America: where everyone knows who will get more votes, but no one knows who will win.

Lockdown vs Economic Growth?
No, control the virus and your economy does better.

Here’s the data, from Financial Times

Metropolis / Fritz Lang
AKIRA / Katsuhiro Otomo

Sudan becomes secular bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

What does it mean to live on $2 per day?
How is life with $4 or $8 or $16 per day?

On 'Dollar Street' you can see how people on different parts of the global income distribution live.
gapminder.org/dollar-street

Really a great project by the Gapminder team.

Belarus Freedom march is the largest gathering in Belarus history!

#Belarus : protesters are shooting fireworks at the police in #Minsk .

A few weeks ago this was unthinkable in Europe's last dictatorship

While I don't agree with Trump's methods I do think TikTok represents dangerous and unsustainable cringe levels.

European Union carbon dioxide emissions are headed to...1950s levels this year bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Twitter astounds me in how braindead troglodytes never read anything and are rewarded with clout

Ethiopia’s prosperity sits on the shoulders of its sons and daughters who through their education, build bridges and aspire to leave a constructive legacy. 3/3

Malawi's Supreme Court upheld a ruling annulling the president’s re-election. Its chief justice then refused an order to retire early econ.trib.al/SDXaVHV

Ten years of suffering in Syria. If the EU wants to be a geopolitical player, we must help to establish peace & stability. We must not look away, but actively support moderate & democratic forces, so terrorists like ISIS or dictators like Assad can't prosper.

Freedom of navigation operations must be a cornerstone of America's foreign policy in the Pacific.
This can't be something that changes from administration to administration. This must be a consistent policy no matter who is in office at the time.

Most people know that, except in small doses, Twitter is bad for your mood, attention span, & outlook. It’s why I take long breaks. Here’s some tips for cutting back your use:

November is 5 months away

Today I made a zine summarizing recent evidence on the impact of school feeding in Africa.

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Great to see the amazing work of Leonard Wantchekon and his efforts to build an African School of Economics in Benin covered ht/Ken Opalo economist.com/middle-east-an…

#KIMJONGUNDEAD is trending and you guys posting memes? He is like royalty in his country. Use something classy like this. Be better. smh