In 2025, we welcomed @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social as President & CEO. In Democracy Journal, she made the case for investing in a bold #GoodLife vision—grounded in listening to people, confronting economic power, and using the tools of government to deliver results. #RI2025 https://bit.ly/4j4fC2Q

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year of big challenges, but one that offered real opportunities for a people-powered vision of economic and democratic renewal for a #GoodLife for all. We’ll be sharing highlights from our work throughout the rest of the year #RI2025

Excellent piece by @sulliview.bsky.social in @theguardian.com. Grateful that she references our recent @rooseveltinstitute.org report on the media crises facing US democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#ICYMI: Our top stories ✅ Our year in review: An agenda for the people, not corporations ✅ How to prevent inequality using predistribution ✅ Notes on surveillance pricing, climate policy, and journalism and AI More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3KVlGOs

Heading into 2026, GDP growth may not mean more jobs. Economists surveyed by @bloomberg.com expect muted hiring as low-employment sectors like AI drive growth. Our Fellow Michelle Holder cautions that Black workers could be hit hardest by continued unemployment. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The AWS outage proved what @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social warns about in an essay on competition policy: Essential systems run by private giants need public-interest obligations, not just efficiency metrics. Consolidation creates fragility. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3MLByDA #BestOf2025

Thanks to a major investigation from @groundwork.bsky.social, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, and @consumerreports.org, the FTC is reportedly probing Instacart’s AI pricing tool, which charged shoppers up to 23% more for the same items, in the same store, at the same time.

Given the #AffordabilityCrisis, it’s no surprise that @lbilik.bsky.social’s feature on universal childcare in @usatoday.com made our #Bestof2025. Check out our blog on New Mexico’s investment to support families and subsidize childcare. 🔗 rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/new-mex...

New inflation data dropped this morning. Our principal economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social unpacks why the economy may be starting to show early signs of long-term strain ⬇️

Thanks to the @freepress.bsky.social for having @bilalb.bsky.social & me for this Q&A discussion about our new @rooseveltinstitute.org report, where we explore the roots of the crises facing our media system & argue that we need to rethink our policy approach to this vital democratic infrastructure

Progressives must defend government. But they also need to champion its reform to rebuild public trust. For this week's podcast @washingtonmonthly.com , I talked to Hannah Garden-Monheit @rooseveltinstitute.org about her groundbreaking report on how to fix government youtu.be/iHL78h6yFMA?...

Our report on the anti-democratic impacts of #CitizensUnited made #Bestof2025. SCOTUS heard arguments on NRSC v. FEC, which challenges anti-corruption rules that could push us even further toward oligarchic politics. Learn more👇 bit.ly/3YxfbnV

We need a new tax code to rebuild the middle class. A recent analysis from @epi.org echoes @pkrugman.bsky.social’s chat with @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social and shows we can’t provide security for all while the richest households skip the bill. #Bestof2025 www.epi.org/publication/...

The government can only deliver for working people if it’s built to do so. Great listen from @washingtonmonthly.com featuring Hannah Garden-Monheit, author of our recent report laying out a progressive blueprint for fixing a risk-averse federal government and clearing barriers that slow action.

"The predistribution agenda does not accept labor exploitation and value extraction and then compensate for it, but rather strives to give workers fair wages and consumers fair value in the first place."

Government is slow, inefficient, and sclerotic. On our podcast, a former senior Biden official offers a blueprint to fix it. @rooseveltinstitute.org washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/17/g...

I really enjoyed this lively conversation with @perrybaconjr.bsky.social yesterday about our new @rooseveltinstitute.org report. We covered the major media crises facing our democracy and even touched on some possible solutions. Here's a link to the full transcript: newrepublic.com/article/2044...

NEW 📰: Inequality in the US has never been higher. But what if, instead of trying to close the gap after the fact, we adopted policies that prevented it in the first place. @skvogel.bsky.social and @sunnysmalhotra.bsky.social lay out a plan for a predistribution agenda: https://bit.ly/4rXStTs

Read the full report from @victorpickard.bsky.social, @bilalb.bsky.social and @shahrzadshams.bsky.social of @rooseveltinstitute.org called "The Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis." HERE: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

“Decades of market-first policymaking has systematically eroded the media’s democratic function, leaving the press structurally vulnerable at precisely the moment independent journalism matters most.” @bilalb.bsky.social @shahrzadshams.bsky.social of @rooseveltinstitute.org discuss a new report:

A reminder from our fellow @jessicacalarco.com: Even in manufacturing’s heyday, Black workers earned far less, and women were pushed out of jobs entirely. The “good life” was never universal, but we can build a #GoodLife agenda that serves all. #Bestof2025 👉 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Great conversation this morning btw @perrybaconjr.bsky.social and @victorpickard.bsky.social on the latest Roosevelt Institute report on how decades of market fundamentalism and corporate consolidation hollowed out journalism—and what it takes to rebuild the national and local news media ecosystem.

New jobs data shows the labor market cooling. The economy lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, with unemployment rising to 4.6%—the highest since 2021. In an uncertain economy, federal job cuts, tariffs, and hiring slowdowns are squeezing workers from all sides.

