Remembering Amal Khalil

They found $191 billion for fear and force but suddenly there’s “no money” for kids, seniors, and veterans. It’s not about resources. It’s about priorities. #FundDHSFreezeICE

Are you watching the Oscars tonight? I wanted to share some thoughts about one of my favorite movies (and the important lesson I learned from it): It's A Wonderful Life. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQDjyZWw_A4

Explain it to me like I’m five… 🤬

The Trump administration is like that person who thinks they’re the smartest one in the room, but they’re really the loudest, confusing arrogance with intelligence and raw stupidity with strength. Bet they never saw this likely scenario coming.

A surveillance app that doesn't work and no testimony as to whether agents get bonuses for making their quota, as has been reported www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

An obscure methodological tweak -- a change in the source of data on the price of legal services -- resulted in meaningfully lower monthly PCE inflation in January. That's prompting questions about why the change was made and why it wasn't disclosed publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b... #EconSky

The war is going so well that the secretary of defense is spending his morning yelling at cnn

🚨Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson exposes DOGE for stealing our private Social Security data and what they can do with it on The Thom Hartmann Show. @alaw202.bsky.social @hartmannreport.com

On #tdih 2020, 6 years ago, Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville police while in her home. 💔 Read more & find teaching resources on role of police throughout U.S. history ⬇️. #SayHerName Follow @aapf.org Mural by HIERO & Thomas Evans in Denver. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/br...

Iran’s Foreign Minister on Trump temporarily loosening sanctions against Russia

Let’s get this straight: The SAVE Act’s goal is to prevent eligible people from registering and voting.

If the U.S. president can't guarantee the safety of participants in the World Cup, then the World Cup shouldn't be played in the U.S.

Trump has gutted health care and food assistance while funneling billions into a war machine that he’s empowered to kill civilians abroad with no accountability. The cruelty never ends. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-defense-department-iran-hegseth-civilian-casualties

President Trump and his administration’s views of legality have been guided by the belief that their power is in no way meaningfully constrained by the law—though it would be a mistake to assume that they’ve governed through lawlessness alone. https://bit.ly/3MUSdVV

Today I want to tell you about my favorite sandwich, where to get it, and some other very important information you might not have heard before.

On Saturday, Trump told us the attack on an elementary school in Iran that killed 175 people – mostly children – “was done by Iran.” Now the U.S. military admits it was a U.S. strike. If they are lying about something as obvious as this, what else are they lying about?

Another word you might use for it is "looting". "This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

Look to Utah for how low they can go

"it is hard to see on what moral grounds we claim the right to decide the fate of those overseas about whom we clearly care so little." www.publicnotice.co/p/iran-eleme...

New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime "American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."

Why are the Democrats not holding a ceremony to honor those who gave their lives to defend the Capitol?!!!! @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @pelosi.house.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social

When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education. A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.

The US taxpayer will pay thrice over for this war. First for Israel's warfare. Second for US military. They'll pay again as the economic consequences hit home.

This is what ecocide looks like.

The terrorizing of Gaza continues unabated

@peasantjournal.bsky.social has made the following articles open access as we approach #ICARRD+20: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... There are 2 more

The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

Important to widely disseminate this piece, if Wikipedia is to continue to serve as public good and thrive. As a donor (supporter) and author, I have been wondering for a while about the AI-impact on/AI-generated content in Wikipedia entries.

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"Conundrums of Care: Feminist Entanglements in Critical Development Studies" is a new book by the great Wendy Harcourt, and will be of interest to many members of @iaffe.bsky.social. Best of all, its open access: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

With Alex Reinert on where immunity comes from

Ignorance is power. www.science.org/content/arti...

Contributors include: @gberik.bsky.social, @ninaecon.bsky.social, @rgbetancourt.bsky.social, @danielleguizzo.bsky.social, @knr21-cam.bsky.social, @greenpartymolly.bsky.social

Just published! Kudos to Bernasek & Chester for bringing to life the Elgar Companion to Women and Heterodox Economics! @iaffe.bsky.social @feministeconomics.bsky.social

This week Trump pardoned a private equity fraudster, the drug-trafficking ex-president of Honduras, and a Congressman who allegedly took bribes. Meanwhile, he's weaponizing government to go after his enemies. An utter mockery of the rule of law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0

Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women - an excellent reflection by @yanarodgers.bsky.social theconversation.com/larry-summer...

Thanks, @yanarodgers.bsky.social! @iaffe.bsky.social @feministeconomics.bsky.social

In anticipation of #COP30, @viacampesina.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy calls for land and rights for those who cool the planet viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...

You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o... With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:

California: find that ballot in the stack of mail on your counter, vote YES on Prop 50 (there is only one question on that ballot) and get it to a ballot box! Find your nearest ballot box here: ocvote.gov/elections/ba...

Three topics of rich engagement!

Excellent piece by @jamellebouie.net on the importance of placing limits on executive authority. “This is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook” [And check out the great @nathantankus.bsky.social for more on the history of the Federal Reserve!] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

We will not stay silent. We will not stop until every woman is safe. Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.

@iaffe.bsky.social‬

Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...