www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... Counterpoint: Denmark and the other EU countries should send doctors to the United States to provide care for the uninsured and tell them about the joys of national health care systems while they're here.

From advising policymakers to improving safety-net programs, economist Jesse Rothstein’s (@jrothst.bsky.social) work connects research to real-world decisions. We’re proud to have him serve on the Upjohn Institute Board of Trustees. Read more at: www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2026... #econsky

You! Yes, You! Want some sizzle in your life? Need an escape from Ennui? Then come on down to the UChicago art department reception on Friday! Featuring excellent work by a variety of artists, this opening reception is well worth your time. More info in the image below. See you there!

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credits (CDCTC) try to help families deal with the cost of care giving, but they often fail to deliver. Our own @gabriellepepin.bsky.social explains how the CDCTC works, why it fails, and how states can fix it. Read more at: www.upjohn.org/research-hig... #econsky

#IowaCity is the best suburb of Chicago they ever built. I will not be taking questions.

STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - “In dark times, should the stars also go out?”

How is the Upper Peninsula doing economically? How is its workforce doing? A new report from Upjohn Regional explores workforce dynamics in the UP, the challenges facing the region, and ways to seize on opportunities. Read more at: www.upjohn.org/research-hig... #econsky, #UP, #Michigan,

I gave a talk in Richmond, VA on the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender so I HAD to make the audience play Booflag

At this point, we don't just need a new president. We need a new constitution.

Everyone show some goddamn respect

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

Socialist Majority is proud to sponsor the NYC-DSA for AOC petition. @socialists.nyc must grow and strengthen the socialists bloc in Congress by deepening our partnership with AOC and supporting her re-election.

Not sure I’d read a book on Catholicism by a guy who keeps getting personally called out by the Vatican for not understanding Catholicism.

Inside the New Deal gem of a post office in oak park. From an age when the federal government hired artists by the score and worked however imperfectly to make life better for Americans.

Witness slips are pretty evenly split here so filing one would make a big difference. In support are big restaurant groups and chambers of commerce; in opposition are racial justice groups, unions, and workers rights groups (and the City of Chicago).

Anti-bus propaganda has done a number on this country. Currently on an Amtrak motorcoach because of an issue with the train. Perfectly clean and comfortable. Direct to Chicago, about the same trip duration. Some bailed before it arrived, many who are left keep complaining about being on a bus.

Re: my last reposts “Do not put money in the pocket of a woman who has sworn publicly to use it to disenfranchise vulnerable populations” is the smallest ask imaginable. It’s not oxygen, it’s not food. It’s television. You can do without. There are thousands of other shows for you to watch.

www.theguardian.com/business/202... I'm shocked, shocked! Well, not that shocked.

One of the major problems we face is that people don't understand the things/processes/structures that allow them to live lives of plenty that would have been unimaginable in the past, and as such think we can just abolish them for basically aesthetic reasons

Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"

Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers

ITS TIME TO BUILD. MORE HOMES FOR ALL THE SOUTHERNERS WHO NEED TO FUCKING LEAVE. LETS GO.

At long last, a policy that raises fertility rates that isn't a flash in the pan? That doesn't involve banning healthcare options or rolling back women's rights? It's academically fascinating!

This Day in Labor History: March 22, 1879. The Socialist Labor Party held a giant celebration in Chicago to honor the Paris Commune. This moment is a good way to get into the history of early socialism in the United States and its transnational nature!

Worker cooperatives are growing. As democratic workplaces, they offer an alternative form of organization where each worker has one vote. If you are pro-democracy, remember to support democracy in our economy. Combat the concentration of wealth and power by supporting democratic businesses.

Hear me out: $200/barrel will have some good consequences

It's a great day for philosophy. #philsky

This is immensely sophisticated. It tells the story clearly and accurately, and in doing so invites the audience to make a lot of inferences.

I call upon Hades, the Wealth Giver, to release the soul of Socrates from his blessed Elysian rest, so that he might arise, walk the fields of the living, and fuck egghead's shit up

It's disturbing how well this analogy works.

I know I don't want to share a society with them, or the people who wear their merch for that matter.

Hoppers is pretty great. They even straight up joke about how it's just Avatar and it still ends up being a better movie.

Jurgen Habermas has died and the world is the poorer for it. apnews.com/article/juer...

A war in the desert impacting the flow of the stuff that makes transportation possible? Religious figures taking stands against AI? Bickering nobles and a duplicitous emperor? Frank Herbert was right!

Fantastic game, Disco-like in the funniest ways.

I get why people want to vote for Kelly because of Gaza. I think its a mistake because she will not win. Senator Stratton would be more likely to pivot on the issue than a Senator Krishnamoorthi. And Stratton is a lot better on every other topic. The right move is to vote Stratton & pressure her

Nice argument. Unfortunately, I have already depicted myself as the assured and laughing head of FDR and you as the screaming and infantile Adolf Hitler

Famously upon the restoration of Charles II there was a parade held through London with prominent images of Dionysius; letting deposed Puritans know the boys were back in town, so to speak. I think we're gonna have to do that with Woke 2. Publicly cancel some prominent media men in the town square.

Who knew? @rooseveltinstitute.org rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

The answers to most urban planning problems can be found in Vienna.

#jobsday analysis from our own @aaronsojourner.org. Find out how the economy is changing in the thread below. #numbersday, #econsky

Wonderful news!! Now to do it in Chicago.

Vote Juliana Stratton this March.

I get why so much of the Trump admin messaging is done through extremely online memes - when they open their mouths and try to speak in complete sentences they usually make things worse.

If you do *anything* good for people then all the businesses and millionaires will leave and we'll be left in ruin so we can't do *anything* good for people.... Supposedly

Build, baby, build!

Don't want to unfairly dunk on this guy, because pro-Eisenhower propaganda has convinced people that he was George McGovern with an R next to his name, but Eisenhower was an awful President for anyone who considers themselves a friend of progress, and in this thread, I'll cover why. 🧵

$300 million mistake That's the same cost as 25,000 Head Start slots

“The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement, being in unceasing antagonism to that disposition to aim at something better than customary, which is called, according to circumstances, the spirit of liberty or that of progress or improvement.” — John Stuart Mill