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“Good economics” means preventing public finance that could rapidly solve social deprivation and the ecological crisis.
Neoclassical economics is a discipline that is designed to serve the interests of the capitalist class, and they are more or less honest about this fact.
Neoclassical economics is a discipline that is designed to serve the interests of the capitalist class, and they are more or less honest about this fact.
April 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“Good economics” means preventing public finance that could rapidly solve social deprivation and the ecological crisis.
Neoclassical economics is a discipline that is designed to serve the interests of the capitalist class, and they are more or less honest about this fact.
Neoclassical economics is a discipline that is designed to serve the interests of the capitalist class, and they are more or less honest about this fact.
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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I'm at a meeting at my public library. It is a community garden orientation, and plots are very cheap. Volunteer hours are used for maintenance and growing food for soup kitchens and the community. The org is supported by a local non profit.
This is one of many things public libraries do. Fund them
This is one of many things public libraries do. Fund them
March 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm at a meeting at my public library. It is a community garden orientation, and plots are very cheap. Volunteer hours are used for maintenance and growing food for soup kitchens and the community. The org is supported by a local non profit.
This is one of many things public libraries do. Fund them
This is one of many things public libraries do. Fund them
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"Subsequently, private capital was free to go on a global rampage that culminated in the crash of 2008 and the rise of its most formidable mutation – a cloud-based capital with a monstrous power to usurp minds and markets."
February 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"Subsequently, private capital was free to go on a global rampage that culminated in the crash of 2008 and the rise of its most formidable mutation – a cloud-based capital with a monstrous power to usurp minds and markets."
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NEW: in another late-night “fork” email to federal employees, OPM has apparently made what is their “last, best, and final” offer to convince our members to resign their employment.
Folks, we didn’t think this was possible, but OPM found a way to make the offer *worse.* 🧵
Folks, we didn’t think this was possible, but OPM found a way to make the offer *worse.* 🧵
February 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NEW: in another late-night “fork” email to federal employees, OPM has apparently made what is their “last, best, and final” offer to convince our members to resign their employment.
Folks, we didn’t think this was possible, but OPM found a way to make the offer *worse.* 🧵
Folks, we didn’t think this was possible, but OPM found a way to make the offer *worse.* 🧵
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Late last night, with about 15 minutes notice to the Union, the NLRB’s HR sent an email adopting the terms of the forked-up resignation scam. HR also provided us a contract that appears to be drafted by AI or LegalZoom. As labor lawyers, we’re happy to go over this in detail. 🧵
February 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Late last night, with about 15 minutes notice to the Union, the NLRB’s HR sent an email adopting the terms of the forked-up resignation scam. HR also provided us a contract that appears to be drafted by AI or LegalZoom. As labor lawyers, we’re happy to go over this in detail. 🧵
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New: After the ADL excused Musk's apparent Nazi salute, a second group of 165 Jewish leaders has come out to say they don't buy it. They're calling for advertisers and app stores to drop X in protest of Musk's role in fueling antisemitism.
My newsletter today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
My newsletter today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Some Jewish leaders renew calls for X boycott as Musk’s power grows
Citing “Nazi salute” and antisemitic content, rabbis break with ADL in pressing advertisers, app stores to drop X
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New: After the ADL excused Musk's apparent Nazi salute, a second group of 165 Jewish leaders has come out to say they don't buy it. They're calling for advertisers and app stores to drop X in protest of Musk's role in fueling antisemitism.
My newsletter today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
My newsletter today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Today I'm announcing a plan to unleash the public sector and build the housing we desperately need.
As Mayor, I will triple New York City's production of permanently affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next decade.
As Mayor, I will triple New York City's production of permanently affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next decade.
Zohran Mamdani Will Triple NYC's Production of New, Affordable, Union-Built Homes
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today I'm announcing a plan to unleash the public sector and build the housing we desperately need.
As Mayor, I will triple New York City's production of permanently affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next decade.
As Mayor, I will triple New York City's production of permanently affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next decade.
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Appeasement never works! It never has! Almost every great accomplishment in our history is the result of confrontation! And “this is unprecedented,” is how we make history, not a demand to succumb to it.