We can’t fix our democracy without fixing our media crisis. Deregulation, disinvestment, and disregard for press freedom are all policy choices—@bilalb.bsky.social, @shahrzadshams.bsky.social, & @victorpickard.bsky.social explain the need to reverse course on all three fronts. https://bit.ly/4rUvr01

@elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social calls for investing in the institutions that serve people. Basic needs like retirement must be treated as collective commitments, not individual risks. That means strengthening—not dismantling—Social Security. #Bestof2025

Merger politics is a symptom of the consolidation of corporate power. Our report on the US media crisis uncovers those roots: decades of deregulation, commercial capture, & erosion of public-interest standards. #Bestof2025 🔗 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/political-economy-media

Kicking off our #Bestof2025 thread 🎉 This week, we’re sharing a roundup of our best posts this year—our most-read, most-shared, and most-discussed pieces and topics based on what you told us (and what you clicked). Let’s dive in 🧵👇

Ahead of the FCC oversight hearing on Wednesday, questions are resurfacing about how a small number of powerful media companies make decisions when regulators signal displeasure—and how those choices affect what millions of people see on TV.

This case offers a roadmap for cities or states to protect tenants from unsafe housing—using nuisance/tort law, tenant statutes, and equitable relief. The precedent it sets: landlords can’t use “tokenization” to dodge their responsibilities. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/detroit...

Detroit showed that “tokenized” housing schemes aren’t above the law: the city won a preliminary injunction vs. RealToken, a PE landlord accused of collecting rent while leaving homes unsafe/uninhabitable. We can hold powerful corporations accountable:

A savings boost for working-class kids is a worthy goal. But “Trump Accounts” aren’t built to deliver it—the investment is modest and the reach will be limited, leaving many families no better off. James Surowiecki breaks down why only real public investment can close the wealth gap.

A savings boost for working-class kids is a worthy goal. But “Trump Accounts” aren’t built to deliver it—the investment is modest and the reach will be limited, leaving many families no better off. James Surowiecki breaks down why only real public investment can close the wealth gap.

Detroit showed that “tokenized” housing schemes aren’t above the law: the city won a preliminary injunction vs. RealToken, a PE landlord accused of collecting rent while leaving homes unsafe/uninhabitable. We can hold powerful corporations accountable:

The stakes are clear for this case: If the Supreme Court says presidents can fire independent agency leaders at will, agencies like the FTC—and even the Fed—will lose the insulation they need to protect the economy from politicization and corporate pressure. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

These oral arguments come 15 years after the Court decided Citizens United, the consequences of which have been devastating, as @rfunkfordham.bsky.social shows ⤵️ Now, SCOTUS is likely to chip away at what little remains of our campaign finance protections. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Our Deputy Director of Democratic Institutions explains the "what" of the National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission case, filed in 2022. In terms of impact, it is one of the most significant campaign finance cases since Citizens United. 🧵🧵🧵👇

With Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount’s hostile offer for Warner Bros., a report from @rooseveltinstitute.org calls urgent attention to the way in which media consolidation and deregulation has impacted freedom of the press thedissenter.org/report-calls...

Crypto market structure is back on Congress’s agenda, but the details—and implications—remain unclear. @bradlipton.bsky.social's blog explains how these rules could either protect consumers and markets or leave them exposed to unregulated speculation: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/what-is...

This is what an economy set up for extraction rather than for people looks like. What are the places and spaces that make for a #GoodLife? And how do we write rules that incentivize markets to create them, rather than extract from all of us? That's the work.

Corporations now own 1 in 11 residential parcels in urban areas—and more than 20% in some communities. That consolidation is leaving lower-income families at the mercy of absentee landlords with little stake in local well-being. New from @annielowrey.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

A big victory for journalists pushing back against sloppy AI adoption. And it echoes what @deluzio.house.gov and @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social talked about this summer: workers across industries need a seat at the table when it’s decided how AI is used at their jobs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U3O...

NEW📰: Democracy requires both an informed citizenry and a free press. But how do these ideals show up in public policy? Today, we have a paper out that looks at how media has become highly concentrated, commercialized, and drained of its public interest potential.

Over at the @rooseveltinstitute.org, a new report by @bilalb.bsky.social, @shahrzadshams.bsky.social, and @victorpickard.bsky.social examines the political economy of the US media system.

New @thenation.com piece by @bilalb.bsky.social, @shahrzadshams.bsky.social and myself that draws from our recent @rooseveltinstitute.org report to argue for structural media reform: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

When journalism is trapped inside a commercial straitjacket, it can’t fight back. Our new piece on how hyper commercialism, oligarchy, and state coercion have converged to threaten the press — based on our recent @rooseveltinstitute.org report. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

We just released a major report over @rooseveltinstitute.org about this! Check it out: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies. Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market. This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵

#ICYMI: Our top stories of the week ✅ Pro-corporate media policy is bad for democracy ✅ Billionaire charity can’t fix Trump accounts ✅ What’s behind the affordability crisis More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4rF5L7h

A streaming giant absorbing a major studio shows just how concentrated economic power has become. Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. is not just a Hollywood shakeup; it’s another step toward media consolidation. Fewer players. Bigger stakes. Shrinking public control. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...

“Should our media system primarily serve democracy, or profit?” NEW in @thenation.com: the team behind our new report argue the answer must be democracy—and lay out what it’ll take to break up corporate media and rebuild public media: www.thenation.com/article/soci...