RT @HarvardGSD: TODAY at 11a-3p ET—Join @AlumniGsd for a direct, real-talk dialogue on homelessness in the US. Curated by John Friedman and…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 03 Dec 2020 13:17

RT @EJDionne: New @BrookingsInst research shows that “virtually all of the growth in middle class incomes since 1979 is a result of the ris…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 03 Dec 2020 04:31

The companies get away with this in part by arguing that they're not acquiring actual rivals. The companies they're acquiring have the potential to disrupt their business, but they argue that "maybe" isn't sufficient to block the deals.
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 03 Dec 2020 04:01

The House Judiciary Committee recently described Facebook's strategy for dealing with potential rivals as "acquire, copy or kill." Link
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 03 Dec 2020 03:56

Google, Facebook et al are obviously big, but they claim they're still vulnerable. Someone might invent a better search engine/social network/messaging app and boom, the mighty would fall. But they're not really at the mercy of the market because they buy potential rivals.
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 03 Dec 2020 03:56

RT @R_Perli: I understand that we live in a very polarized environment, but Waller is not Judy Shelton. He is a perfectly legitimate nomin…
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 02 Dec 2020 19:11

Twitter attributes the story to the Post, which attributes it to... Twitter. And round and round we go. https://t.co/gVEFrITcbd
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 02 Dec 2020 05:45

Kinda weird way to attribute a statement that was actually made in a tweet on this very website. https://t.co/gIft9EziuT
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 02 Dec 2020 05:40

RT @ebwhamilton: @BCAppelbaum Did you see the new “YIMBY” group in Hingham, MA that is not interested in allowing more, lower cost housing,…
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 02 Dec 2020 03:55

I guess that's not quite right. It's more that they're opposed to social equity.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 02 Dec 2020 03:45

It is difficult to conceive of a place less interested in social equity than Marin County, California.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 02 Dec 2020 03:45

We're still less than halfway to inauguration day. In case anyone was wondering.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 02 Dec 2020 03:35

I know that we need higher standards than "better than Trump" for the post-Trump era. But I'd be lying if I said I was totally ready to hear those arguments from the same people who confirmed Mulvaney as OMB director.
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 30 Nov 2020 17:34

Four years ago every Senate Republican save John McCain voted to confirm Mick Mulvaney as OMB director. In addition to being a fierce partisan, Mulvaney couldn't even get the numbers to add up in his first annual budget.
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 30 Nov 2020 17:29

In case you were wondering why the government guarantees healthcare for the elderly but not childcare.
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 30 Nov 2020 16:29

RT @MaraGay: -Protect pedestrians and cyclists -Improve air quality, especially in low-income neighborhoods -Invest in public transit The…
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 30 Nov 2020 13:49

RT @ojblanchard1: A fascinating graph, showing the dynamics of the second wave in France. Things were fine in July, but the 20-29 year ol…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 26 Nov 2020 15:40

RT @JStein_WaPo: ??????? 26 million Americans do not have enough to eat Hunger at worst in +20 years 1 in 6 families w/ children hungry…
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 25 Nov 2020 14:34

RT @MaraGay: The New York Times is now free for high school students and teachers in the United States. Please spread the word. https://…
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 25 Nov 2020 03:19

Biden was a restorationist candidate who embraced some progressive policy ideas. He is appointing a restorationist cabinet. It remains to be seen to what extent they'll embrace progressive ideas, but I wouldn't assume people see the world the same way they did four years ago.
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 23 Nov 2020 21:07

Yellen would become the second person to lead both the Fed and the Treasury. This is the first, G. William Miller, who held both jobs in turn between 1978 and 1981. He was basically Yellen's opposite: Zero government experience, little knowledge of economics. https://t.co/IJ7QwE0CTX
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 23 Nov 2020 20:52

RT @greg_ip: Joe Biden's political career is intertwined with the rise and fall of DuPont, which he sees as Exhibit A of modern capitalism…
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 23 Nov 2020 20:02

Look what today’s mail brought. https://t.co/WmAnfoh4pr
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 20 Nov 2020 21:15

RT @jeannasmialek: Let's talk about what is going down here. My friend @arappeport and I wrote last week that Treasury might try to kill…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 19 Nov 2020 22:14

RT @davidjoachim: ? “The clearest tell that Mr. Trump’s effort is a security blanket and a prayer strategy is the difference between what M…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 19 Nov 2020 20:14