did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb

By idealizing an all-White, male workforce, the Labor Department’s campaign doesn’t just distort reality — it echoes a long history of propaganda that centers whiteness & erases the contributions of women & workers of color. More @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/4opZSc3 #WorkersRights #GoodJobsEconomy

Disabled workers employment rates made a lot of headway. But due to premium spikes, many disabled workers will have to make career decisions based on employer based health insurance vs having the flexibility to start self employment or their own business. www.americanprogress.org/article/aca-...

Me this week as someone who covers JOLTS and Jobs Day

Must read thread from Katie, with new analysis from her and the nutrition team at @centeronbudget.bsky.social

The Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits will have devastating impacts on families' budgets and local economies. SNAP supports households getting food on tables, generates 100,000s of jobs, and every dollar returns $1.50 to the local economy. www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...

If SNAP benefits don’t go out November 1, it’s not because of the shutdown or because SNAP ran out of money. It’s because the Trump admin is illegally refusing to use the money in the SNAP contingency fund. The same admin that enacted the largest cuts to SNAP in history.

2026 premiums are posted on HealthCare.gov. I checked out my hometown zip code in Lansing, MI. Someone w/an income less than $2,000/mo who paid $0 for a plan this year would pay $82/mo in 2026. That’s not affordable. Congress needs to act now to extend the PTC enhancements!

New @americanprogress.bsky.social I find that 4.4 million small business owners and self-employed people face a $1,500 mean tax hike this year. When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction

Disabled people deserve full control of our bodyminds, health, and futures. @seemiaroll.bsky.social and I identified 5 priorities for disability reproductive equity after an @americanprogress.bsky.social -hosted summit of 50+ advocates. www.americanprogress.org/article/disa...

LSU will spend more money paying off a fired coach than it did on merit scholarships last year.

“Letitia James would be among the many Black women that support their families.” Thanks @nytimes.com for covering @kennedyandara.bsky.social Bela Salas-Betsch & my research @americanprogress.bsky.social in this story about the experiences of Black breadwinning women. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...

If Republicans in Congress don't extend ACA tax credits: ⚕️ 5 million Americans lose healthcare 📈 Premiums soar for millions more 💼 340K jobs disappear They created this crisis — and then shut down the government over it. More from the Commonwealth Fund: www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...

The latest #UIClaims show much higher continued unemployment insurance claims for federal workers, up 156% for the week ending October 4—compared to the same week last year. The growth this year are due to federal layoffs, exacerbated this month by workers leaving federal payrolls and the shutdown.

Treating conversion therapy as anything other than fake science is harmful and dangerous.

Yesterday’s oral argument included a lot of misleading and downright fake claims. We need to challenge those false narratives bc it’s putting kids at risk. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

We will very likely not get the official BLS #JobsReport Friday. An alternative estimate of private payroll change comes from payroll processor ADP. It says the number of U.S. private sector jobs fell in Sept per @jaredb-econ.bsky.social econjared.substack.com/p/rs-big-shu...

The Trump administration is eliminating the data on food insecurity in America instead of putting food in the bellies of hungry kids.

We wrote this before the shutdown but the analysis is still just as important. Healthcare workers, who are mostly women, are the backbone of our economy, but Trump's attacks on health care and repubs refusal to extend the ACA tax credits threaten the industry www.americanprogress.org/article/what...

The Trump administration is slashing minimum wage protections for disabled workers, federal contractors and home care workers. We have to demand accountability. CAP's @jaureliaglass.bsky.social explains in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

With all the noise it has been easy to miss the ways Trump has been undermining minimum wage protections progressive.org/op-eds/trump...

In 2024, teachers earned 73 cents for every dollar their similarly educated peers made, on average—a record low. In 1996, the gap was much smaller: teachers earned 94 cents for every dollar. We need to pay teachers more! How? By investing in public education. www.epi.org/publication/...

Trump to pregnant people: “Don’t take Tylenol. There’s no downside.” But acetaminophen is one of the few drugs that pregnant people can safely use to relieve pain or fever — conditions that, if left untreated, can increase risk of birth defects and premature delivery. 19thnews.org/2025/09/rfk-...

