#Fiscal

Chris Pope

CPopeHC

It's not even clear that countermajoritarian institutions advantage conservatism in general, as opposed to providing temporary tactical advantages to some elements of the coalition.https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/128923467296313

Jean Pisani-Ferry

pisaniferry

The not-unexpected Manaus variant threat confronts the international community with a stark choice: either design and implement a comprehensive global strategy, or seal borders and let countries fight it out

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Another 1.3 million people applied for UI last week, including 885,000 people who applied for regular state UI and 455,000 who applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). 1/ https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf The

Jake Blumgart

jblumgart

I wrote an article about the likelihood of undemocratic state takeovers of cities in the face of an unprecedented austerity crisis https://www.citymetric.com/politics/coronavirus-economy-city-budget-control-boards-5193 The numbers are terri

Andrew Ross Sorkin

andrewrsorkin

Asked about his own calls for a peaceful transition and for national unity, Jamie Dimon says: "CEOs are being asked to do a lot of things today that they weren’t

abolish the police. 🇵🇷 ☭

luna_palante

Look at this condescending-ass take, chock full of lies and run-aroundism.https://twitter.com/JoAnnPDX/status/1273015708968878080 Hardesty is trying to say that *because reasons* the budget can't be further amended. The important thing

David Dayen

ddayen

It's very in vogue to bash California and this doesn't even reach to some things that deserve scorn, like the continuing control of the Western States Petroleum Association and the

Pippa Musgrave #FBPE

PippaMusgrave1

@mrjamesob When you look at Scottish Independence you need to look closely at the currency issue. A subject the SNP has never properly answered (1) The current SNP policy is

Frederik Ducrozet

fwred

Last week, the ECB started to publish the breakdown of Minimum Reserve Requirements for banks (MRR), which was lacking in the Eurosystem balance sheet. It matters because we can now

Intelligence Squared U.S.

IQ2US

How much does the national debt actually matter? A thread from our upcoming debaters –– with @ibmwatson @bloombergtv https://smarturl.it/WatsonSubmission "To lift America out of its current economic crisis, Congress does

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

Cobra Effect 101With the rise of government and central bank intervention in the economy and markets, the term "cobra effect" has experienced a revival.But what is a "cobra effect" and

Tim Hogan

TimInHonolulu

1. @FoxNews knowingly incited insurrection. I know of no 1stAm defense to the incitement statute. A jury can decide if they knew or were willfully blind to the fact that

Max Eden

maxeden99

So, I have a story about John Weaver... fortunately not one thematically similar to the young men who he groomed and sexually exploited, but certainly one of historical and moral

Kayode Fayemi

kfayemi

Nigeria's Federal System and Potential for Collaboration and Partnerships. Nigeria's founding fathers bequeathed the country with a federalist system which has a number of positive features that can potentially support

Vaughn Stewart

DelegateStewart

Maryland's utility shutoff moratorium ends SUNDAY, November 15. It's utterly unconscionable that some Marylanders will lose heat and electricity as we enter the winter months and as COVID cases skyrocket.Here's

Andrew J. Padilla 🇵🇷

apadillafilm6

GOP: Fuck Puerto RicoDemocrats: Give Puerto Rico statehood & we'll get blue senate seats After 122 years of colonialism and no reparations?¿What does Puerto Rico want? There is no consensus

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