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"The challenges we face today, from drug trafficking to mass deportations to mass migration to climate change, cannot be solved through domination and military intervention. They require real partnerships based on mutual respect and mutual collaboration." -
@velazquez.house.gov
@velazquez.house.gov
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"The challenges we face today, from drug trafficking to mass deportations to mass migration to climate change, cannot be solved through domination and military intervention. They require real partnerships based on mutual respect and mutual collaboration." -
@velazquez.house.gov
@velazquez.house.gov
"For more than 200 years, the U.S. has used the Monroe Doctrine to justify a paternalistic, violent, and damaging approach to relations with our neighbors in Latin America and in the Caribbean." -
@ramirez.house.gov calling to bury the Monroe Doctrine today in Congress.
@ramirez.house.gov calling to bury the Monroe Doctrine today in Congress.
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"For more than 200 years, the U.S. has used the Monroe Doctrine to justify a paternalistic, violent, and damaging approach to relations with our neighbors in Latin America and in the Caribbean." -
@ramirez.house.gov calling to bury the Monroe Doctrine today in Congress.
@ramirez.house.gov calling to bury the Monroe Doctrine today in Congress.
"A group of progressive Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to 'leave the Monroe Doctrine to the dustbin of history,' in the words of @NydiaVelazquez and replace it with a foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere based on mutual cooperation and respect."
Progressive Democrats seek to ‘annul’ Trump Doctrine
A group of progressive Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to “leave the Monroe Doctrine to the dustbin of history,” in the words of Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), and replace it with a fo…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"A group of progressive Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to 'leave the Monroe Doctrine to the dustbin of history,' in the words of @NydiaVelazquez and replace it with a foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere based on mutual cooperation and respect."
#BREAKING: 18 Members of Congress, led by @velazquez.house.gov and @ramirez.house.gov and backed by 30+ organizations, introduce a resolution to officially bury the Monroe Doctrine and adopt a Good Neighbor Policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean based on peace and mutual respect.
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#BREAKING: 18 Members of Congress, led by @velazquez.house.gov and @ramirez.house.gov and backed by 30+ organizations, introduce a resolution to officially bury the Monroe Doctrine and adopt a Good Neighbor Policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean based on peace and mutual respect.
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From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
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@abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com maybe check out this list of economicst grantees from Center for Equitable Growth. I’d also say look at progressive economic think tanks or networks like @epi.org @ceprdc.bsky.social and @econspeakers.bsky.social
The Equitable Growth Network
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February 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
@abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com maybe check out this list of economicst grantees from Center for Equitable Growth. I’d also say look at progressive economic think tanks or networks like @epi.org @ceprdc.bsky.social and @econspeakers.bsky.social
From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
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From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
The AI boom is starting to look a lot like past tech bubbles.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social warns that consumption is growing increasingly unstable and outpacing wage growth, raising major recession risks if the bubble bursts.
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
@deanbaker13.bsky.social warns that consumption is growing increasingly unstable and outpacing wage growth, raising major recession risks if the bubble bursts.
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The AI boom is starting to look a lot like past tech bubbles.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social warns that consumption is growing increasingly unstable and outpacing wage growth, raising major recession risks if the bubble bursts.
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
@deanbaker13.bsky.social warns that consumption is growing increasingly unstable and outpacing wage growth, raising major recession risks if the bubble bursts.
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
From tariffs to federal hiring freezes, Trump’s policies negatively impacted Black employment across all age groups in 2025. @a-austin.bsky.social outlines the federal and local policy choices needed to bring Black unemployment back down from recession levels.
99% of employers report positive outcomes. The cruelty is in knowing this works—and still denying it. #fmla33 #paidleave #paidleaveforall
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
99% of employers report positive outcomes. The cruelty is in knowing this works—and still denying it. #fmla33 #paidleave #paidleaveforall
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America is a forced labor camp. Once you wrap your mind around that a lot of things make more sense.
NEW from CEPR's Peter Hart: On FMLA's 33rd anniversary, gaps are stark: 44% of workers can't access unpaid leave, 73% lack paid leave, and 95% of lowest-wage workers have nothing. The US is one of only 6 countries w/o national paid leave. A national program is long overdue.: https://bit.ly/4kjMIMp
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
America is a forced labor camp. Once you wrap your mind around that a lot of things make more sense.
NEW from CEPR's Peter Hart: On FMLA's 33rd anniversary, gaps are stark: 44% of workers can't access unpaid leave, 73% lack paid leave, and 95% of lowest-wage workers have nothing. The US is one of only 6 countries w/o national paid leave. A national program is long overdue.: https://bit.ly/4kjMIMp
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
NEW from CEPR's Peter Hart: On FMLA's 33rd anniversary, gaps are stark: 44% of workers can't access unpaid leave, 73% lack paid leave, and 95% of lowest-wage workers have nothing. The US is one of only 6 countries w/o national paid leave. A national program is long overdue.: https://bit.ly/4kjMIMp
🚨 NEW EPISODE
From D.C. Across the Americas 🇨🇴 🇺🇸
This week, CEPR research fellow Mario Osorio analyzes the recent Petro-Trump meeting, where U.S.-Colombia relations go from here, and why everyone should pay attention to Colombia's upcoming elections in May.
Full video: https://tinyurl.com/25ehnnjk
From D.C. Across the Americas 🇨🇴 🇺🇸
This week, CEPR research fellow Mario Osorio analyzes the recent Petro-Trump meeting, where U.S.-Colombia relations go from here, and why everyone should pay attention to Colombia's upcoming elections in May.
Full video: https://tinyurl.com/25ehnnjk
February 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE
From D.C. Across the Americas 🇨🇴 🇺🇸
This week, CEPR research fellow Mario Osorio analyzes the recent Petro-Trump meeting, where U.S.-Colombia relations go from here, and why everyone should pay attention to Colombia's upcoming elections in May.
