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🇺🇸 Jules 🇺🇸

mayweliveasONE

2021 PredictionsMade by James Howard Kunstler Kunstler is said to be one of the best thinkers and authors of our modern era. He’s well known as an expert in

Chris Blattman

cblatts

Here's a story of unintended consequences, of academic theories and government policy gone wrong, of how damn hard it is to tackle organized crime, and of insights into what criminal

Yuen Yuen Ang

yuenyuenang

Like in , China is undergoing deep disruptions. But certain things won't change: crony capitalism. How does crony capitalism REALLY work in China? One popular opinion: has “a rapacious

Nithya Raman

nithyavraman

*Big news* from the Biden admin: FEMA will now cover the entire cost of LA’s non-congregate shelters through Sept.This is an opportunity to safely house thousands of Angelenos through Project

Jeff Hauser

jeffhauser

Insane! The @washingtonpost editorial board attacks @revolvingdoorDC research file on Jeffrey Zients for being fair enough to include the positive purpose of Zients in government (seeking efficiency) & ignoring and

Annia Ciezadlo

annia

Last week, a big American newspaper asked if I wanted to weigh in on the Beirut Explosion.I lived in Beirut for the better part of 15 years. I wrote a

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/Today's @bopinion post is about big cities, and why they might not bounce back triumphantly after COVID is gone.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-10/new-york-san-francisco-u-s-cities-will-struggle-after-covid-19 2/COV

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

In my book "How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism" I point out that the claims for Big Tech powers of behavior modification powers emanate from the companies' own self-serving boasts pitched

Emily Alpert Reyes

AlpertReyes

Susan Hunter, speaking as a sexual assault survivor, says she was lied to about the processing of her rape kit. "Until we address the actual core of the issue doesn't

Chris Dempsey

cdempc

It's dangerously hot out. Here's a quick THREAD on how overbuilding our infrastructure makes our hot days hotter...and harmful for our most vulnerable residents. It's been on my mind

The Cosmist Insurrection, Inc. ™

yungneocon

In the spirit of my thread yesterday on sources about anarchism and the state, here are sources on energy, ecology, carbon, throughput, and so on. If you read any authors,

Clive Gabay doesn't think tories know what CRT is

CliveSG

This reminded me of a thread I've been meaning to make for while about another aspect of @QMUL /East End history that doesn't get enough attention, namely QMUL's links to

Value Downunder

DownunderValue

Treasury Wine Estates $TWE $TWE.AX is a global premium wine producer, owner of Penfolds Grange – a collector’s item. Recently it has been hit hard by Covid-19 and China-Australia trade

Tushar

Tushar15_

People think Modi needs Punjab to win. He won without Punjab, not once, but twice, and what happens in the state does not impact his political prospects at all. Heck,

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

It took decades after the passage of America's landmark antitrust laws - the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act - for trustbusting to occur in earnest, and what spurred the

David Mansfield

mansfieldintinc

1. Been troubled by estimates of Taliban revenues for sometime. Current estimates way in excess of what is economically feasible given potential value added from key commodities produced/traded in Afghanistan

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