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New for Fireside Stacks: Our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social speaks with former NEC deputy director Sameera Fazili about how communities can take back power over the future of data centers, and help shape AI policy that is democratic and accountable.
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The deeply American fight over data centers (with Sameera Fazili)
Communities are flexing their power to say no
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October 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
New for Fireside Stacks: Our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social speaks with former NEC deputy director Sameera Fazili about how communities can take back power over the future of data centers, and help shape AI policy that is democratic and accountable.
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Recently Sarah Huckabee Sanders did an advertisement featuring the "lazy couch potato video game player welfare receipt" trope (and stepped in it with her racist base). So it's a good time to reup my work on this harmful narrative with my colleague Noa Rosinplotz
rooseveltforward.org/2025/09/04/a...
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ABAWDs are Workers, Caregivers, and Neighbors, Not Political Punching Bags - Roosevelt Forward
After spending the summer being heckled by constituents who are angry about the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” GOP lawmakers are being advised by the White House to instead focus on the bill’s im...
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October 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Recently Sarah Huckabee Sanders did an advertisement featuring the "lazy couch potato video game player welfare receipt" trope (and stepped in it with her racist base). So it's a good time to reup my work on this harmful narrative with my colleague Noa Rosinplotz
rooseveltforward.org/2025/09/04/a...
rooseveltforward.org/2025/09/04/a...
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Elizabeth and I share many connections. It’s no surprise that so much of what is in the Roosevelt Institute’s Good Life Agenda under her leadership reflects our priorities in the Mamdani administration, especially recognizing that an economy isn’t just numbers.
It’s people.
It’s people.
September 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Elizabeth and I share many connections. It’s no surprise that so much of what is in the Roosevelt Institute’s Good Life Agenda under her leadership reflects our priorities in the Mamdani administration, especially recognizing that an economy isn’t just numbers.
It’s people.
It’s people.
The Trump administration killed the IRS’s free Direct File program. Now, former DOGE “officials” are reportedly considering putting free direct filing into a new AI-powered government portal.
They could have just kept Direct File.
They could have just kept Direct File.
Trump Aides Are Prepping an AI Takeover of Government Services
Former DOGE operatives are working on a website that could offer services like direct tax filing — similar to a Biden-era program the Trump administration killed.
www.washingtonsun.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The Trump administration killed the IRS’s free Direct File program. Now, former DOGE “officials” are reportedly considering putting free direct filing into a new AI-powered government portal.
They could have just kept Direct File.
They could have just kept Direct File.
New for Fireside Stacks: Our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social speaks with New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice @juliesulabor.bsky.social about how the project of building a good life for New Yorkers requires “bringing people into government who have been on the sidelines.”
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The break-glass public servants we need (with Julie Su)
Why economic justice and growth go hand in hand
www.firesidestacks.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
New for Fireside Stacks: Our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social speaks with New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice @juliesulabor.bsky.social about how the project of building a good life for New Yorkers requires “bringing people into government who have been on the sidelines.”
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A true highlight of my year was getting to talk to Diana about Care Blocks.
Bogotá, Colombia found a smart way to give caregivers time back: put the services they need in the same place.
In our latest Fireside Stack, @suzmkahn.bsky.social speaks with Care Blocks creator Diana Rodriguez Franco about how this program works and what US cities can learn from it:
In our latest Fireside Stack, @suzmkahn.bsky.social speaks with Care Blocks creator Diana Rodriguez Franco about how this program works and what US cities can learn from it:
We should copy this time-saving Bogotá policy (with Diana Rodriguez Franco)
How Care Blocks are reshaping space and giving people time back.
www.firesidestacks.com
September 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
A true highlight of my year was getting to talk to Diana about Care Blocks.
Bogotá, Colombia found a smart way to give caregivers time back: put the services they need in the same place.
In our latest Fireside Stack, @suzmkahn.bsky.social speaks with Care Blocks creator Diana Rodriguez Franco about how this program works and what US cities can learn from it:
In our latest Fireside Stack, @suzmkahn.bsky.social speaks with Care Blocks creator Diana Rodriguez Franco about how this program works and what US cities can learn from it:
We should copy this time-saving Bogotá policy (with Diana Rodriguez Franco)
How Care Blocks are reshaping space and giving people time back.
www.firesidestacks.com
September 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Bogotá, Colombia found a smart way to give caregivers time back: put the services they need in the same place.
