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I will never understand headlines or how outlets frame these stories. I think the headline worthy quote was Trump’s “We are the federal law” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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How many workers are being targeted by musk in your congressional district? 202-224-3121 is the capitol switchboard. economic.github.io/federal_work...

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Required reading. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Myths about low-income Americans--they are lazy, they don't work, they get so much money from the government--motivate poor policy making. My latest: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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What if instead of a typical, one-dimensional poll we used complex marketing researching techniques to understand how Americans feel about Social Security? They'd tell us in 82% majority to raise Social Security taxes to prevent any benefit cuts: www.nasi.org/research/eco...

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As a lowly citizen of the District of Columbia, I don't have a voting representative in Congress. So I put into my latest newsletter all the questions I would ask my Senator or my Representative, if I had one. www.kedits.com/p/202-224-3121

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Happy Sunday! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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I have an impersonator on this app, please disregard any messages. I’ve reported them.

submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

I don’t know why they are focusing on unauthorized access to our $5 trillion fiscal payment system when TikTok is clearly the bigger threat. 🤦🏻‍♀️ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Great explainer in The Verge on tariffs, which I was really happy to help with. “We don’t get to go back in time,” Edwards says. “Wasn’t it great in the ’50s when all men had unionized jobs and everybody was fine? But we don’t get to go backwards.” www.theverge.com/tech/607947/...

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This is how much Corporate America loves lower taxes. www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/b... (Props to @kedseconomist.com for the insights!)

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KEEP CALLING www.daytondailynews.com/local/high-c...

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I have been waiting for this release!!! The champions over at @epi.org have a new State of Working America data library. This library compiles statistics from public survey microdata into accessible series, so you don't have to know how to code to get more detailed labor market info. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

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I was on Marketplace today, talking to Kai about precarity in the labor market. www.marketplace.org/2025/02/04/w...

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The term 'undocumented immigrant' is inaccurate. Immigrants without permission to be here participate in our economy and society. The new slash-and-burn immigration policy risks so much more than the presence of people. My latest: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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To the federal employee subreddit and the people saying they reported the buyout as a phishing attempt—my hats off to you!

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Stay with this logic: In order to promote meritocracy, the State Department is not going to celebrate Black History Month. Because Black History Month was a funnel to hiring? O k a y s u r e www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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National outlets are covering Rhodes and other leaders, but don’t lose sight of who is really at risk here. Latest from the Houston Chronicle: Jan. 6 defendant accused of soliciting minor released despite Harris County request for hold www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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"The 'biological reality of sex' is the stated motivator of the executive order, but it’s the economic reality of gender that will determine its consequences." My essay on power, bargaining, and how Trump's EO will hurt ciswomen: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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My latest newsletter is a reaffirmation of my optimism, even after a rough week one of presidency. Policy is possible, even in the face of all this. www.kedits.com/p/srsly-aren...

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I’m not surprised. I can’t imagine anyone Trump would hate more than independent investigators who are supposed to monitor civil servants. Remember, this is about ending meritocracy and installing political loyalty. Step one: dismantle accountability. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

Since the pandemic people with disabilities have worked at locally historic rates. A labor force participation rate of ~ 24 percent may not seem like much but it represent a major gain over the pre-pandemic average. Although LFPR has grown for most groups...1/8 fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01...

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Retribution towards federal employees is designed to make them quit. His goal is to replace meritocratic civil service with political loyalists. Fed fam, stay strong. This is proof of how important your job is and how threatened he is by your independence. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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This came up in a call with a reporter today. Remember in 2016 when Trump was going to save coal? fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CEU10...

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Really interesting write-up of the immigration raids in Bakersfield. It's harvest season, and they put out a dragnet to grab immigrants on the way to work. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

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This is the biggest power grab Trump can pursue: Trying to cut non-citizens out of the census to reduce representative power away from districts that have them. It'd be the first time since slavery that people who live here weren't counted. www.npr.org/2025/01/20/n...

submitted 33 days ago • 4 comments

I've been asked so many times to make predictions on the Trump economy, and there's only one that I feel confident about: The employment of constitutional lawyers will buck whatever other trend is going on in the economy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Somehow I doubt that raising the minimum wage, getting all workers sick days and paid leave, reducing workplace injury, or enforcing child labor law was discussed. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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I don't like the January New Year's resolution ecosystem that floods over women. Women are told there's so much to fix about themselves, when what they really need is for policy to fix economic barriers that hold them back. My latest newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/kedsecon...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Jobs that can’t be replaced by AI—like those in hospitality and healthcare—deserve more than low pay and no benefits. ESB's @kedseconomist.com argues these jobs could provide a path to the middle class if they were provided basic benefits like paid time off, sick days, and fair wages.

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When people tell me they don't understand the economy, I think about days like today and the coverage of the CPI data release from this morning. I call this an Onion Day. Check out these headlines: 1/

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And I can report that it’s delightful and humbling and empowering and well worth the time.

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Y’all! I went on a podcast! I talked to Jean Chatzky of Her Money about the economy in 2025. Enjoy!! lnk.to/NlC47D11

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Take time off recently for the holidays? Vacation? Sick kids? Cancelled school? It's a good time to remember that paid time off is a luxury, not a right, and that many workers have none, even on Christmas. That's a policy choice and it's the wrong one. My latest: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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