#Economic

William Ukpe

William_Ukpe

So today, I went Undercover to have a first hand experience on the Religion's influence on Nigerian Poverty.When the elites fail, the poor Turn to God, but what I discovered

Jeanna Smialek

jeannasmialek

The Fed revamped its policy framework today. Now that the stories are put to bed, I thought I'd do a quick thread on the history that got us to this

Ayesha

AyeshaSelden

I’ve evolved on this thought. All Black people who work a traditional 9-5 need side-hustle income. I used to regurgitate the notion that nOt EvErYoNe WaNtS tO bE a BuSiNeSs

Ashwin Mahesh

ashwinmahesh

Is the lock down an over-reaction? It's important to ask this question, but it's also important to ask it in an objective way, without making it an accusation about the

GSV Angry Prole

KAlmsivi

Some things have been really bothering me with the handling of COVID19 so I'm going to ramble on a bit - aimed at no-one in particular. Herd Immunity - the

Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺

nicktolhurst

Whisper it quietly but I’m beginning to see (some) positives in the No deal scenario for.......Europe.German media seems increasingly resigned to it - and there’s a reason for this -

Nadège Rolland

RollandNadege

In my latest paper for @JoDemocracy I note that the pandemic has not forced the CCP to revise its strategic goals. Rather, Beijing sees the current global disarray as an

Simon Mongey

Simon_Mongey

1/n Working paper w @AlexWeinberg17 and @pilossopher: Which workers bear the burden of social distancing policies? "Our main finding is that workers in low-work-from-home and high-physical-proximity jobs are more economically

redfish

redfishstream

On this day in 1983, socialist revolutionary Thomas Sankara became president of Burkina Faso at the age of 33. He only lasted 4 years, because he was killed in a

PeterGelderloos

PeterGelderloos

Bullsh*t that happens when you criticize scientists.A thread.There is no system of oppression in the world today that functions w/out the complicity of scientists. Scientific institutions are a crucial part

Dr. Safa Mote

SafaMote

Thread on "Masks, Einstein, Interdisciplinary Science, and defeating #COVID."In 1905, which @AlbertEinstein called his "miracle year", he published four important papers. One of them was on "Brownian Motion":ht

Sugar Grizzly

sugargrizzly

[THREAD] Soybean futures, Solidere shares and the #FourthTurning: Lebanon’s crisis from a historical and demographic perspective 1. In #Lebanon these days, it’s easy to get lost in the minutae of

Will Stancil

whstancil

One myth that's helping destroy our democracy:The idea that "public opinion" is something that exists independently of elite opinion, a mysterious collective force with deep economic and social precursors, knowable

Benedict Evans

benedictevans

“we are left with a choice of either removing news entirely or accepting a system that lets publishers charge us for as much content as they want at a price

Dr Miro Griffiths MBE

MiroGriffiths

There must be a level of caution when entering this direction. We have been here before, and can become trapped in irresolvable debates surrounding reclaiming/reinvigorating/abandoning the social model. For those

Behzad Noubary

bdnoub

This is the first nationally representative survey done in #Morocco since the #COVID19 pandemic. A few highlights, especially as related to children: (1/n)https://twitter.com/hcpmaroc/status/1262886055600144385 Economic: 37% of households s