Michigan just showed what it looks like to invest in families. A $270M state budget boost will expand #RxKids tenfold, reaching 30K babies a year👏👏👏 🔗 www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...

I’m proud to know @nataliefoster.bsky.social and as usual she is right about everything. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Trump & Rs in Congress should listen to voters here. Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all support the renewal of the Affordable Care Act tax credits because they understand those credits keep healthcare affordable. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

"Already, at least three clinics in rural Virginia have closed their doors as a result of the Republican cut to Medicaid." @nataliefoster.bsky.social

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

New from @nataliefoster.bsky.social on how the pending health care premium spikes are going to really impact young people, already feeling intense economic stress with a weak labor market and sky high housing costs. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

gift article NYT. Read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o... @nataliefoster.bsky.social

The results from Flint's Rx Kids program are extraordinary: healthier babies, more stable housing, reduced depression, and $6.2M saved in healthcare costs. Direct cash to families works. We have the proof. Now let's scale it. #GuaranteedIncome #RxKids #EconomicSecurity

“Families aren’t broken, the economy is.” @nataliefoster.bsky.social said what needed to be said 👏. Too often, we place the burden of structural problems on families—and that’s unacceptable. We must instead change the structures so that they support the health and well-being of families.

I’ve been finding solace by stepping away from the headlines and spending time with the fighters. And so it was an honor to moderate @staceyabrams.com and @profmpastor.bsky.social at @eop.aspeninstitute.org's Future of Equal Opportunity conversation -- watch the convo: youtu.be/EGb6KgLlTAk?...

Childcare isn’t just a family issue. Sky-high costs ripple across the economy, hurting businesses, shrinking local economies, and forcing parents (mostly women) out of the workforce, explains ESP President @nataliefoster.bsky.social.

She was in conversation with @greenwell.bsky.social journalist and author of “Bad Company” as well as @nataliefoster.bsky.social President and Co-Founder of Economic Security Project and author of “The Guarantee.” Check out “World Eaters” to learn more about VC: catherinebracy.com/world-eaters

Thrilled to see @cammiecroft.bsky.social running for congress in New Jersey.

To make sure AI serves workers we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice + sectoral bargaining. More on AI and power from the @rooseveltinstitute.org @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social in this post for the @eop.aspeninstitute.org: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w... #FutureOfWork

This only shatters people’s lives.. it makes no one safer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/n...

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “joy is resistance,” but what does that really mean? @npr.org‬’s #CodeSwitch podcast unpacks how marginalized communities have used joy as defiance, survival and solidarity throughout history. It’s a powerful podcast and worth a listen. www.npr.org/2025/07/30/1...

Excited to join @catherinebracy.com and @greenwell.bsky.social at Manny's in SF on Sept 9 for an important conversation on how venture capital and private equity are shaping our economy. I’ll be moderating - hope you’ll join us! 👉 ow.ly/LK0w50WKnq1

“According to Datos Insights, in 1992 there were 88,000 households worth $20 million or more in 2022 dollars; by 2022, there were 644,000. Those who could pay almost anything for a vacation were becoming their own mass market.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

I describe what fascists do. You can make your own decisions. www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

Sabotage.

Thrilled to be moderating The Future of Equal Opportunity with @eop.aspeninstitute.org next week. I’ll be in conversation with luminaries like @staceyabrams.com , @kotagaleeoc.bsky.social , and @profmpastor.bsky.social to talk about the attacks on equity and how we can turn the tide around.

“I think we should all be scared about the nation’s health security.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

The rules of work weren’t broken. They were rigged. In the latest release from the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Future Of Work Initiative, @seiu.org President April Verett @seiupres.bsky.social calls for worker-led tech and a voice in how AI shapes jobs. www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/p...

1/ Skyrocketing rents. Childcare that costs more than college tuition. $12 eggs. Families are navigating an affordability crisis that touches every corner of life.

Remember when Trump said he was going to lower costs on day one? He lied. Between his reckless tariffs and slashing of clean energy investments, Americans’ energy bills will skyrocket. www.kuow.org/stories/elec...

You’ve probably seen headlines about the study implying that direct cash support makes no difference to families. I was away on family vacay when the story broke, but now that I’m back, I want to unpack why that framing is misleading, and share what experts are saying. 🧵

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“When the private sector doesn’t provide an important service, the government often steps in. That is why the framers established the U.S. Postal Service; they believed no one else would deliver the mail to the entire country.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...

1/ “These increases aren’t simply a result of supply and demand – they are the product of deliberate, illegal actions that manipulated the rental market.”

📅 Here’s a timeline of when key provisions of Trump’s Big Bad Bill start to take effect.

All you fascists bound to lose. A very timely visit to @woodyguthriecenter.bsky.social today in Tulsa

If you read only one thing today please make it this, by the great Vanita Gupta You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time. But You Could Be Next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

Predators protected by House Republicans: ❌ bald eagles ❌ grizzly bears ✅ Jeffrey Epstein #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Congress #Trump

1/ Childcare is one of the biggest expenses families face, up there with rent or a mortgage. Paired with low wages for caregivers and endless waitlists, it’s a prime example of a broken market.

Excited to dig into @greenwell.bsky.social 's new book on how private equity killed the American Dream www.wired.com/story/megan-...

Today, MoveOn announces that Katie Bethell, a nationally recognized advocate for working families, is joining us as the next executive director! We welcome the people-first champion taking the helm at a time when President Trump and Republicans are choosing billionaires over everyday people.

Fairfax Co. families got $750 per month. They say it gave them ‘new freedoms’ wtop.com/fairfax-coun...

🥗 ‘The money is oxygen for me,' — participant in Fairfax VA guaranteed income pilot wtop.com/fairfax-coun...

An affordability message is the path to Illinois voters' hearts — and ballots ✏️by Sara Saheb of @economicsecurityproject.org www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/mamd...

“Republican Senators just carried out a highway robbery of the American people,” said Adam Ruben of @economicsecurity.us economicsecurity.us/news/senate-...

Public option for supermarkets www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/b...

The best of us: @bradlander.bsky.social newrepublic.com/post/197324/...

1/There is a reason IRS #DirectFile scared the tax prep industry: it was free, fast, and effective—and people really, really loved it. A newly released internal report shows that 94% of users rated their experience as “excellent” or “above average.” That’s the kind of rating most companies dream of!

🥗 Excerpt from @nataliefoster.bsky.social’s excellent book The Guarantee. This passage upset me so much I had to stop reading for a while.

1/ This Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom, but we also must confront the truth: freedom without equity is unfinished work.

1/8 Trump just told Americans who have bodies that sometimes get sick (and prefer not to die) to #GoFundYourself! So we did. We’ve launched a $723B GoFundMe to replace what he’s stealing from Medicaid. Every $10 cancels $1K in medical debt. Pitch in at GoFundYourself.page

Richmond, VA created the Office of Community Wealth Building - consolidating anti-poverty programs and hatching more partnerships. They cut poverty rates by 1/3. 👏👏 Mayor @levarstoney.bsky.social Full Article: www.governing.com/policy/how-o...