Soc/crim at University of Maryland; punishment, criminal records, collateral consequences, and law.
Always disappointed by the Vikings,
often complaining about MN politics, and
occasionally talking about life after incarceration.
Minnesotan in Maryland.
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This thread by @naunihal outlines so well many of my own thoughts so far as I've been trying to transition to mastodon. (I still haven't figured out how to properly approximate a QT, so here's a link)
TLDR: Mastodon is very white, male, status quo, global north, and designed in a way to limit its potential for use in social movements.
Mastodon feels very different from Twitter, deliberately. It is truly like Live Journal. It is about people who are happy with their social circle and who think of virality and discoverability as a problem. They just want to communicate with the people they know, and limit other things. Ironically, it is more like a private gathering than a public space.
Had an electrician come by to fix a fan. He fixed it up, then handed me the invoice and some reading material he said everyone needed.
Spoiler alert: the Catholics don't make out to well...
#Introduction (2nd try)
Hi all,
I am an #economist at @epi in Washington. I focus on economic #policy, especially in the #labor market. Previously I've worked at @ceprdc and WCEG. I received a PhD in #economics from #LSE in 1993.
I'm interested in the causes and consquences of wage and income inequality in the US.
I'm also interested in international comparisons of labor market institutions and outcomes.
I'm still getting up to speed here, but I'm feeling pretty good about the future.
Kendra Albert
Philip N Cohen
Naunihal Singh
John Schmitt
