#Policymakers

Some thoughts on this thread from @drvolts. It is absolutely the case that the coal worker (typically the traditional idea of a white male miner) occupies an outsized, even mythical
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If Biden takes the White House in November, we know what's going to happen at most of the financial regulators: new leaders with new agendas. But at the FDIC? That's
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1/ This did not have to be.Over 100,000 Americans currently in hospitals with COVID-19 and over 210,000 new cases today. We are converging on and will soon surpass the 9/11
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NEW: government keeps pumping mortgage money into communities facing climate change danger as risks catch up with the real estate market.Policymakers & government-backed lenders are aware of the problem, but
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This is unnecessarily pessimistic.First, ALL countries are aging. Moreover, with a median age of 25/26 years, the is one of the youngest in the region and among emerging markets.
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My TED talk is live! A prejudiced C-SPAN caller...the financial crisis...our gutted safety net all made me ask: "what if racism has a cost for everyone?" #CostsofRacism @TEDTalks http://bit.ly/thesumofus  2/"Racism
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1/ The father of the universal mask mandate @jeremyphoward. Why did this AI scientist from San Fran go all in with his #masks4all movement for a couple of months last
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This article brings up so many issues:1) The big tech companies have policies that most US workers can only dream of accessing. We need national policies to create security for
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To be clear about what we do and don't advocate for:We support:- An equitable simple fare system structured to expand affordable access to riders across the region- New substantial long
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Has been well worth getting up at 4.15am this morning for the fascinating presentations in today's @iza_bonn Workshop "Labor Markets and the Phillips Curve"!http://conference.iza.org/conference_files/Macro_2020/viewProgram?con
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A quick thread on this piece. James Jeffrey has obviously been on a months-long effort to polish his legacy from the Trump years. Can only speak for myself, but I've
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Interesting survey report from @nottm_eps on student voices evaluating their feelings about returning to school post #COVID19. Highlights of feelings [A thread] 1. What our children have missed the most
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In the early days of the Cold War, the United States built an unprecedented system of alliances. In part because of its successes, that system now finds itself in peril.Some
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To me, this comment & some that follow indicate that there are some misconceptions about how we got where we are now (& thus, I think, some mistaken ideas about
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We need to talk frankly about this increase in murder rates in 2020—and what to do about it.One knee-jerk reaction is that the murder rate has increased as a result
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Ok so lets talk blood. Obviously this is an important step forward, however the decisions and recommendations are still seeped in deep institutional homophobia.A THREAD1/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55296525 Context: The ban on gay
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