ADAM TOOZE

The beast stirs: since April iron ore prices are up from $75/t to over $105. Copper prices are also up 25%. In the… https://t.co/b7NQaBZJFA

"We really messed up the adjustment program in Greece – to the detriment of the Greek population." That's basically… https://t.co/9q2kimgPWc

Can Africa repeat the East Asian manufacturing miracle? Change is already afoot, driven by cheap part-time agricult… https://t.co/d8LghXl8PM

The US Fed has a long way to go before its monetary policy can be described as “debt-dominated” the way one might s… https://t.co/dmQw0rXBYA

@sonaliranade @harsh_mander Has it actually sunk into the govt's head that more than 150,000 Indians, in every vill… https://t.co/SEvRZFwFSe

The US Fed has a long way to go before its monetary policy can be described as “debt-dominated” the way one might s… https://t.co/7pF40FKTyq

Alexander Kerensky head of the provisional gov in Petrograd in 1917, at age 36. After teaching for many years at th… https://t.co/ARgo1TpSEm

@adam_tooze Antifascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia also included representatives (and even fact… https://t.co/j3a3pvpGcJ

When Xi was heir-apparent to leadership of China with formal rank of vice-president, Mr Biden, was his opposite num… https://t.co/gWboGVCmRm

Two devils, both known. China’s policy community is divided over Trump v. Biden. But, all camps are united by a ble… https://t.co/4qZZhWm0Xr

Beijing is spending heavily on the military, but it spends even more on “community order maintenance”. Arcuri, Grai… https://t.co/k6Cx1jSaRk

Under Xi, “community governance” has become a key buzzword for academic social/political/admin sciences in China.… https://t.co/wd0cvb0dQq

“red property-management” is the term used by state media in China to refer to firms that use their party cells to… https://t.co/LcXmxzS4O1

How COVID-19 reenergized the local “two committee” orgs that are crucial to party influence in china and required t… https://t.co/Nf9fHT8Ohy

“In mid-may, seeking to reflate his political buoyancy after weeks of covid-19 lockdown, Narendra Modi announced a… https://t.co/ZjZehZhG1H

"Some 2m daily commuters between the big city and its suburbs have repeatedly been stuck in monster jams, caught ou… https://t.co/4yh5SsVXYf

Japan’s divided grid: 1895 Tokyo utility purchased AC generators from Germany’s AEG that worked at 50 Hz. 1896 ci… https://t.co/xYyd7qA7j8

Jurassic Spark (h/t @TheEconomist) Shutdown of Japan’s nuclear power stations post Fukushima was compensated by a l… https://t.co/GKXjUsAQBi

Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia was formed in 1942 as the political body of Communis… https://t.co/uJhZfzggTH

One of the present 'cultural' difficulties is that if conservatives keep saying things about the past that are fact… https://t.co/sQlbrTAcSK

With Bolsonaro’s encouragement and the real depreciated we are seeing a surge in Brazilian ag exports from areas wh… https://t.co/NYGVZ5gIja

Soy exports from Brazil to EU are 90% in hands of 5 big trading companies. They have all made commitments to end de… https://t.co/RFscEisdV2

Mao Zedong (center-left) and Zhou Enlai (far left) in Yanan, 1935 Amazing color work by “Olga”… https://t.co/Oeh4XQbVWC

Giant global ag businesses ADM, Amaggi, Bunge, Cargill, LDC, COFCO have made commitments to end deforestation BUT f… https://t.co/cNlk4IC0V8

Mato Grosso Brazil is unique in combining Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal wetland. Produces 32m tons of soy in 2019. 7… https://t.co/Fh3AStqptu

It is hard to link large multinationals Bunge, Amaggi, Cargill to specific illegal farms in Brazilian outback, but… https://t.co/HwAwh4lV6p

“We’re so far from testing being at the heart of restoring confidence that we’re going to have to come up with some… https://t.co/6mmqRKho87

Struggling to sort your odal runes from your blood-drop crosses? There’s an app for that. Literally! VizPol uses bi… https://t.co/5ZjTwAmnnl

Barclays, JPMorgan Chase & Morgan Stanley, employ >20,000 workers in Manhattan and occupy more than 930,000 square… https://t.co/vb2iM3f3j4

How the population of Nagasaki and Hiroshima "bounced back” to trend growth post the 1945 bombings. Donald Davis an… https://t.co/8zzchXpekJ

According to Enrico Moretti, each of the “knowledge jobs” that make cities like San Francisco or New York so succes… https://t.co/r0zRQyNmir

"Nowhere represented the 20th century’s love affair with idea of the city better than NYC. In size—surpassing Londo… https://t.co/fhdejHTKiG

"By night, Manhattan holds 1.6m souls, a large number for a small island. In the morning over twice as many more ru… https://t.co/19QeCeV4SV

“a debt dominance monetary regime” Our future according to @TCosterg @michaellachlan recalls THOSE Draghi-inspire… https://t.co/EhEfDFVijW