When the government can’t act decisively, democracy is at risk. In #FiresideStacks🔥, Hannah Garden-Monheit shares insights from former Biden-Harris senior officials on how we can build a more responsive government that works for everyone. https://bit.ly/3Xh9biB

“If the government can’t deliver quickly and visibly for ordinary people, its legitimacy erodes.” In our inaugural #FiresideStacks🔥 video interview, Hannah Garden-Monheit offers a clear-eyed blueprint for rebuilding public capacity. https://bit.ly/3Xh9biB

Did you know that Oxfam research found that the richest 10 Americans made over $698 billion dollars this past year? This extreme concentration of wealth alongside the hardship of many is no accident. This is what oligarchy looks like. @rebeccariddell.bsky.social  oxf.am/InequalityRe... 

"The data confirms what people across our nation already know instinctively: the new American oligarchy is here." - @abbymaxman.bsky.social speaks about our newest report on the drastic growth of inequality in the U.S: www.forbes.com/sites/josiec...

Excited that my new book review came out at the same time as Corrine Low's essay on what the medical professions can teach us about how to organize jobs to be family friendly. There's a lot to be learned by looking at how women organize work when they have numbers. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...

a sharp @suzmkahn.bsky.social review in @washingtonmonthly.com on After the Spike. Parenting will always have something of an "opportunity cost" but that doesn't mean there's not a lot policy can do to make it a better option washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/a...

#ICYMI: ✅ Biden alums reflect on what was already broken before they took office ✅ What expiring health insurance tax credits mean for you ✅ Latest explainer on the SCOTUS tariff cases More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3LhvPow

When students speak, history tells us to listen. They often hold the line on justice while institutions maintain the status quo. In #FiresideStacks🔥, @katie-kirchner.bsky.social argues that their activism should be the standard. www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...

"Isn’t empathy for that pain, and honesty about its scale, the bare minimum we should expect from our leaders? That’s the spirit that should guide how progressive institutions and leaders approach policy: starting from what is necessary, not what polls as popular."

Young progressives aren’t “the future”—they’re the moral compass of the present. Ignoring them isn’t just shortsighted. It’s a threat to progress. This week’s #FiresideStacks🔥 is a wake-up call from @katie-kirchner.bsky.social. www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...

The White House claims it’s out of cash for food stamps. But the law’s pretty clear: they could tap SNAP’s backup fund anytime. @brycecovert.bsky.social breaks down how we can ensure 42 million Americans continue to get access to SNAP via @prospect.org https://bit.ly/4npfkE1

AI is speeding up health insurance denials, and ERISA makes them nearly impossible to fight. In this week’s #FiresideStacks🔥, @mirandayaver.bsky.social unpacks the law that prevents 100M Americans from holding insurers accountable. www.firesidestacks.com/p/ai-p...

SCOOP --> Major new Bidenworld autopsy just dropped: 45 former Biden officials candidly assess their mistakes and failings in new Roosevelt Institute report. They lay out the beginnings of a Project 2029 agenda to reverse authoritarian tide. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2023...

New from me! Do you have questions about the enhanced premium tax credits? What are they and why are they important? Why have they taken a central role in the federal government shutdown? Find out in my explainer: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...

A majority of insured workers are on ERISA plans. That means no state oversight, no damages, and little legal recourse. In #FiresideStacks🔥, @mirandayaver.bsky.social exposes the risks of a system working as designed to protect insurers. www.firesidestacks.com/p/ai-p...

During his campaign, Trump promised a "Michigan miracle" that would "reclaim our stolen wealth," but so far his policies are only paying off for the richest Americans. @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social and @bilalb.bsky.social of @rooseveltforward.org lay out the facts for @freep.com:

The one-two punch this week says it all: the DOJ demands billions from Binance, and days later, Trump pardons its founder. This isn’t hypocrisy—it’s the point.

#ICYMI: ✅ Warning signs are emerging for workers in the non-AI economy ✅ The Fed is missing key data thanks to the shutdown ✅ #RooseveltontheRoad goes to Michigan! More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/roosev...

AI tools can deny insurance claims in seconds, while appeals can take months. ERISA ensures there’s no accountability in between. In this week’s #FiresideStacks🔥, @mirandayaver.bsky.social exposes the true cost of “efficiency” in health care. www.firesidestacks.com/p/ai-p...

⚠️ Let’s not forget: the Administration can use emergency funds to bridge the SNAP gap during the shutdown. This is a policy choice.

I was pleased to get to write this piece for @rooseveltforward.org. With proliferation of insurer reliance on AI tools to deny claims & prior auths, workers in self-insured health plans regulated by ERISA are esp vulnerable because if harmed, no legal recourse. www.firesidestacks.com/p/ai-powered...

AI claims to make health care more efficient, but it’s making denials faster and appeals harder. In #FiresideStacks🔥, @mirandayaver.bsky.social shows how ERISA ensures no one is held accountable when AI gets it wrong. www.firesidestacks.com/p/ai-p...

🧵Trump promised a “Michigan miracle.” Nearly a year later, the only miracle is how fast his “Big Beautiful Bill” made the rich richer—while Michiganders are left waiting. His signature law slashed Medicaid to fund another tax windfall for billionaires and corporations. 1/3

🧵 Yesterday’s AWS failure wasn’t just a massive service disruption. It exposed how dependent our economy and public institutions have become on privatized, centralized systems. 1/4 www.fastcompany.com/91425078/aws...

