Rich Stein (he/him)
RichStein@econtwitter.net
<p>Economist for non-profits, NGOs, governments, some private cos. Projects—public <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>policy</span></a>, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/evaluation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>evaluation</span></a>, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>innovation</span></a>, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tech</span></a>, job creation, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a>, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a>, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/equity" class="
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Post #2812776
Provocative, thoughtful read— &quot;Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality&quot; — &quot;... like... De Tocqueville&#39;s... &#39;Democracy in America,&#39; but with more numbers, ... economics, and ... vitriol.&quot; Angus Deaton: &quot;The United States has become a darker society since I arrived in 1983. ... We need to abandon our sole fixation on #money as a measure of human #wellbeing.&quot; https://www.npr.org/sect...
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Post #2812775
@ct_bergstrom Hop on the bandwagon. 😉 https://theneedling.com/2023/08/03/green-jacket-lady-from-fox-news-interview-already-leading-in-polls-for-seattles-next-mayoral-election/
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Post #2812774
The kids are alright — &quot;Youth vs Europe: ‘Unprecedented’ climate trial unfolds at rights court&quot; https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/youth-vs-europe-unprecedented-climate-trial-unfolds-at-rights-court/ v @euractiv #ClimateChange #HumanRights #Europe
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Post #2812773
Slow fade before the meltdown. Shocked. Absolutely gobsmacked. They&#39;re leaving Russia, too — 🤔 don&#39;t want the investigations into sanctions violations to sully their reputation, I suppose. 😂 https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/the-worlds-biggest-crypto-firm-is-melting-down-338b8e17 #crypto 😉
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Post #2812772
Smart piece — good public policy versus (let&#39;s just call it) not-so-good policy for #decarbonization in #Greece: &quot;Alleviating energy poverty – with fossil fuels?&quot; https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/alleviating-energy-poverty-with-fossil-fuels/ v @euractiv #decarbonisation #EnergyPoverty.#EnergyEfficiency #CleanTech
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Post #2812771
Mean-spirited. No other reason. &quot;Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down&quot; https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/famous-sycamore-gap-tree-at-hadrians-wall-found-apparently-cut-down
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Post #2812770
@wdlindsy Also Tuberville: &quot;We don’t want to single-handedly destroy our military from within...&quot; That must be why he&#39;s going to such great lengths to destroy it from the Senate.
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Post #2812768
@jschauma I wrote the original plan for awarding new TLDs a long time ago... 🙄 There&#39;s a story. 😬 (probably this, too 🤫)
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Post #2812767
@tanyatussing @deanbaker13 &quot;Might?&quot; I suggest omitting first two words in your sentence and replacing the question mark with an exclamation point or ten.
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Post #2812766
Perspective &amp; good overview from north of the border 🇨🇦 (actually, reporter = US-based): &quot;With a U.S. #government #shutdown looming, here’s what’s at stake and what happens next&quot; https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-with-a-us-government-shutdown-looming-heres-whats-at-stake-and-what/ Would add that it is not just a matter of delayed spending and payments. Impact of a credit rating downgrade, should it happen, as well as longer term #economic #impa...
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Post #2812765
&quot;The most massive executions took place at the beginning of the occupation, starting on September 29, 1941, when almost all the Jewish Kyiv residents remaining in the city were killed for several days.&quot; https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/937940.html #Kyiv #BabiYar #BabynYar #OTD #NeverAgain
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Post #2812764
#Trailblazer: Senator #Feinstein was the longest-serving female #senator and the longest-serving senator from California. She was also the first woman mayor of San Francisco, sworn in after the assassination of Mayor George Moscone. Dianne Feinstein was a champion of #bipartisan solutions. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/dianne-feinstein-rcna18010 #WomensOpportunities #USPolitics
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Post #2812763
@freakonometrics Really interesting. Thanks for posting!
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Post #2812762
@aram See the Antideficiency Act portion: https://www.jenner.com/en/news-insights/publications/how-a-federal-shutdown-would-affect-enforcement-investigations-bloomberg-law Also: &quot;according to the DOJ’s Fiscal Year 2022 shutdown plan (yes, apparently we all have to routinely plan for completely avoidable shutdowns of the national government), U.S. Attorneys are not subject to furlough. Criminal litigation will proceed as normal, while civil litigation may be &#39;curtailed or postp...
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Post #2812761
&quot;Agriculture secretary warns of food shortages for millions with #GOP government #shutdown&quot; https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/25/agriculture-secretary-Tom-Vilsack-government-shutdown-warning/6851695691256/
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Post #2812760
@zoom_earth #ClimateReality #ClimateChange