#Austerity

Money & Honor

MoneyandHonor

The Federal Reserve ("Fed") and Treasury have been lowering interest rates, running bigger deficits, increasing debt, and printing money at an increasing pace for decades. Thread . . .1/ One

Sunshiny

sunnshiiny

It occurs to me, as I read Lilley’s cynical view of human nature, why conservatives promote the idea that everybody is corrupt. And then I wonder how many panels of

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

"Let’s never do that again."The @NYTimes invited me to imagine a bold Biden presidency for the cover package of this weekend's Sunday Review.Let others argue for caution. This is my

Bodleian Libraries

bodleianlibs

Hope you enjoyed the superstar blogs we shared this morning?Here are more intriguing posts from over the years: From Tolkien's study habits, to Hans Christian Andersen's reflections on slavery, to

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

This morning, DOL released some of the last unemployment insurance (UI) claims data of the Trump era. That means this release helps us understand the economy President Biden just inherited.

Helen Gray

AndTheGarden

1/ A thread about being in Scotland, and why Gordon Brown is wrongI’m an Englishwoman married to a NI/Scot, and a Fifer now for almost 25 years. 2/ Raised in

Blair McDougall

blairmcdougall

I know it's not fashionable to care what experts say about complex issues but here's a thread. I'll leave the numbering open because expect many more to join this chorus.

The Cosmist Insurrection, Inc. ™

yungneocon

(THREAD)—‘DEGROWTH’—its, definition, its history, Common misunderstandings & slanders, its compatibility with other schools, & a specific point about the nature of consumption, ‘services’, growth, capitalist metrics. I

Bloomberg Opinion

bopinion

If the Covid era has robbed us of many pleasures, it has at least provided some opportunity for wildly escapist television drama. Enter “Bridgerton,” a sly and sexy Netflix series

Daniela Gabor

DanielaGabor

almost quaint that IMF still holds onto 'human capital' to account for divergent growth performance, but then I read about Eastern Europe's 'success' story and am reminded of how destructive

Arunabha Sengupta

senantix

Thread: "Arthur Mailey (born 3 Jan 1886) had something of Huckleberry Finn about him, stopping along the high roads of adventure quite often to exchange laughter and lend a helping

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

The Obama administration inherited a vast economic crisis. They responded with Quantitative Easing, pumping trillions into the finance sector to rescue the banks that had knowingly gambled on bad mortgages,

Karina Patrício

KPatricio1

This blog by @JosephEStiglitz @howserob @SlaughterAM in @ProSyn raises awareness on the regression that the proposal made by some of Argentina's holdouts would mean to the already regressive legal architecture

Synaps

SynapsNetwork

THREAD For years, governments who describe themselves as “friends of Lebanon” groomed the country’s ruling class to behave as it is doing today. Foreign officials now condemn Lebanese politicians for

Phil Brickell

Phil_Brickell

1. 1.I’ve now read the @LabourTogether report into 2019’s election report. It largely chimes with my experiences as a party member of 10 years standing, branch & CLP officer and

Caitlin Johnstone ⏳

caitoz

Biden Will Likely Be Worse Than Obama. The Left Must Lead The Backlash, Or The Right Will."All US leftists will have any control over is whether this backlash will break

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