In our latest Fireside Stack, @suzmkahn.bsky.social speaks with Care Blocks creator Diana Rodriguez Franco about how this program works and what US cities can learn from it:
In our latest Fireside Stack, @suzmkahn.bsky.social speaks with Care Blocks creator Diana Rodriguez Franco about how this program works and what US cities can learn from it:
NEW: Our @toddntucker.com interviews @bearerfriend.bsky.social and @polcz.bsky.social on how their research helped inspire Bernie Sanders’s AI tax proposal.
They make the case for public ownership of AI and explain what it could mean for workers, creators, and the public. ⬇️
They make the case for public ownership of AI and explain what it could mean for workers, creators, and the public. ⬇️
How Bernie’s AI tax idea came to be (with Jeremy Bearer-Friend + Sarah Polcz)
Meet the experts who put AI public equity stakes on the map.
www.firesidestacks.com
August 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
NEW: Our @toddntucker.com interviews @bearerfriend.bsky.social and @polcz.bsky.social on how their research helped inspire Bernie Sanders’s AI tax proposal.
They make the case for public ownership of AI and explain what it could mean for workers, creators, and the public. ⬇️
They make the case for public ownership of AI and explain what it could mean for workers, creators, and the public. ⬇️
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I had a blast with all 4 of these, including the background to make sure I wasn’t lying!
But the best part is saying the quiet part out loud
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But the best part is saying the quiet part out loud
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August 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I had a blast with all 4 of these, including the background to make sure I wasn’t lying!
But the best part is saying the quiet part out loud
👇
But the best part is saying the quiet part out loud
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Will a rent freeze help or hurt NYC renters? Is AI in a Gulf-fueled bubble? And what does GDP miss about working families?
You asked. @mikemadowitz.bsky.social answered.
🔥 The first edition of Burning Questions is here. Read the latest Fireside Stacks:
You asked. @mikemadowitz.bsky.social answered.
🔥 The first edition of Burning Questions is here. Read the latest Fireside Stacks:
Is AI in a Gulf-fueled bubble? And more! (with Michael Madowitz)
You asked. Michael answered.
www.firesidestacks.com
August 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Will a rent freeze help or hurt NYC renters? Is AI in a Gulf-fueled bubble? And what does GDP miss about working families?
You asked. @mikemadowitz.bsky.social answered.
🔥 The first edition of Burning Questions is here. Read the latest Fireside Stacks:
You asked. @mikemadowitz.bsky.social answered.
🔥 The first edition of Burning Questions is here. Read the latest Fireside Stacks:
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My piece from March 2025: rooseveltforward.org/2025/03/26/o...
On Democratic Dissent: Part II - Roosevelt Forward
On March 8, the Trump administration detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student activist at Columbia University. Khalil, a legal permanent US resident, was not formally charged with a cri...
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June 24, 2026 at 1:44 PM
My piece from March 2025: rooseveltforward.org/2025/03/26/o...
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June 24, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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June 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Darrick Hamilton is one of the designers of Baby Bonds...when he tells you Trump Accounts are basically anti-Baby Bonds you should listen.
July 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Darrick Hamilton is one of the designers of Baby Bonds...when he tells you Trump Accounts are basically anti-Baby Bonds you should listen.
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Darrick Hamilton went further...calling Trump Accounts “upside down.” Hamilton warned that the program will enhance inequality rather than reduce it, and that $1,000 isn’t enough to make a meaningful difference for a child living in poverty.
www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/trump-a...
www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/trump-a...
What parents need to know about Trump Accounts
Louisiana families with young children can benefit from the new federal savings program, Trump Accounts, which provides a $1,000 seed deposit for children born between 2025-2028 and additional bene…
www.louisianafirstnews.com
July 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Darrick Hamilton went further...calling Trump Accounts “upside down.” Hamilton warned that the program will enhance inequality rather than reduce it, and that $1,000 isn’t enough to make a meaningful difference for a child living in poverty.
www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/trump-a...
www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/trump-a...
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The wealth tax will officially be on the California ballot. @rooseveltforward.org www.firesidestacks.com/p/california...
California is putting billionaires on defense (with Emmanuel Saez)
"Tax the rich" is getting real.
www.firesidestacks.com
June 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The wealth tax will officially be on the California ballot. @rooseveltforward.org www.firesidestacks.com/p/california...
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There are so many things we could deliver if we just had the courage: public options for crucial services, increased charity care, lowering the cost of borrowing, and more. Read and get inspired. And then let’s get to work.
Americans want a good life, fewer corporate hurdles, more income, more time. Policymakers have the power to deliver. They just need the will to use it.
@danamilbank.bsky.social breaks it down for @notus.com
www.notus.org/perspectives...