Full video: https://tinyurl.com/25ehnnjk
From D.C. Across the Americas 🇨🇴 🇺🇸
This week, CEPR research fellow Mario Osorio analyzes the recent Petro-Trump meeting, where U.S.-Colombia relations go from here, and why everyone should pay attention to Colombia's upcoming elections in May.
Full video: https://tinyurl.com/25ehnnjk
Today is the 33rd anniversary of FMLA—12 weeks of UNPAID leave that 44% of workers can't even access. The "party of family values" has spent three decades blocking anything better. #paidleave
Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation | National Partnership for Women & Families
A state-by-state analysis that highlights the significant and growing need for a national paid family and medical leave law that covers workers in all 51 states.
nationalpartnership.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Today is the 33rd anniversary of FMLA—12 weeks of UNPAID leave that 44% of workers can't even access. The "party of family values" has spent three decades blocking anything better. #paidleave
NEW: Upcoming revisions to BLS jobs reports will show fewer jobs and fewer people employed.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social explains that these are routine statistical corrections, not signs of a sudden labor market downturn.
https://bit.ly/49Zoofy
@deanbaker13.bsky.social explains that these are routine statistical corrections, not signs of a sudden labor market downturn.
https://bit.ly/49Zoofy
February 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
NEW: Upcoming revisions to BLS jobs reports will show fewer jobs and fewer people employed.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social explains that these are routine statistical corrections, not signs of a sudden labor market downturn.
https://bit.ly/49Zoofy
@deanbaker13.bsky.social explains that these are routine statistical corrections, not signs of a sudden labor market downturn.
https://bit.ly/49Zoofy
40 years of union data reveals notable shifts: private sector membership decreased while public held steady, gender gap nearly closed, and public/private sectors now equal in size.
Full analysis: https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
Full analysis: https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
February 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
40 years of union data reveals notable shifts: private sector membership decreased while public held steady, gender gap nearly closed, and public/private sectors now equal in size.
Full analysis: https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
Full analysis: https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
Venezuelan oil output increases as the US lifts some sanctions, Gustavo Petro + Donald Trump meet today at the White House and Pope Leo XIV calls for US-Cuba dialogue after Trump threatens 30% tariffs on countries sending Cuba oil. These updates and more 👇
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February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Venezuelan oil output increases as the US lifts some sanctions, Gustavo Petro + Donald Trump meet today at the White House and Pope Leo XIV calls for US-Cuba dialogue after Trump threatens 30% tariffs on countries sending Cuba oil. These updates and more 👇
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In January's edition of CEPR's #SanctionsWatch:
Trump eases some sanctions on 🇻🇪 oil sector
Protests in 🇮🇷 sparked by sanctions-fueled crisis
Trump threatens tariffs on countries sending oil to 🇨🇺
Sanctions cut 🇷🇺 oil exports, prices
🇸🇾 revitalizes currency & oil production
https://tinyurl.com/yzwdk64e
Trump eases some sanctions on 🇻🇪 oil sector
Protests in 🇮🇷 sparked by sanctions-fueled crisis
Trump threatens tariffs on countries sending oil to 🇨🇺
Sanctions cut 🇷🇺 oil exports, prices
🇸🇾 revitalizes currency & oil production
https://tinyurl.com/yzwdk64e
February 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
In January's edition of CEPR's #SanctionsWatch:
Trump eases some sanctions on 🇻🇪 oil sector
Protests in 🇮🇷 sparked by sanctions-fueled crisis
Trump threatens tariffs on countries sending oil to 🇨🇺
Sanctions cut 🇷🇺 oil exports, prices
🇸🇾 revitalizes currency & oil production
https://tinyurl.com/yzwdk64e
Trump eases some sanctions on 🇻🇪 oil sector
Protests in 🇮🇷 sparked by sanctions-fueled crisis
Trump threatens tariffs on countries sending oil to 🇨🇺
Sanctions cut 🇷🇺 oil exports, prices
🇸🇾 revitalizes currency & oil production
https://tinyurl.com/yzwdk64e
Union membership held at 10% in 2025, but who unions represent has transformed.
Women now make up 46% of members (up from 33% in '83) while Black workers remain most unionized. New from @hcbrown.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
Women now make up 46% of members (up from 33% in '83) while Black workers remain most unionized. New from @hcbrown.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
February 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Union membership held at 10% in 2025, but who unions represent has transformed.
Women now make up 46% of members (up from 33% in '83) while Black workers remain most unionized. New from @hcbrown.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
Women now make up 46% of members (up from 33% in '83) while Black workers remain most unionized. New from @hcbrown.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/4sXZi82
⚠️ When the AI bubble collapses, the risk of recession is high. @deanbaker13.bsky.social points out that a 3.4% drop in the labor compensation ratio equals about $1 trillion in annual spending that would disappear if the bubble pops. ⚠️
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
⚠️ When the AI bubble collapses, the risk of recession is high. @deanbaker13.bsky.social points out that a 3.4% drop in the labor compensation ratio equals about $1 trillion in annual spending that would disappear if the bubble pops. ⚠️
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
https://bit.ly/4q2FaPH
Black unemployment surged from 6.2% to 7.5% in 2025, a level that would signal a recession if experienced nationwide. @a-austin.bsky.social urges federal, state, and local policymakers to reverse recent policy rollbacks and restore protections for Black workers.
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Black unemployment surged from 6.2% to 7.5% in 2025, a level that would signal a recession if experienced nationwide. @a-austin.bsky.social urges federal, state, and local policymakers to reverse recent policy rollbacks and restore protections for Black workers.
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe
https://bit.ly/4qQIoHe