In another attempt to hide data that shows just how disastrous Republican policies are for the nation, the Trump admin is canceling the national food insecurity report- just ahead of historic SNAP cuts going into effect. Check out the full story here ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

My latest op-ed in @msnbc.com grapples with some of the reasons Gen Z men are out of the labor force and how we could help them come off the sidelines. Read more: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

It is the job of the Democratic party to sell and defend the policies that most Democratic voters want, not to present a candidate slate that is palatable to moderate Republicans who might switch if they hate their own candidate enough.

Delighted that USA Today published my opinion piece today on @americanprogress.bsky.social's plan to undo Citizens United through state corporation laws.

NEW: President Trump and RFK Jr. promised to “Make America Healthy Again” but the administration’s assault on environmental safeguards will expose kids and families to more cancer-causing pollution as RFK Jr. cuts cancer research and treatment: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump tax is making our lives a lot more expensive.

Policy changes enacted since the start of the year (One Big Bill and tariffs) will hurt Americans' 2027 incomes on average at every income level by about -$1,500 Except the top 1%. They can expect a +$5,000 income bump

“The wage gap is nearly $15,000 – more than a year of child care. Unfortunately, the current administration’s economic policies are contributing to the country’s pay gap, driving up costs while torpedoing job growth." @kfgrobbins.bsky.social

While poverty remained flat in 2024, the Trump administration's actions—including its regressive tariff policies and the signing of the OBBBA into law—will likely increase the number of people in poverty with devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

Trump's tariffs are devastating America's manufacturers, with 42,000 manufacturing jobs lost since "liberation day." Check out @cbsnews.com coverage of @saraestep.bsky.social and my latest piece here www.cbsnews.com/news/jobs-ma...

we needed this

Today's #Census data serves as a baseline for poverty in America before the Trump administration's historic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid #NumbersDay Read our analysis on the latest data and how the OBBBA will increase poverty over time ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/pove...

The latest data out from #Census today show median earnings and median household incomes kept pace with inflation in 2024. Men's earnings rose 3.7% increasing the gender wage gap back to 2019 levels. Income grew at the top, but not the middle or bottom, reversing recent trends. #EconSky #NumbersDay

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing rebuke Monday in response to the Supreme Court's ruling permitting immigration stops in Los Angeles: https://bit.ly/4n27HUU

Millions of women could lose #Medicaid or #SNAP under the harmful Republican megabill as new work requirements cut them off even if they work or care for family. “It is red tape that cuts people off,” says CBPP’s Katie Bergh. #GreatRead via @politico.com: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill and neglecting to extend enhanced ACA tax credits mean 14.2 million more people uninsured by 2034. How many lose coverage in your congressional district? @kennedyandara.bsky.social & @nzmurphy.bsky.social crunched the numbers. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

*TAPS SIGN VERY LOUDLY*

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase the uninsured population by millions. ➡️ Every state. ➡️ Every congressional district. See the breakdown: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

New data from @nzmurphy.bsky.social and me: the number of Americans who will lose health coverage under the Republicans' historic cuts to health care, by state and Congressional district. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

This chart tells the story.

"Since...Trump’s tariff announcement in April...manufacturing employment has declined by 42,000, while job openings and hires have fallen by 76,000 and 18,000, respectively." www.americanprogress.org/article/trum... @kennedyandara.bsky.social @saraestep.bsky.social @americanprogress.bsky.social

Trump promised a manufacturing renaissance- more like a manufacturing dark age. Check out our latest jobs day analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me on how Trump's tariff policies are harming the manufacturing industry. #econsky www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

It’s almost like global trade wars are not good for US manufacturing

Trump's tariffs and attacks on stable green energy jobs are all likely contributing to the rapid decline in manufacturing employment since April. Check @kennedyandara.bsky.social and my latest column with today's jobs numbers. #NumbersDay #EconSky www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report for August 2025. The report found that the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump added just 22,000 jobs last month and the national unemployment rate has increased to 4.3 percent.

Job growth has been essentially zero since January in industries that rely more on immigrants.