Alliance

Our_DA

Ahead of the President's address to the nation we note the growing agreement on a gradual return to economic activity & we respectfully put forward the following questions, requests &

Andreas Goldthau

goldthau

#Covid_19 has handed governments a perfect cause for reshoring manufacturing back from #China. However, to fight #ClimateChange, we need to protect global supply chains in low carbon tech, @LlewelynHughes and