#Policymaking

THREAD: Timely, urgent, & informative essay from @blacklikewho in the @globeandmail yesterday: "Data or politics? Why the answer still remains political". Please retweet & share #RaceBasedData 1/7https://www.theglobeandmai
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On the occasion of super Mario's latest act, I finally took the opportunity to read @aspeciale's and @jrandow's L'Artefice on Draghi and his years as ECB President. A thread with
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Sick of Malaysian politics? I don't blame you.However, as a voter, you must understand why this is happening.For almost 6 months, Malaysia's political status quo has been in flux as
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#BorisJohnson may end up being worse than #DonaldTrump ... A #thread Despite the obvious similarities of privileged background, crazy hair, narcissistic personalities, dubious morality and dog-whistle race baiting EVERYONE has
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Thread. A lot of allies on the pro-family right seem to be skipping past Marco's argument on the child allowance presented today in National Review.https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/bidens-child-care-plan-is-wrong-for-families-and-
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Civil-Military RelationsOnly one party believes that we must resolutely end the politicization of the armed forces and distortion of
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THREAD. Today, aside big moves on climate and environmental justice, the @WhiteHouse issued a Presidential Memorandum on Scientific Integrity. Here's what's in it and why this is a huge step
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New research out in @icsjournal!Together with @kelseynwhipple and @utwallace, I looked at relationships between support for content moderation and platform regulation & presumed effects of social media on self+others through
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“More than a dozen states have activated National Guard troops to help secure their capitol buildings following an FBI warning of armed protests, with right-wing extremists emboldened by the deadly
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At the end of a tough year, I've been reflecting on energy transition and climate progress in 2020. There are quite a few reasons to be optimistic! (thread) 1. Emissions
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Elites like to blame the public for war.It would be funny, if it weren't for the fact that it is elites and their projects that caused nearly every single blood-soaked
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This is a point I've been making forever but people refuse to believe it. The filibuster *diminishes* the incentive to compromise because it lets the minority kill bills and nominations
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Repubs who don’t live here are baffled but don’t get it- Cooper beat a *very* unpopular governor with the middle class business vote. His measured handling of Covid, name recognition,
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THREAD: As Afghans, diplomats & observers try to interpret initial Biden team signals on how it will approach peace process ... seems worth reflecting on two big bits of news
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Lots of focus recently on the weekly UI claims report from @USDOL, and rightfully so. UI claims data give us real-time measures of employment status changes amid the pandemic. They
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LIVE: Today I'm unveiling the "Planning Together" report, which proposes a new comprehensive planning framework for New York City + accompanying legislation to make it happen. Tune in: https://council.nyc.gov/livestream/#press
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