Linda Bilmes
@LJBilmes
Prof at Harvard's @Kennedy_School, member of UN Committee of Experts, wife, mom, dog-lover. My focus is war costs, veterans, budgets and natural capital.
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http://www.lindabilmes.org 13-04-2013 03:45:25
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How effective air-defence is, was just demonstrated by Israel and its allies. Thank God! 🙏🏻
So, why not deliver more air-defence systems to Ukraine?!
#UkraineNeedsAirDefence
#ArmUkraineNow
Packed audience Harvard Kennedy School listening to Bernie Sanders talk about #corporate greed, #Medicareforall #Gaza #inequality #democracy and answering student questions live.
Delighted to welcome Mauricio Rodas Kostas Bakoyannis Sanjay Seth to speak with my students on climate and cities! #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis Harvard Kennedy School Bloomberg Cities
The Ghost Budget: HKS's Linda Bilmes on how U.S. war spending went rogue, wasted billions, and how to fix it.
Listen to the latest #HKSPolicyCast now ⤵️ ken.sc/49rwLgs
The seven angels killed on a World Central Kitchen mission in Gaza on Monday were the best of humanity.
The Israeli government needs to open more land routes for food and medicine today. It needs to stop killing civilians and aid workers today. It needs to start the long journey to peace…
I have met Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 and admired his kindness and desire to make the world a better place “one plate at a time”. Deeply saddened by the loss of life for #WorldCentralKitchen staff.
Harvard University featuring research from my forthcoming book #TheGhostBudget The Costs of War Project Belfer Center hks.harvard.edu/faculty-resear…
Interesting research from Stanford University
ed.stanford.edu/news/when-cult… #StanfordGSE
Fascinating Michael Jackson first performed his iconic 'Moonwalk' dance move during a TV special called 'Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever in 1983. It became one of his signature moves and a defining moment in pop culture histor
When President Obama was elected in 2008, over 40 million Americans lacked health insurance.
Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, the biggest healthcare expansion since Medicare.
14 years later, under President Biden Biden, more than 21 million now have affordable ACA healthcare.
Every time the #federalgovernment shuts down or almost shuts-down, it costs #taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars just for admin costs +wasted time, delayed tech programs + hurts #veterans and #nationalparks . #federalshutdown #shutdown #Senate
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