#Labor

Let's make this thread the semi-speculative "what is the long run gambit here" (https://twitter.com/theoryofcovid/status/1333152612154306561) thread. I guess it's smart to begin with The point of this thread specifically i
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Today is the first day of the month of Av. It's traditionally a month of mourning, because like 90% of the terrible things that have happened to the Jewish people
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*kicks door open*Hey guys I'm back with more tea on the Van Rensselaers Today I found out a main founder of the home ec movementwhich was, lbr, kind of a
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If you only learn one technical term from labor economics, make it "chickenization" - @CLeonardNews's term for the way that the Big Three poultry processors have structured the chicken-farming industry
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Searing essay by Daryl Michael Scott (History, Howard Univ.), "The Scandal of Thirteentherism,” in the 2nd issue of @readliberties:"At war with classical liberalism and 'neo-liberalism' alike, the progressives are busy
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"The Victoria Police employ a risk-based system that classifies young people who have been in conflict with the law as ‘youth network offenders (YNOs)’ or ‘core youth network offenders" @DrLWeber1
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THREAD: Over today, tomorrow, & Saturday, I'm tracing how the September 11th attacks unfolded 19 years ago Friday—stories I captured in my book THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY: AN
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On #RethinkingEconomicsIndiaNetwork, we would like to give a huge shoutout to some of the most amazing economists who dared to explore the ‘unexplored’ territory of this vast field; through our
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The producers of The Social Dilemma brought some serious and valid concerns about the impact of social media platforms to a broad Netflix audience. BUT… There were glaring omissions,
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1/25 @Eddie_At_Skaro asked me to expand on how the 13th Doctor moved away from white savior tropes of previous eras. First:1. I'll mostly focus on New Who as it's been
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Picked up this out-of-print 1985 treasure of scholarship on the cultural/labor history of #MontereyBay by Professor Sandy Lydon, Historian Emeritus @CabrilloCollege. Won Book of the Year, Association for Asian American
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C/W: human trafficking, suicide, CSA, child abuse, homophobia, transphobiaI was an Evangelical for most of my life. I saw all aspects of that culture and its rot. I am now
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1/ A thread of some of my the ideas that I keep coming back to. Will likely add to this over time. Trying to make sense of some of the
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ThreadAs unrest spreads throughout the US, sparked by the atrocious killing of George Floyd, a broad systemic crisis has been steadily burning for decades beneath the surface. 1. If there
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Like I've said and written: radical political demands aren't meant to be "market tested" and analyzing all protests through the lens of two party politics is very myopic when one
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In January, our then-new CEO asked if we should have a Rooney Rule to increase racial diversity in hiring. (Yes, she’s a dream.) Here’s how I approached the question &
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