Emily Rains
@erains.bsky.social
International development: 🇮🇳 cities, informality, and gender | Asst. Prof of Political Science at Tulane | Ada's mom
New Orleans via California > New York > India > North Carolina > Baton Rouge
https://www.ekrains.com
New Orleans via California > New York > India > North Carolina > Baton Rouge
https://www.ekrains.com
This "incredibly dark reality" is indeed far worse than I had expected. Completely separate from reasonable debates about aid effectiveness, the immediate halting of aid can only be explained by immense cruelty.
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The worst thing Trump has done so far
Tens of thousands of people will die if Trump’s war on USAID continues.
www.vox.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This "incredibly dark reality" is indeed far worse than I had expected. Completely separate from reasonable debates about aid effectiveness, the immediate halting of aid can only be explained by immense cruelty.
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Reposted by Emily Rains
@nytimes.com finally giving Trump's illegal and unconstitutional assault on agencies above the fold coverage, but not using the words "illegal" or "unconstitutional" - either in the headline, or story.
Great factual reporting that leaves out the biggest facts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Great factual reporting that leaves out the biggest facts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
February 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
@nytimes.com finally giving Trump's illegal and unconstitutional assault on agencies above the fold coverage, but not using the words "illegal" or "unconstitutional" - either in the headline, or story.
Great factual reporting that leaves out the biggest facts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Great factual reporting that leaves out the biggest facts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Excited to share my article exploring the relationship between women's participation in the informal economy and civic engagement is now online at Studies in Comparative International Development!
January 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Excited to share my article exploring the relationship between women's participation in the informal economy and civic engagement is now online at Studies in Comparative International Development!
Finally attempting the transition to Bluesky! Sharing two cool research related things for my first post:
December 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Finally attempting the transition to Bluesky! Sharing two cool research related things for my first post: