#Reform

I did a talk in the excellent @MarkusEconomist Academy series yesterday on “Do Debt and Deficits Matter Anymore.” You can watch the video, see the slides, or read this longish
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Thread: FACTS: MAGA? OBVIOUSLY, by your statement you ADMIT YOU AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION TOTAL FAILURES! 156K DEAD FROM COVID; 4.5M INFECTED; 71K DRUG OVERDOSE deaths; 38K GUN DEATHS; 1800 FARMERS
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Nice article in Caixin Global today about Chinese power rationing. It's paywalled, so I will summarize the key points for the curious with notes in parentheses. (1/15 thread).https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-12-28/cover-story-why-the-l
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#Kosovo parliamentary election, with anti-establishment Vetëvendosje (VV) obtaining about 50% of the vote, marks a sea change. Here's a quick and inexact (temp results) table showing how the Feb 2021
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The US is at war, make no mistake. The war has been going on for quite some time using sneaky methods to change way people think. Some suspected but people
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[A thread] on the the economic theories and models underlying IMF stabilisation programmes, and some outcomes.Note how the letter of intent from South Africa authorities reflects IMF thinking Notes from
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So @ne0liberal made a serious error in claiming"businesses that are negligent or break the law ... do not get liability protection". The linked Skadden article/pitch/service for their corporate clients laid
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1. Over the years, I’ve gotten to know personally and work with many opposition figures in #HongKong. I can say that one of the bravest, most genuine among them is
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Charles Sumner thread!!This thread is inspired by a picture from the terror attack on the US Capitol on Wed. I’m not going to copy or otherwise link to the picture
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As Trump surrogates suddenly howl about voting machines, election-integrity advocates should proceed with extreme caution. The GOP’s purported outrage likely has “nothing to do with democracy or election integrity...” by
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So, the Romney plan is interesting.Yes, it pays for itself by cutting some other benefits for kids.But the Niskanen Center's analysis suggests *even with* those cuts, it reduces child poverty
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Press conference this morning for @operadeparis' new diversity report (written by Constance Rivière & Pap Ndiaye). Rivière says it involved interviewing 90 people & reviewing books, academic work, internal documents.
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2020 (even 2020) brought transformative local elections & big progressive wins.Here's a year-end thread of some of the most results that have stayed with me! #overlookedelectionstakes Before I start,
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Gearing up to watch @publiclawprojct talk on Gender Recognition cases as part of PLP's (fab) week-long Equality Act bumper special. Headed up by barristers Sarah Hannett (Matrix) and Claire McCann
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This argument is highly flawed. Christians brought civilization destruction & genocide in the name of their religion. They destroyed our past, burned libraries, ran inquisitions, committed genocides, brought us the
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If you're enjoying the Democrat Party's total abdication of responsibility during these riots, you're going to LOVE how they turn into iron-fisted dictators if they win in November and start
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