His Arabic is really good lol. The ع could use a boost but I thought it was AI.

"Truly democratic and engaged journalism requires...that journalism serves not just profit imperatives, but addresses people’s needs, tells their stories, and goes to where the silences are throughout society." As Americans' trust in the media declines, a 🎯 take on how we can restore trust.

My recent essay published by the the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center's (UCIMC) Public i. The UCIMC celebrated its 25th anniversary this past weekend: publici.ucimc.org/2025/10/the-...

At this point I think it’s fair to say that most of the criticisms being lobbed at Mamdani are not out of genuine anger or surprise at any new revelations about him but are rather a transparently bad faith smear campaign to punish him for being a successful politician while Muslim

How do we break out of the doom loop of authoritarianism & deep inequality? On 11/6, Future Currents is hosting @bilalb.bsky.social (@rooseveltinstitute.org) @povertyscholar.bsky.social (Cornell) & Erica Gallegos (Childcare for Every Family) to discuss. Register today us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

NEW 📰: Building a more effective government that moves beyond the status quo requires honest reflection. Drawing on interviews with more than 45 former senior Biden officials, our latest report offers 161 practical recommendations for better governance. https://bit.ly/4312Zid

Surprising results show conservative and independent voters back taxing the rich 👇 Findings from our grassroots canvassing pilot show that conversations rooted in shared economic experience — rather than partisan messaging — are successfully bringing Americans together and moving them to action.

You can always count on @tressiemcphd.bsky.social to carefully excise the stupid from elite political discourse and neatly put it on display.

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...

Maybe the new CBS will investigate and find out.

Michigan is a bellwether for public policy. The Trump administration’s robinhood-in-reverse tax policy isn’t landing. What Michiganders want: to tax the rich and invest in the public good. New @freep op-ed from me and @bilalb.bsky.social: www.freep.com/story/opinio...

As @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social and @bilalb.bsky.social argue in @freep.com, Michigan voters—who often influence national outcomes—can set the tone for a fairer economy. 3/3 www.freep.com/story/opinio...

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 longer this goes on without elite pushback the worse it is for American elites- they either are condemned to be courtiers of Trump family or they are going to have to successfully preserve their positions with little public support amidst huge backlash and faction fighting

Wild times we live in.

In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.

I've tried to have this conversation IRL a few times, and it's a little hard to convince people how deep the freakout over wikipedia was.

I mean this sort of seriously. Nobody remembers anything. The past 40 years have only been historicized in the most meager sense of the word. Everything feels like a rupture, feels unprecedented, feels disorienting precisely because there is no past.

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Israel has killed at least 237 journalists and media workers since October 7, 2023, according to CPJ data. Those who have survived the record death toll have faced being traumatized, displaced, and deliberately starved over the last two years. More from @niemanreports.org:

Israel carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said. n.pr/4h9qVFO

Data released last week shows that Americans’ trust in the media has hit a record low. @bilalb.bsky.social calls for a news media ecosystem that prioritizes providing information over maximizing profit—and explains why public media can take us there. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/t...

"...we have arrived not at the minimalist state of libertarian dreams but at a fully militarized one instead. State violence, rather than market discipline alone, will enforce the “natural” hierarchies that new fusionists find so captivating." www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

I think aligning CBS News' editorial line with what Trump wants was part of a quid pro quo for FCC approval of the Paramount/Skydance merger — there's no "mistake"!

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

The National Weather Service announced that a deadly North Dakota tornado this summer has been assessed as a 5 on the enhanced Fujita scale, with wind speeds greater than 210 miles per hour. It’s the first time since 2013 that a tornado has been given the highest possible rating.

Great time as always to advocate for press freedom.

Bleak

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

"As president, Trump wields both the power and clear willingness to scuttle any merger unless its parties dance for him, both of which he successfully leveraged in both securing a bribe and changing the shape of an enemy."

A new SCOTUS term begins today. What fresh hell awaits our flailing democracy this time around?🧵

Mark Sanchez is doing football commentary the right way. by Ezra Klein

Greta Thunberg is braver than most of us, and I’ll never entertain any other opinion of her.

Will someone remind me why Greta Thunberg can be arrested but Benjamin Netanyahu can't?

My immensely talented colleague @aasthauprety.bsky.social made this for me. You are going to be seeing a lot of it. Share it around. Spread the good word about what FDR did.

Americans' trust in media hit an all-time low this week. But the trust numbers for public media look totally different. The public is wary of how commercial pressures impact news fairness and accuracy — and for good reason. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/trust-i...

“Over time, [the two state solution] did become something that people greeted with a yawn—and then as a joke, or a lie.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New @rfunkfordham.bsky.social report on the 15th anniversary of Citizens United. The evidence is now clear, in part through Rachel's research, that CitUtd has: -increased the influence of billionaires -reduced state democratic performance -made state governments more rightwing -increased corruption

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

Where are we 15 years after SCOTUS sanctioned virtually unlimited campaign contributions from billionaires and large corporations? @rfunkfordham.bsky.social's new report analyzes how the Citizens United decision is corroding democracy on multiple fronts, and calls for renewed urgency for reforms.

We simply have to become more serious people and less self-serious persons. I swear.

Its insane that American politics now more or less revolves around infrequently passing a single comically large overstuffed money bill instead of like... normal legislation

In Michigan news

I’m sorry for the people who work at UChicago but its rake-stepping crypto-bro leaders are pretty funny, even before you think about the linkages with their famous economic ideology. on.ft.com/4mK5vQS

This is not just a key point about the US but read across the two posts is one of the sharpest short analyses of Starmerism. Starmerism is when you think your opponent’s worldview was decisively affirmed and govern accordingly.

Yes. Even though he’s really not. Some people just don’t understand or can’t relate to the intellectual tradition he comes from.

I don’t think anyone is ready or fully grasping what this sweeping takeover will mean