William Pratt
williampratt.bsky.social
William Pratt
@williampratt.bsky.social
Policy Advisor and data enthusiast who lives in Toronto.
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By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make the world’s deadliest infectious disease untreatable again, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social writes.
The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse
By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make tuberculosis untreatable again.
www.theatlantic.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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“Clients have the right to access their lawyer without interference by the government. Lawyers must be free to represent clients and perform their ethical duty without fear of retribution.”

www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA rejects efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession
Three weeks ago, the American Bar Association spoke to you about values that guide us. We called upon every lawyer to insist that the government adhere to four major principles of law that have guided...
www.americanbar.org
March 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.

The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.

It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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I've activated the emergency newsletter-writing system open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The End of North America
Trump pulls the trigger on tariffs
open.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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"if West Virginia were a country, it would in effect be receiving foreign aid equal to more than 20 percent of its GDP" paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM