#Institutions

Atif Mian

AtifRMian

It has long been said about many developing countries that they have a "low saving rate problem"But this is not a helpful diagnosis and in fact can give a very

Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫

BostonJoan

“Distributed amplification” is an online mobilization tactic, where content that may be flagged, labeled, or removed, is reposted across numerous real accounts in an effort to keep that content in

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

One thing @anneapplebaum and I talk about towards the end of this podcast, and that I keep coming back to, is Trump wasn't even the hard test of our institutions.

Moebius Stripper

moebius_strip

I am absolutely fascinated by the diversity-industrial complex, which is booming even in These Uncertain Timeshttps://twitter.com/tsn_pr/status/1272959565215272961 Way in 1988, which is practically the dark ages and certainly not 20 years

Dave Hoffman

HoffProf

Starting to see reports of Covid-19 "compacts" or "contracts" issued by institutions and purporting to bind students, faculty, players, employees. Via @hesterblum, here is PSU's.https://studentaffairs.psu.edu/sites/d

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Russian_Starr

I appreciate the excitement around Ed Norton's thread but there is only one problem: Trump is not bluffing. Norton's well-reasoned analysis only makes sense in a fair and fucntioning democracy

Ajita

munna_1620

I was at an eye hospital for my Grandma's surgery today and the things I saw there brought back many things I have always noticed about Nepali Medical sector, hospitals,

Matt

regulatorynerd

Okay -- kids are asleep. Dishes are done(ish). Time to break down this super cool AML development for US banks and FinTech. Thread follows this message.https://twitter.com/regulatorynerd/status/1285635800852553729 We'll start with a

Dáibhí Ó Bruadair

DBruadair

THREAD: Mary Robinson's rise to become president was extremely suspicious. The fact that her husband Nicholas (pictured), was publicly the second highest ranking Freemason in Ireland makes things even more

D.L. Mayfield

d_l_mayfield

Honestly you can understand a lot about institutions like the Southern Baptists by what they are always freaking out about. I grew up when it was constant talk about “the

Nora Loreto

NoLore

Goofy philosophical thread about why we suck:The enduring quality of Canadians, that we always say we are sorry, is perhaps the most profound statement: we are always sorry. We live

David Jamieson

David_Jamieson7

I spoke to former UK minister, and political activist since the 60s, Lelslie Huckfield about the increasingly dysfunctional Holyrood inquiry and what it tells us about the failures of the

Ben Stanley

BDStanley

It bears repeating that in 2014 Jarosław Kaczyński said "We need to do everything possible to ensure that Poland can become what Turkey is today. When people talk of Turkey,

Farieha Aziz

FariehaAziz

We have a right to privacy too. We are entitled to the protection of the law. It is obligatory for organs of state and state functionaries to upold law and

Eliezer Yudkowsky

ESYudkowsky

Real journalism serves an important function in society. I've just subscribed to @TheEconomist to do my part and underscore this point: my call to bury the rotting corpse of the

Eddie Marsan

eddiemarsan

Nearly a year ago I heard a brilliant speech given by the brilliant @naomialderman, in which she said (and I paraphrase) that over the last several centuries we have lived

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