This is basically how we got Milton Friedman, how we got Ronald Reagan, and how we got the up-by-your-own-bootstraps, winner-take-all, profits-over-people economy that's leaving so many Americans (and especially women and moms) still struggling today. Let me explain... 𧾠1/
120 CEA alumni urge congressional action to support the Current Population Survey. Grateful to Bernanke, Boskin, Furman, Heckman, Hubbard, Stiglitz & so many others for speaking up. đđ #ď¸âŁ#ď¸âŁ www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2024...
Hey #socsky@aaronsojourner.org 's BlueSky starter pack! Who's got good starter packs for sociology? We're hitting critical mass for social scientists here and it's gonna be fun
I added dozens of active poasters to this Starter Pack of individual accounts bcz Bluesky raised the pack limit from 50 to 150, including @arindube.bsky.social@benzipperer.org@belindaarch.bsky.social@leightjessica.bsky.socialgo.bsky.app/DxFZBfc
90 percent of minimum wage studies found no or only small disemployment effects when you look at published papers that cover broad groups of low wage workers or the overall workforce (rather than just teenagers) www.epi.org/blog/most-mi...
"Goldman Sachs Says Trump Win Would Lead to Economic Downturn" #ď¸âŁ#ď¸âŁ
Goldman Sachs predicted that a Donald Trump win in November would result in a slow in GDP growth by 2026.
Just in time for a little light Labor Day listening about work, aging, and retirement. www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/p...
America is at a crossroads in its approach to work and retirement. Many policymakers think it's logical-almost inevitable-that Americans will delay retirement and spend more years in the paid labor fo...
White Evangelical Christian churches offer moms support they can't get from our current policies. Then they weaponize that support to dissuade moms from fighting for policies that would better support us all. Take, for example, a stay-at-home mom I'll call Kristy... 𧾠1/