#Poverty

Mélissa Dubé

melissa_dube

1/4 #COVID19 is an emergency on top of emergencies #endTB #education #NTDs #nutrition #ClimateChange #conflicts #endPolio & many others. 150 million are expected to be pushed into extreme poverty -

Ingrid M

iMusing

that Berejiklian line about wearing a mask “if you feel unsafe” is a very specific ideology. It tells us that the feelings of individuals determine - and are responsible for

Carol Roth

caroljsroth

Thread/When you use equality as a form of measurement, you are saying that a difference between two things is the relevant measure. Equality is very relevant measure in terms of

Prithviraj/Chaos Walking Advocate

prithviralta

I have been seeing a lot of reels and videos asking why printing more money can't solve poverty. To put it simply, money would just be worth less than before.

Katy Lindemann

katylindemann

Islington was one of the boroughs that the government tried to sue because they closed schools early Islington also offers universal free school meals to all nursery & primary aged

Stephen McGann

StephenMcGann

Poverty is chaotic. It's depressing, and distracting, and exhausting. It eats at one's concentration. It encourages nihilism, and fatalism, and addiction as a means of escape... One of the most

Helen Barnard

Helen_Barnard

Why did @jrf_uk decide we must focus on reframing poverty? It started with the change we want to make in the UK: solving poverty. That requires large scale, long term

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fraserjfstewart

If the conversation about healthy eating has taught us anything, it’s that far too many people still don’t have the slightest idea of what being poor is actually like I

Eminently 🏳️‍🌈

eminently_me5

Biden completely surprises me by being, so far, the most anti-poverty president since FDR (but without the racism) and the most plainly anti-racism president in history.It’s been two weeks, so

HenriettaOnwuegbuzie

honwuegbuzie

@honwuegbuzie @efosaojomo Love this TED talk that explains how market creating innovations reduce corruption & promote economic development. It is however important to understand how to identify such innovations. It's

wesinjapan

wesinjapan

The whole "Huh huh look at socialists doing capitalism." is kind of weird. I think a lot of people think socialism/communism is like vegetarianism/veganism- differing levels of personal abstention rather

Palm Collective

PCollective2020

Anybody up for participating in this ongoing thread? Let’s call it “Bullshit you hate to see.” I’ll start:Getting ur W-2s in the mail and seeing how much of your tax

Polly Mackenzie

pollymackenzie

Here’s the thing about equality intersectionality.A serious effort to reduce socio-economic inequality (that did nothing on race or gender) would inevitably have disproportionate benefits to BAME communities and women.Because they

Prof Charlotte O'Brien

CR_OBrien

Some high profile ppl, outraged by the dismal food parcels on show have demanded vouchers be used instead ‘which can exclude booze and fags’. Vouchers are better than the boxes.

Empire State Socialist 🌹

empirestatesoc

A recent project I finished today!The notion that capitalism is pulling people put of poverty relies on myths, misconceptions, and vastly changing the rate of earning per day of what

Matt Copeland

Matt_Copeland1

As always @commonslibrary is the go to place for all the info on pretty much any matter.This one is on household savings/debt during the pandemic, and it’s pretty tough reading.https://twitter.com/brigidfrancisde/status/134934960283995341

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