#Economy

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Another 1.3 million people applied for UI last week, including 853,000 people who applied for regular state UI and 428,000 who applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). 1/ https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf The

Kate Alexander Shaw

KAlexanderShaw

THREAD (long one this time)I’m reading 2 new books: Brett Christophers' Rentier Capitalism, and @PeterKGeoghegan'sDemocracy for Sale, and together they paint quite a picture. Let's explore... TL:DR Our rentier economy

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Trump and the Right have created a fake crisis of “violence in Democratic cities” to distract from very real crises in the pandemic and the economy.They’re going to shred the

Don Wilson

heiltsuk_paleo

When I was a medical student, I did an elective with the Medical Examiner. I was considering Forensic Pathology as a career. I was fascinated by the death investigation process.

Joshua Wright

ProfWrightGMU

There is nothing remotely conservative, nor sensible, in Sen. Hawley's view that the 1A entitles him to a book. I am happy to see that view widely rejected. The same

Mike Buckley

mdbuckley

Another UK business moves to Europe - as half its sales are wiped out post Brexit. /1https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/14/as-half-its-sales-are-wiped-out-silk-firm-joins-exodus-to-europe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Meanwhile ROI busi

Jason Hickel

jasonhickel

Economists and politicians lean heavily on the promise of "green growth" as a last-ditch defense of capitalism. But is green growth possible? This year brought a lot of new research

Gene J. Mikulka

genejm29

#NatlSpaceCouncil #UserAdvisoryGroup - .@DittmarML and Eric Stalmer giving thier presentation #NatlSpaceCouncil #UserAdvisoryGroup - Eric Stalmer Introducing thier team. #NatlSpaceCouncil #UserAdvisoryGroup - Stalmer - A lot has gone on don

Ben Felder

benfelder_okc

I was just asked what were some of my takeaways from the story on Gov. Stitt's initial response to the pandemic and I thought I'd share my answer in tweet

Timothy B. Lee

binarybits

In his memoir Obama writes that by Spring 2008 "the United States had entered a full-blown recession. The housing bubble and easy money had disguised a whole host of structural

Milan Vaishnav

MilanV

1/ Interesting insights on the Indian economy in this note by Sajjid Chinoy. "India has broken the link between COVID proliferation & mobility much earlier & more successfully than many

Mark Paul

MarkVinPaul

A bit late here (had shoulder surgery), but @MattBruenig wrote a worthwhile piece on how we structure unemployment insurance. You should read it. Shockingly, I do take issue with this

Seth T. Hoffmeister

SethHoffmeister

I took out $30,563.07 in student loans to attend @UWStevensPoint. Since graduating in 2014 I’ve made $21,131.09 in payments. I still have $29,000 in debt remaining. Over $21,000 in payments

Martha Gimbel

marthagimbel

The unemployment rate for those with a college degree is currently 5.3%. This is higher than the peak during the Great Recession of 5%. Compare to those with less than

Joe

realJosephRich

How have the Fed and the Federal Government created a massive moral and economic hazard through the options market?A quick thread./1 First, two things:1. The Fed is not buying stocks.2.

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

This is very good on fish and related trade from @DanielThomasLDN - what it brings home is the way an enitre trading ecosystem changes on January 1. Deal or no-deal,

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