Our World in Data

ourworldindata.org

22 October 2026 21:34

No matter what poverty line you choose, the share of the global population below it has declined. The World Bank's International Poverty Line is an extremely low poverty line. Set at $3 per day, it draws attention to the living conditions of the poorest people on the planet.

Erica Chenoweth

chenoweth.bsky.social

22 October 2026 21:31

In a new paper with @matthewcebul.bsky.social, Jonathan Pinckney, and Zoe Marks, we ask how the public assesses whether a protest movement is peaceful or not, whether a movement is legitimate, and whether a movement is likely to succeed. 1/

Yuriy Gorodnichenko

ygorodnichenko.bsky.social

22 October 2026 21:30

Rearm at home or fund #Ukraine? Many European leaders see a painful trade-off. It isn't one. In a new report, Torbjörn Becker & I show it's a win-win: #Europe buys security cheaper & faster, Ukraine's idle factories get to work, & Russia's frozen assets can help pay. Link: tinyurl.com/56mx7xf8

Justin Wolfers

justinwolfers.bsky.social

22 October 2026 21:30

I've noticed the harder this administration goes after immigrants, the more Americans seem to support immigration.⁣ ⁣ It's good to know that we care about friends, colleagues, and neighbors. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/admitting-im-an-immigrant-shouldnt

Edwy Plenel

edwyplenel.bsky.social

22 October 2026 21:29

Macron, fossoyeur des libertés. Pris d’une fièvre autoritaire, le président de la République assume désormais d’entraver massivement le droit fondamental à manifester. L’apogée de dix ans d’échecs et d’impuissance, durant lesquels son pouvoir a perdu toute légitimité www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...