The Fed is flying blind. The government shutdown has cut off data on jobs and prices—leaving the Fed to make decisions that affect prices and borrowing costs without the info it needs. @mikemadowitz.bsky.social spoke w/ @ddayen.bsky.social on what it means in @prospect.org https://bit.ly/3WLrzzU

A major finding from our recent report that explores the 15 years since the Citizens United ruling: It has impacted our democracy. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Every now and then I go back and read the Citizens United ruling to see if it is as unhinged as I thought, and every time I do that I see it is actually far more deranged than I remembered. levernews.com/book

“We’re flying blind in a turbulent economy where dark clouds have been gathering for most of the year." In #FiresideStacks🔥, @mikemadowitz.bsky.social explains just how dire the shutdown is for economic data analysis and why we must demand that data collection resumes soon. bit.ly/4726aag

With the government shutdown halting vital data collection, we’re flying blind in an uneven, fragile economy. For #FiresideStacks🔥, @mikemadowitz.bsky.social explains the risks without public data and why we must push to restore a foundation of our economy. bit.ly/4726aag

#ICYMI: ✅ The health-care cost crisis is set to explode during open enrollment ✅ The uses and limits of the municipal bond market ✅ Taxing the rich is the best way to tackle the federal debt More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3JcIrwb

📉 The economic dashboard has gone dark. With families struggling and inflation rising, shutting down data is reckless leadership. In this week’s #FiresideStacks🔥, @mikemadowitz.bsky.social unpacks what’s lost when we shut down public data. bit.ly/4726aag

Looks like an, ahem, *interesting* day in financial markets… Sure would be great to have the regular flow of data on the real economy rn!

No jobs data. No inflation report. No roadmap. This isn’t a technical glitch, it’s a threat to democratic governance. In #FiresideStacks🔥, @mikemadowitz.bsky.social warns how the shutdown has silenced the federal stats that keep our economy functioning. bit.ly/4726aag

#ICYMI: ✅ Americans trust public media more than corporate media ✅ Zooming in on the overlooked link between disability and poverty ✅ A rundown of the cases to watch in SCOTUS' fall term More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ https://bit.ly/47i7qYd

YIMBYs are winning reforms that defy political norms, proving community can be a key driver to success. In #FiresideStacks🔥, @resnikoff.bsky.social explores lessons from the housing policy movement that prioritizes connection. www.firesidestacks.com/p/yimb...

I wrote a piece on one of the underrated keys to YIMBYism's success and what other political organizations, including the Democratic Party, could stand to learn from YIMBY. (In short: host more happy hours.) www.firesidestacks.com/p/yimbytown-...

This new piece for @rooseveltforward.org by @resnikoff.bsky.social combines two of my favorite things: building housing and building community. Come for the scaffolding; stay for the Skocpol. www.firesidestacks.com/p/yimbytown-...

A key lesson from YIMBYtown: movements thrive on meaning and momentum. In #FiresideStacks🔥, @resnikoff.bsky.social highlights how joy, scrappiness, and social bonds have been overlooked in the infrastructure of democracy. www.firesidestacks.com/p/yimb...

State funding for universities has not decreased, yet tuition costs have skyrocketed. @lookheron.bsky.social breaks down this relationship & the implications for the future of higher education governance. As the political pressure on higher ed mounts, his findings are a crucial part of the story.

As media ownership consolidates into fewer hands, how to revive the public's trust in media is clear: Rebuilding a world-class public media system. It is the only counterbalance to the consolidated media ecosystem and growing censorship. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4nDA5g4

Deputy Director of Democratic Institutions lays out the cases to watch in this SCOTUS term. With the influence this court has had on landmark decisions and precedent, the outcomes will have long-lasting impacts.

Lost in last week’s shutdown news: The Department of Energy is undermining the well-established truth of the impacts of climate change. Tackling climate change and building a resilient, sustainable, and worker-centered economy go hand in hand. www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-...

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It was in fact a talking point meant to conjure up images of an "undeserving" poor that they could use to sway public opinion and let them gut the safety net. 1/2 rooseveltforward.org/2025/09/04/a...

#ICYMI: ✅ Citizens United let billionaires control politics ✅ The government shutdown hurts the macroeconomy ✅ Higher education suffered from neoliberal reforms More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3VL6Pbd

and right at the time when disabled people's labor market gains are disappearing. i've been thinking about that constantly as the labor market gets softer and remote options disappear

Disability researchers and advocates are extremely worried about this policy change because they know that people with disabilities will be caught up in the reporting requirements and will lose access to the care they need to survive and thrive. There is a scramble to prepare. 2/2

During the Disability Economic Research Consortium meeting I spoke with fellow researchers about my recent piece with Noa Rosinplotz on Medicaid work requirements for "ABAWDs." 1/2 www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-cruelt...

🥗 Work requirements don’t work. They drag us all down. www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-cruelt...

NEW📝: A flood of billionaire money in elections started after the SCOTUS #CitizensUnited decision. Since 2010, billionaire 💰💰 in elections has grown 160x, giving the wealthy huge power over policy while regular voters lose influence. 🧵1/3