#GOVERNMENT

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Good piece on a theme I've often stressed: we don't have to worry about how we'll pay off the debt run up to deal with Covid-19, because we never will

Mystic Dan the Magic Man

throneofsalt

Oh hey, orc discourse. Like clockwork.My preferred take is as follows: what happens when the oppressive force that has created the orcs is no longer an issue? What happens when

Gina Raimondo

GovRaimondo

We’re still waiting on guidance from the federal government and hope to have an update very soon. It will be retroactive and involve a process that is similar to the

Kate O'Keeffe

Kate_OKeeffe

Beijing appears to be totally blowing the coronavirus vaccine race. Though it claims to have developed successful vaccines, serious scientists are putting about as much faith in them as they

Jonathan Cohn

CitizenCohn

Whitmer addresses protesters and critics. Acknowledges difficulty, says "we are taking a limited action for a limited amount of time to save people's lives." Whitmer quotes Trump: "President Trump called

Moroccan Journal 🇲🇦

moroccanjournal

It's not the Koutoubia of Marrakech, as you might think. It's not even in Morocco. It's in Florida, USA. [Story-Thread] 2/ The story goes far back to 1965 as

Sustain

UKSustain

Missed tonight's #Countryfile investigation into public sector food?No problem - Here are the highlights!1) @mynameisAndyJ - top caterer - explains the problems with low-standard meat on public plates 2) Are

Dr. T 🇨🇦

DoctorT_RM

Spain & Catalonia: Informative Thread.A lot of people here don’t know the deep history of the catalonian conflict, so I will thoroughly share what I studied about the history of

Sina Toossi

SinaToossi

[Thread] In this article, ardent anti-#Iran hawks Ray Takeyh & Reul Marc Gerecht try to normalize a US policy of regime change toward Iran. This policy has proven disastrous under

Rishabh

agarwalrishabh

I have my own understanding of Indian economy. I don’t know whether it is recognised in formal economics or not. When people earn more (whether they declare it or not

Sarah Ditum

sarahditum

I don't have more time in lockdown, I have less because I'm sharing my workspace with two teens and another adult. There's more dirt, because of the more people. The

Caitlin Johnstone ⏳

caitoz

Ha ha ha let's all laugh at rumors that Kim Jong Un might be dead because he runs a crazy backwards regime where the media are a propaganda arm of

Rappler

rapplerdotcom

BREAKING: NCRPO has removed Rappler police beat reporter Rambo Talabong from its official Viber group after we reported their chief Debold Sinas violated quarantine rules by celebrating his birthday under

Scott Gottlieb, MD

ScottGottliebMD

Tech transfers take a long time even in collaborations, and even longer when third parties are trying to copy a process de novo. We must pursue real public health solutions

Christopher Parsons

caparsons

A on my thoughts about the Canadian Covid-19 app Some people have been asking me whether I plan to use the Canadian Covid-19 app, which was released July 31

Mediawatch

MediawatchNZ

We'll be tweeting occasionally about today's Epidemic Response Committee aka Mediapalooza. Representatives from just about every media company will be speaking. Right now, Gavin Ellis is asking whether government could