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Labor economics @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & @IZA.org. Formerly senior economist for labor at White House CEA, prof, union organizer, bike courier, house painter, dishwasher... Minneapolis. Views mine. aaronsojourner.org Be kind • Work hard • Have fun

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Same.

submitted 7 minutes ago • 1 comment

When we were finalizing this report I thought that one of two things would happen. Either a racist fascist would be held accountable, or the Trump administration would reveal what they're willing to tolerate. Hundreds of veterans can be fired quickly, but not this guy? I think we have our answer.

submitted 54 minutes ago • 2 comments

If you receive one of these bizarre, unethical, poorly written letters from Ed Martin, please send it to me so that I can write about how bizarre, unethical, and poorly written it is. Signal: annabower.24 Email: anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org

submitted 2 hours ago • 78 comments

Trump’s brazen defiance of a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Salvadoran torture prison is truly a watershed moment for our teetering democracy. This crisis won’t be resolved through the courts. The only way forward is massive public pressure. 🧵

submitted 1 hour ago • 12 comments

This really did escalate quickly.

submitted 1 hour ago • 2 comments

Sign of the times: David Brooks is quoting the Communist Manifesto. "...nothing to lose but (y)our chains." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...

submitted 1 hour ago • 0 comments

These are ICE field office locations. Is there one near you? www.ice.gov/contact/fiel...

submitted 1 hour ago • 0 comments

"If starting the biggest trade war since the Great Depression based on a law that doesn't even mention tariffs is not an unconstitutional usurpation of legislative power, I don't know what is," said GMU/Scalia lawprof Ilya Somin.

submitted 2 hours ago • 6 comments

The entire AmeriCorps agency has been placed on administrative leave

submitted 7 hours ago • 57 comments

Former federal employee claims for unemployment insurance are only slightly elevated compared to what would be typical given where we started the year and seasonal trends.

submitted 2 hours ago • 1 comment

NEW: Minnesota Republicans have elected a literal flat earther to a party leadership post. This is one of many flat earth Facebook posts by Bret Bussman, now the chair of the 7th District GOP. minnesotareformer.com/2025/04/16/m...

submitted 1 day ago • 47 comments

New preprint finding that eliminating US global health funding over the next fifteen years would cause: - 15.2m deaths from AIDS - 2.2m deaths from TB - 7.9 additional child deaths

submitted 3 hours ago • 33 comments

In this country, a bedrock principle is that you are innocent until proven guilty. You cannot be sent to prison for life without a trial. If you can be swept up and imprisoned for life without a trial, you don’t have any rights.

submitted 2 hours ago • 8 comments

For all the discussion of the sweep of this decision, how can they fail to mention that it is impossible to “facilitate” his release while paying for his imprisonment?

submitted 2 hours ago • 0 comments

The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.

submitted 4 hours ago • 11 comments

submitted 3 hours ago • 15 comments

I will be on CBS news tonight making the point that if Trump says he is firing Powell - that causes damage even if Trump doesn’t have the power to make it happen. Unnerving global financial markets would be such an unforced error. The financial losses when rates jump 200 bps would be staggering.

submitted 5 hours ago • 0 comments

cool zone intensifying

submitted 5 hours ago • 16 comments

Trump seems to be courting another market crisis of his own making.

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

REPORTER: Powell says he won't leave even if you ask him to TRUMP: Oh, he'll leave. If I ask him to he'll be out of there ... I'm not happy with him. If I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast. Believe me. REPORTER: Are you trying to remove him? TRUMP: Yeah, next question.

submitted 6 hours ago • 211 comments

Full statement of support for international scholars by the Ohio State chapter of @aaup.bsky.social (@osuaaup.bsky.social), including specific commitments to action steps: 👇

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 Use of public power for personal enrichment is the definition of corruption

submitted 8 hours ago • 4 comments

Not sure how this will help American working families....

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

Applications are now open for the next RFBerlin Handbook Masterclass! Join Arindrajit Dube and Attila Lindner in Berlin on for two days of in-depth teaching on Minimum Wages in the 21st Century. Apply now: www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

New unemployment insurance claims tick down 4% to 215K in week ending (WE) 4/12. Employers maintaining faith in future profit opportunities. Continuing claims up 2% to 1.885 million in WE 4/5. Seems labor market remains stable, few layoffs & few hires. #NumbersDay

submitted 10 hours ago • 5 comments