Amanda Weinstein

Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing," Edmund Burke.

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

…and then the rest of the White House press corps pushed back against the president’s gratuitous insult aimed at one of their colleagues?

Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!

Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.

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The experiences and background of a generation of economists affects economic research and economic policies across the country.

I am not being hyperbolic when I say that how Harvard and the economics profession respond to Larry Summers will determine who makes up the next generation of economists.

#econsky #news #harvard

This is bullshit! What are the charges?

📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence

Incredible paper that shows what I have long believed at my core: that research & teaching can complement each other, and that having research-active faculty teach undergrads is a very good thing!

For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)

1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.

www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...

Ope

Local elections matter. When we rebuild, we rebuild from the ground up. It’s time to rebuild, folks. In my town, we start now - with a government that works for the people not over them! 🇺🇸

a woman is blowing out a candle in front of a bunch of lit candles ALT: a woman is blowing out a candle in front of a bunch of lit candles

I’m disappointed they didn’t go with Witchy Weinstein given the holiday season we are in 🧙‍♀️

Yep. We have a dark money PAC from DC spending money on attack ads against me for a city council race for our town of about 23K. 🤪

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

The most fundamental political debate of our time: You are integrated into and have responsibility for our complex, imperfect society vs. Nuh-uh.

Lower Than Cowards The surrender of America’s elites

"The sheer number of American elites willing to acquiesce to the destruction of democratic institutions is demoralizing. But it’s worth noting that many ordinary people seem to be made of sterner stuff."
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I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.

Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.

BREAKING: Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed's board.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

Lot of people yelling at me for saying celebrating assassination is no way to struggle against fascism. I’m not asking you to mourn Kirk, a fascist. I’m asking you to respect yourself. There is no righteous form of murder. Takes more courage to fight for democracy than to embrace fascism’s methods.

“More than half of the people U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested through July in D.C., Maryland and Virginia have no criminal conviction nor pending criminal charges, according to ICE arrest data obtained by the Deportation Data Project and analyzed by the News4 I-Team.”

Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.

Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.

Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.

Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

Iowa Senate District 1 Special Election results Two candidates are facing off in a Special Election to fill the Iowa Senate District 1 seat that was left vacant following the death of Rocky DeWitt.

Dems flip Iowa’s first state senate district, break GOP supermajority in Des Moines www.siouxlandproud.com/news/your-lo...

📌BREAKING: Democrats flip seat in Iowa special election, and smash Republicans' supermajority in the state.

Congratulations, Catelin Drey!

Research Associate Masters or Postdoctoral Scholar - Center on Rural Innovation About the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)The Center on Rural Innovation is a national non-profit dedicated to fostering more innovative and inclusive economies in small towns across America. Through...

We are looking for a passionate researcher with economics or related quantitative training, strong analytical skills, and a deep connection to rural America to conduct high-impact research that helps build thriving rural economies.

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can't have bad numbers if there are no numbers

Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.