#Policy

Alex

JewishWonk

A conclusion I reached that felt more long-term than near-term until COVID-19:If Americans do not mobilize to reinvigorate/reform our institutions our democracy will not endure.It won't end over night. Maybe

Ali Vaez

AliVaez

There's been a significant amount of activity on three different fronts in recent days. Progress on each is nascent and fragile - but taken together also quite important.Brief thoughts on

Chris Murphy

ChrisMurphyCT

1/ In light of Amy Coney Barrett's dangerous views on choice and the ACA, her views on guns haven't gotten much attention.But she's a radical - a blinking red outlier

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

I'm amazed at how many reports insist that the stock market rise means that investors are betting on a V-shaped recovery. No, they aren't 1/https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-is-the-stock-market-rallying-when-the-economy-is-so-bad-11588974327?m

Will Queen

WillQueen5

I have a lot of thoughts about alcohol policy during a pandemic. No cool answers, but fun questions.https://twitter.com/BetseyStevenson/status/1247558417562185729 There has been a 100-300% increase in alcohol sales around the US

Andrew Western #ignorePMStayHomeSaveLives

AndrewHWestern

1) Attempted to calm myself down. It hasn’t worked. More thought I give this the angrier I am. A few tweets about economic and social inequality and how gov announcement

FOMO Futures 🔮 🐍

FomoFutures

If we can agree that the market was saved by 0% interest rates / QE Infinity / CARES ACT Stimulus Package, then all things equal (Fed policy), the 2nd Stimulus

Pramila Jayapal

PramilaJayapal

Today I am announcing my endorsement of @JoeBiden for President of the United States. VP Biden is a deeply dedicated public servant with the ability to unite the American people.

Jeff Ostler

Jeff__Ostler

Looks like Trump is going to Mt. Rushmore Friday to try to salvage his dying presidency by watching a fireworks display.Patriotic Americans should support the return of the Black Hills

Feel the Bern Democrats of Riverside County

FeeltheBernDems

The entire argument of the Biden campaign had nothing to do with policy.It was about “electability”.It was about the idea that if a candidate was “moderate” (really, right-wing), Dems would

Jia Lynn Yang

jialynnyang

As we await more details on Trump's immigration move, a bit of history on a key moment 100 years ago when Congress debated a total ban on immigrants. Like now,

Natalie Buske Thomas

buske_natalie

"orders of Governor Gretchen Whitmer-moved the young man to a nursing home to recover from COVID-19[just last week]Whitmer is STILL sending COVID-19 patients to NURSING HOMES. So not only was

Rabbi-who-have-No-Knife

FreeManDespair

Have you considered the possibility that rather than being subservient to the president, the GOP in the Senate became the dominant policy making body in the government instead of the

Jonathan Portes

jdportes

A side note on this - not mostly on Sewell, but on government-commissioned "independent" reports/"Commissions". The process *is* tricky and it is not (and should not!) be a purely "objective"

Vidya

VidyaKrishnan

Modi's 21 member scientific task force did not weigh in on the lockdown extension. Or on making testing chargeable, as Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General wrongly claimed in the Supreme Court

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angry_birdu

About caste in Gita"Varna is decided by birth which is same as Jati. Many people say that they believe only in Varna not Jati. These people don’t even know the