September 5, 2021
First Sea Lord … I have to admit I though this was a spoof at first! @AdmTonyRadakin https://t.co/ayEf9KETjX
First Sea Lord … I have to admit I though this was a spoof at first! @AdmTonyRadakin https://t.co/ayEf9KETjX
The new history of Cuba by @AdaFerrer looks fascinating. Got a lovely review in @TheEconomist economist.com/books-and-arts… Out with @ScribnerBooks simonandschuster.com/books/Cuba/Ada… https://t.co/I1SCXCKTen
RT @SFuntowicz: “We are in medias res you say? In the middle of things? But which things? & how do those things relate to us & define us? W…
“Describing Vietnam as export-intensive does not do justice to just how much it sells abroad. Its goods trade exceeds 200% of gdp. Few economies, except city states (and NL) dominated by maritime trade, are or have ever been so trade-intensive." economist.com/finance-and-ec… https://t.co/DGSKctmxEY
Back in 2019 in @NewLeftReview Perry Anderson suggested that in Deluge/Wages/Crashed I opt for in medias res/situational readings of history, to evade force of a structural reading. In Shutdown I refuse the either/or. for more see Chartbook on Shutdown #2 adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-on… https://t.co/MPMZNDseF5
Astonishingly, America’s EPA preannounces the days on which it will monitor PM2.5 pollution. Using satellite data Eric Zou confirms that on the other days businesses pump out much higher levels of filth. economist.com/graphic-detail… https://t.co/VhR4vF0jKT
Vietnam has been one of the five fastest-growing countries in the world over the past 30 years, beating its neighbours hands down (in growth rate). Plus has been remarkably steady. economist.com/finance-and-ec… https://t.co/bRqY0NNHbI
RT @ProfDaveAndress: When literally fathering a child isn't masculine enough for you, pretend the whole thing is part of a Special Operatio…
I am so late to this, but this is so sad. I had no idea that the lovely Thomas Welskopp had died. A true scholar and a warm person. twitter.com/mueste300/stat…
@giancalsp @TheEconomist It is no so much obituaries as news as obituaries as a gallery of remarkable human beings.
On Chartbook newsletter I am doing a series of posting to accompany the release of my new book Shutdown on Sep 7: So far – Keynes & writing history in medias res. Check out this series and much more at: adamtooze.substack.com https://t.co/zdFd26L4zU
One of the great glories of @TheEconomist are the obituaries. This week Gino Strada the Italian trauma surgeon and campaigner for medical treatment in war-torn places around the world. en.emergency.it economist.com/obituary/2021/… https://t.co/sokgaRMgP2
RT @colmocinneide: This is well worth a read, from @adam_tooze – on the difficulties involved in grasping the 'historical moment'. https://…
@alex_callinicos Hi Alex thanks for asking. Yup doubling down on situatedness whilst being more explicit about the structural wagers that frame the account. Refusing the either/or he posited.
RT @azraisakovic: #Livres📚/ Écrire in medias res – «Je me range du côté de ceux qui voient ‘in medias res’, non seulement comme un choix st…
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RT @RichardBeddard: .@thetimes' review of @adam_tooze's book Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy may be enough to convince me to…
RT @IoriTosa2: Félix Thiollier（1842-1914）French photographer. "Woman and Horse" France, 1899 #bnwphotography #1800s #1890s #FélixThioll…
RT @AaronBastani: The complete absence of policy from Starmer isn’t 5D chess. He doesn’t know what he believes in. You’d think one would do…
Having read Shutdown (especially the conclusion) @njtmulder suggested I rename Chartbook “in medias res” 😉 The latest Chartbook digs into the question. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-on… https://t.co/N8bWrrAVC6
RT @xruiztru: Distribution of Greek population in 1900 vs. 2000 Source: bit.ly/3tfQ3lk https://t.co/9oLaHQUkAM
The latest Chartbook just dropped. Writing history in medias res – "in the thick of it.” And yup, it is part 1 of the long overdue answer to Anderson. A bit abstract this one, but I had to start somewhere …. adamtooze.substack.com https://t.co/reC8VOO3fp
Two major measures of US consumer confidence have uncoupled but both are currently pointing in the wrong direction. thedailyshot.com/2021/09/01/no-… https://t.co/rHYDv11M0o
“Pay them more” – for 1st time average supermarket and restaurant wages in America break $15 per hour. thedailyshot.com/2021/09/02/man… https://t.co/9FIH7RIvKU
Remittances to Mexico hit record levels. thedailyshot.com/2021/09/02/man… https://t.co/e5LCZ85W6p
Obviously a one-off surge in government checks is no solution to the problem of poverty in America, but it certainly helps to put money in people’s pockets. nytimes.com/2021/07/28/us/… https://t.co/KqgiBn637K
Mexican bank lending continues to contact, even relative to levels of 12 months ago! thedailyshot.com/2021/09/02/man… https://t.co/r0svasZSgU
The rise in global food prices is beginning to decelerate. thedailyshot.com/2021/09/02/man… https://t.co/CHA5CBCPhM
Pace of contraction in Mexican manufacturing was slowing, no longer. thedailyshot.com/2021/09/02/man… https://t.co/FvXQ8KykRD
In 2020 clean energy shares dominated dirty energy stocks. In 2021 not so much. thedailyshot.com/2021/09/02/man… https://t.co/yx1DDnHDeC
Australia’s trade surplus is at record levels. thedailyshot.com/2021/09/02/man… https://t.co/1dCjdLFVat
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