I’m all for economic populism, but I’m getting very tired of consultants telling me that my civil rights are “cultural issues” that need to be put aside. (Also tired of the “Bill Clinton ran a great populist campaign” line. He didn’t govern like one, so who cares?) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

The Trump administration claims to support expanding apprenticeship and access to good jobs - just not for women.... Great piece by @monicapotts.bsky.social via @thenewrepublic.bsky.social @newamerica.org #cte #wkdev newrepublic.com/article/2005...

Some thoughts for me on this #Labor Day. It’s impossible to overstate how much #Trump has betrayed workers…: stripping union rights, gutting wage protections, and firing career civil servants isn’t pro-worker—it’s a war on labor. 🔗 www.newamerica.org/the-thread/l... @newamerica

Well done NY Times Editorial! (and I don’t say that often these days…). www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

“These fuckers can’t be shamed.”https://newrepublic.com/article/198936/texas-maps-gop-end-democracy via @newrepublic.com

How is this happening…. CEO pay climbs ahead of Trump tax windfall for wealthy

The Democrats Are Having a False Reckoning Over Joe Biden newrepublic.com/article/1953... via @newrepublic.com

Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers

Healthcare is not welfare!!!! What a bunch of ghouls… www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...

Excellent summary of how Democrats (ongoing) failure to grapple with the consequences of neoliberalism enabled Trump’s rise… www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Attacks on immigrants are attacks on workers, full stop. Great explainer by @jensherer.bsky.social and Daniel Cost at @epi.org www.epi.org/blog/the-unl...

Please join us - we’ve got a great lineup of speakers - #SenatorChrisMurphy, Eric Bunn of #AFGE, Anne Pfrimmer of @seiu.org , Smiley of #JobswithJustice, Rebecca Dixon of @nelp.org, and more… @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/education-po...

How have the first 100 days of the Trump Administration gone for workers? Please join us for a great conversation on April 29th at @newamerica.org featuring Senator Chris Murphy, @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, Jamelle Bouie, @jamellebouie.net and Erica Smiley from Jobs With Justice.

“Politics isn’t really about left or right, it’s about who you fight for and what you fight against. American workers are desperate for someone who will be on their side…” Exactly… www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...

Thank you Senator Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov. My heart is aching for this poor man. Please bring him home to his family where he belongs… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Once again, #ElonMusk’s claims about government waste & fraud are less than they seem. Thanks to Andrew Stettner at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social, and formerly of #DOL for setting the record straight. @newamerica.org Doge unemployment ‘fraud’ discoveries are old finds from Biden era, experts say

Great analysis from @groundwork.bsky.social Top US companies spent three times as much on buybacks than on taxes after Trump tax cuts – report

As @uaw.org President Shawn Fain said, President Trump is trying to gut unions and essential services to give him and his billionaire friends a tax cut. To every single person who cares about the fundamental freedom of all workers, now is the time to be even louder.

Trump Memo Reveals Plan to Throw Social Security Into Chaos newrepublic.com/post/192844/... via @newrepublic.com

I keep hearing that we can’t build things in America any more because of pesky environmental laws - and yet, we have an #abundance of toxic, polluting crypto mines popping up around the country… What gives? newrepublic.com/article/1927... via @newrepublic.com

Gutting the Department of Education is a direct attack on public education, educators, school staff, parents and students. This move threatens to deepen inequities and undermine the quality of public education nationwide.

Wow - that’s a headline you never want to see… Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

I already miss Kevin Drum (not to mention the kitties). Always a voice of clarity - and courage. In Honor of Kevin Drum: TNR Friday Cat Blogging newrepublic.com/article/1927... via @newrepublic.com

It is absolutely insane that this man is the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It’s criminal… www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...

My hometown of St. Louis knows that immigrants are critical for keeping the city growing and healthy. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/b...

As another Trump-induced market crisis unfolds from tariffs, it's time we ask "What's the Matter with Billionaires?" I've run the numbers. Billionaires do better under Dems. So why do billionaires keep supporting GOP policies against their economic interests? See my latest piece on why. (TLDR 🧵⬇️)

Good news for federal workers - and very everyone who cares about the rule of law, the Constitution, and American democracy. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-c...

So glad to have Sherrod Brown’s passion, moral clarity, and decades of experience fighting for #workers back in the mix. He lays a great and urgent project here… @newamerica.org @sherrodbrownshill.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1920... via @newrepublic.com

The Business Elite Is Quietly Doubling Down on Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/o...

Our legal system is deeply rigged against #workers…and hard-wired for employers. If #unions don’t have standing to protest arbitrary mass #layoffs, who can stand up for workers? @newamerica.org wapo.st/4gSa9ZW

Last week’s mass #layoffs of #federal #workers were cruel and unnecessary. And they are likely just the beginning. @newamerica.org @aflcio.org @704afge.bsky.social @afgelocal17.bsky.social @seiu.org @afscme.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Important Note for Federal Civil Servants talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/impor...

Very honored for the opportunity to share our research on community colleges, #CTE, and Registered #Apprenticeship - and how they are essential for creating more pathways to the middle class. Please join!

First, our #CELNA director @maryalicemcc.bsky.social will deliver testimony during a House Appropriations committee hearing that will explore how #CommunityColleges drive innovation. 🗓️ Wednesday, 2/12 🕙 10am EST 📍 Rayburn, Room 2358-C appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...

“And if the hearts and minds of the working class constitute the main front in our political battle, how about a weekly press conference by Democrats ticking off the ways in which the administration has made things worse for working-class people?“ newrepublic.com/article/1913... via @newrepublic.com

Does anyone know if unemployment insurance payments have been affected by the freeze? They are listed along with the DOL programs affected by the freeze - but they are also payments to individuals. Can anyone shed light?

I have read the email from OPM. It is not what has been reported. IT IS NOT A BUY OUT. It is an exemption from the partially unenforceable return to the office EO until end of the Fiscal Year. You may have to work every single workday until the end of the FY. No guarantees. All discretionary.

Whatever else you may think of the admin, it’s “drive to create a low-carbon economy by subsidizing the growth of green energy and green manufacturing was a historic development, and its records on jobs and G.D.P. growth are very strong.” This is the right path… www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

No kidding! And not just how they regulate business in ways that support innovation & competition, but also #labor market policies, which are highly flexible but also provide strong #UI benefits & #employment services. Yes to Denmark! #wkdev newrepublic.com/article/1901... via @newrepublic.com

During the election, Trump hawked a new crypto firm. Which just became the conduit for a Chinese crypto magnate — a guy personally being sued by the SEC, whose firm is "the preferred choice for Asian crime syndicates" — to funnel $15m to Trump and his sons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Great to see @aflcio.org at the forefront of conversations around technology investments, development, and implementation. Having workers at the table is critical for creating an equitable future. @newamerica.org

Pretty much… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

This is a great piece. “I don’t know anybody around here who sees the Democrats as the party of raising the minimum wage.” Democrats have done so little over decades to meet the needs of working people, it’s little wonder they’ve lost faith. @newamerica.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1886...

Some thoughts on the election. Moving forward, I think it’s important for everyone hoping to build inclusive and worker-friendly economy to hold the second Trump administration to account for its impacts on working people. @newamerica.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Some thoughts from Maureen Conway, Ali Bustamente and myself on the urgent need to refocus workforce development policy on the needs of workers. dcjournal.com/its-time-to-...