@danamilbank.bsky.social breaks it down for @notus.com
www.notus.org/perspectives...
Dana Milbank: Democrats Are Drafting Plans to Govern Like Trump in 2029
He may have inadvertently sown the seeds of a new progressive age.
www.notus.org
June 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
There are so many things we could deliver if we just had the courage: public options for crucial services, increased charity care, lowering the cost of borrowing, and more. Read and get inspired. And then let’s get to work.
The wealthiest 20 Americans now hold wealth equal to roughly 12% of US GDP—about four times the share seen during the Gilded Age, according to latest data.
So what would it actually take to tax extreme wealth?
So what would it actually take to tax extreme wealth?
As billionaires’ wealth soars, US workers struggle: ‘The rich keep getting richer for no good reason’
Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The wealthiest 20 Americans now hold wealth equal to roughly 12% of US GDP—about four times the share seen during the Gilded Age, according to latest data.
So what would it actually take to tax extreme wealth?
So what would it actually take to tax extreme wealth?
California once led the tax revolt.
Now, it may become the first state to tax billionaire wealth at scale.
Noa Rosinplotz spoke with Emmanuel Saez about the proposal, the economics behind it, and what other states can learn.
Now, it may become the first state to tax billionaire wealth at scale.
Noa Rosinplotz spoke with Emmanuel Saez about the proposal, the economics behind it, and what other states can learn.
California is putting billionaires on defense (with Emmanuel Saez)
"Tax the rich" is getting real.
www.firesidestacks.com
June 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
California once led the tax revolt.
Now, it may become the first state to tax billionaire wealth at scale.
Noa Rosinplotz spoke with Emmanuel Saez about the proposal, the economics behind it, and what other states can learn.
Now, it may become the first state to tax billionaire wealth at scale.
Noa Rosinplotz spoke with Emmanuel Saez about the proposal, the economics behind it, and what other states can learn.
Americans want a good life, fewer corporate hurdles, more income, more time. Policymakers have the power to deliver. They just need the will to use it.
@danamilbank.bsky.social breaks it down for @notus.com
www.notus.org/perspectives...
@danamilbank.bsky.social breaks it down for @notus.com
www.notus.org/perspectives...
Dana Milbank: Democrats Are Drafting Plans to Govern Like Trump in 2029
He may have inadvertently sown the seeds of a new progressive age.
www.notus.org
June 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Americans want a good life, fewer corporate hurdles, more income, more time. Policymakers have the power to deliver. They just need the will to use it.
@danamilbank.bsky.social breaks it down for @notus.com
www.notus.org/perspectives...
@danamilbank.bsky.social breaks it down for @notus.com
www.notus.org/perspectives...
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"The constraint isn’t fiscal capacity, but rather what we collectively decide is important and fundamentally a right for New York City’s working class." www.firesidestacks.com/p/what-zohra... @rooseveltforward.org
What Zohranomics is teaching us (with Jessica Forden)
The economic strength of a people-powered agenda.
www.firesidestacks.com
June 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"The constraint isn’t fiscal capacity, but rather what we collectively decide is important and fundamentally a right for New York City’s working class." www.firesidestacks.com/p/what-zohra... @rooseveltforward.org
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I talked with @socio-steve.bsky.social @rooseveltforward.org about my new book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States (www.amazon.com/Coverage-Den...). This is Part II of our chat about health ins barriers and paths to reform www.firesidestacks.com/p/fixing-sys...
Fixing a System That Denies Health Coverage: Miranda Yaver on Insurance Reforms (Part II)
"Comprehensive health insurance reform really needs to happen at the federal level."
www.firesidestacks.com
May 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I talked with @socio-steve.bsky.social @rooseveltforward.org about my new book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States (www.amazon.com/Coverage-Den...). This is Part II of our chat about health ins barriers and paths to reform www.firesidestacks.com/p/fixing-sys...
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I had the pleasure of working on this article with @scottlgreer.bsky.social @hjarman.bsky.social and @xrkulik.bsky.social. We assess the impact of the dramatic cuts to health spending (including wrt insurance), attacks on science, undermining of regulation, and more.
www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
What Donald Trump's Second Presidency Has Meant for Health
www.aft.org
April 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I had the pleasure of working on this article with @scottlgreer.bsky.social @hjarman.bsky.social and @xrkulik.bsky.social. We assess the impact of the dramatic cuts to health spending (including wrt insurance), attacks on science, undermining of regulation, and more.
www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
www.aft.org/hc/spring202...