What’s wild is that the Democratic strategy deployed at any other time of crisis in US history would have resulted in the end of the country. Colonists tried negotiating with Britain for years. Compromise of 1820 and again in 1850, and we still got a rebellion. Famously: FDR and Nazis.
February 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Appeasement never works! It never has! Almost every great accomplishment in our history is the result of confrontation! And “this is unprecedented,” is how we make history, not a demand to succumb to it.
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"President Ronald Reagan fired 11,000 air traffic controllers who were on strike. The action was a major blow to the labor movement, resulting in the decertification of the union months later — and a shortage of air traffic controllers that extended into the George H.W. Bush administration."
Trump rescinded the DEI policies at the FAA through an executive order last week. The order falsely claimed that those programs penalized “hard-working Americans.” Critics say those programs actually made aviation safer.
Trump Blames DEI for DC Plane Crash — Days After Ending FAA Policy That Made Skies Safer
Trump has never provided proof that a single DEI hire “failed to meet established standards,” one expert said.
truthout.org
February 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"President Ronald Reagan fired 11,000 air traffic controllers who were on strike. The action was a major blow to the labor movement, resulting in the decertification of the union months later — and a shortage of air traffic controllers that extended into the George H.W. Bush administration."
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Just to be clear, because the NYT doesn't spell this out in the article: This is clearly an effort to defund, and therefore destroy, our nation's public broadcasters. At a time when the information ecosystem is crumbling under the weight disinformation, this effort could not be more nefarious.
scoop w/@dmccabe: The F.C.C.'s commissioner, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS stations
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Just to be clear, because the NYT doesn't spell this out in the article: This is clearly an effort to defund, and therefore destroy, our nation's public broadcasters. At a time when the information ecosystem is crumbling under the weight disinformation, this effort could not be more nefarious.
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It's important to say that these Trump executive orders are unlawful and unconstitutional, but we also need to get beyond it.
It would be better to lead with our values and build from there.
For example: 🧵
It would be better to lead with our values and build from there.
For example: 🧵
January 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It's important to say that these Trump executive orders are unlawful and unconstitutional, but we also need to get beyond it.
It would be better to lead with our values and build from there.
For example: 🧵
It would be better to lead with our values and build from there.
For example: 🧵
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They want to ban the teaching of the unpleasant facts of American history because people might conclude injustices in the past that contribute to inequalities in the present should be rectified, instead of their belief, which is that some groups of people are inherently superior to others
January 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
They want to ban the teaching of the unpleasant facts of American history because people might conclude injustices in the past that contribute to inequalities in the present should be rectified, instead of their belief, which is that some groups of people are inherently superior to others
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NEW: Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces an additional $24M contribution to UNRWA, as Israeli laws making it virtually impossible to operate in Palestine go into effect today.
January 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
NEW: Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces an additional $24M contribution to UNRWA, as Israeli laws making it virtually impossible to operate in Palestine go into effect today.
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Two parts:
1) Achievement isn't the same as learning, but if it was ...
2) This is a reminder that America is not doing everything possible to raise achievement. A robust and healthier society would create conditions for a better education.
But deficit-based narratives win the day.
1) Achievement isn't the same as learning, but if it was ...
2) This is a reminder that America is not doing everything possible to raise achievement. A robust and healthier society would create conditions for a better education.
But deficit-based narratives win the day.
More U.S. eighth graders are getting low scores on a federal reading test now than at any time in the exam’s three-decade history, according to the latest test scores.
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Two parts:
1) Achievement isn't the same as learning, but if it was ...
2) This is a reminder that America is not doing everything possible to raise achievement. A robust and healthier society would create conditions for a better education.
But deficit-based narratives win the day.
1) Achievement isn't the same as learning, but if it was ...
2) This is a reminder that America is not doing everything possible to raise achievement. A robust and healthier society would create conditions for a better education.
But deficit-based narratives win the day.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The story behind the database began with our need to understand how many “segregation academies" still operate.
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How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? We Made a Tool to Help You Find Out.
Our reporters mined a trove of data that revealed detailed demographic information about private schools. That helped us find illuminating stories about how those schools divide communities.
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The story behind the database began with our need to understand how many “segregation academies" still operate.
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