Reminder to take the survey if you work in government and share with your networks!

I don't even know where to begin. This level of sabotage of one of the best things this country has to offer is just unimaginable.

Ok friends - need your help spreading the word! If you work in state or local government, please take this survey and share with your networks! bit.ly/3Rsihtn It's the first-of-its-kind national effort to elevate the voices of local public servants! (1/2)

It's heart breaking how quickly it has become obvious to all sides what a mistake DOGE was and yet there don't seem to be any real political consequences.

This is a terrific piece about how IRS capacity has been systematically kneecapped anytime they threaten the superwealthy. It has been happening for decades, and DOGE is simply the latest chapter.

I got tenure this year. I didn't write anything at the time because I wasn't sure what to say, but I still haven't found the words. So let me just say god bless the people who provide support, scaffolding, opportunities & patience so that wonderful things can happen to other people.

Sending love and hugs to all those who are celebrating today and all those who are struggling.

Happy end of the semester from our family to yours! @thepeoplelab.bsky.social

Great job alert!

Journalist Julie K. Brown, a Bucks County native who spent years at the Philadelphia Daily News, has received a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize committee for her work regarding Jeffrey Epstein. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

🚨 New paper (with @elizabethlinos.bsky.social and @ProfSanaz) 🚨 "Causal Inference for Social Network Formation" Leveraging random initial ties + panel observation to recover causal effects of indirect ties, degree, and density on who connects. maxkasy.github.io/home/files/p...

I'm very proud of this interview in the @oiginstitute.bsky.social magazine. I think it does a good job of capturing what I do and how it all fits together. Stay tuned for the book I mention there - coming next year!

Trump, Musk & Co. killed the beloved IRS "direct file" aid for taxpayers, and then — "You will never guess who also proposed an IRS app to help for Americans file their taxes." Follow Musk's $. Absolutely maddening, for #TaxDay, from @donmoyn.bsky.social. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-d...

The big complaint in my field is that good policy implementation doesn't win elections. But doing the work *alongside* operational transparency to show people what you're doing, and for whom, may be the successful model of the future: building trust by being trustworthy.

Cool cool cool cool.

Public sector workers made that rocket launch happen.

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We should be paying *much* closer attention to what’s happening in the federal workforce right now. The new data from PPS shows a complete collapse in employee engagement and trust. Average scores are around 32. In any previous year, the range is in the 60s to 80s. (1/2)

ICYMI, TPL is launching Public Servant Pulse, an annual survey of public employees across the U.S. that will help cities: 🔎 Compare workforce data ⚠️ Spot emerging risks 🏙️ Learn from peers 📊 Ground strategy in evidence Apply for pilot city collaborations by March 30th 👉 bit.ly/4b3rxvf

A Statement from Dolores Huerta medium.com/@dolores_hue...

⏳ Only 2 days left to apply to join a great workshop on administrative burdens in the Americas—learn, exchange ideas, and connect with a community of researchers in Latin America. We're excited to support this and we'll be there!

This is going to be super cool!

"Being part of a family is making a commitment to always share your umbrella" - 8yo wisdom

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Paging city leaders!!

When DOGE first hit, I was pretty sure either a) they'd increase federal contractors (costing more money) b) ruin functioning public services, or c) replace career staff with loyalists. Hadn't imagined they'd do all three.

If human rights are limited to certain groups, they are not really human rights, are they?

Thank a public servant today.

Dream job!

Example number 174638396 of why academic institutions need to step up (and be funded) to carry the mantle of producing and publishing robust panel data sets on important policy and social issues.

another year of us not running a super bowl ad

Oh heyyyy

jesus christ

Did I just text my buddies that a new Chotiner dropped? Yes. Yes I did.

There is a push for making public sector employees at will, i.e. they can be fired for any reason by politicians. Trump shows how such powers will be abused. This report does a great job of debunking claims that at will employement is working at the state level. ourpublicservice.org/publications...

ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.

Angry? We should be. Show up this afternoon with @handsoffnyc.bsky.social to reject ICE terror.

We spent months (years?) talking about how covid would affect our children - their schooling, their mental health etc. I don't even know where to begin to support kids who are living in fear right now. Is someone working on this?

New WP on stigma and the social safety net! Even though most people agree stigma is pervasive, there's real disagreement about whether it affects take-up. Four nationally representative studies say it matters a lot - above and beyond political ideology. See here: dash.harvard.edu/server/api/c...

ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy coming home from school + took him and his dad to Texas, school officials say. The family has an active asylum case + entered the US at a port of entry. "They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.

This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars

This is true in every city, not just NYC, btw. *Right now* your municipal government’s staffers are doing somewhere between a dozen and several hundred different things to keep you comfortable and safe.

I am so grateful to the thousands of incredibly brave people who are each doing their part to document, protest, support victims, sue, and speak up. It's time.

My heart is breaking for all the parents who are desperately trying to figure out how to protect their children from their own government. My heart is breaking even more for those who came to the US to avoid this exact situation.

Kid has transitioned from demanding only Taylor Swift to playing Weird Al's "Albuquerque" - they grow up so fast.

🚨 Deadline this Sunday (11 Jan 2026)! 📢 Call for Papers – 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education PhD students & early postdocs: don’t miss this opportunity, apply now! 🚀 👇

If this week isn't a turning point, I'm afraid there may never be one.

New year, new you? Do you thrive in challenging, fast-paced environments? Do you love impact-oriented research and see investing in government as part of the solution to social challenges? Can you do data work very very well? We can't wait to hear from you!!