@genesperling.bsky.social
Former National Economic Advisor to President Clinton, President Obama and Senior Advisor to President Biden
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My new piece: “An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age”
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age
Technology does not shape our destiny. We still have the power to do that—if we keep human well-being, happiness, and dignity top of mind.
democracyjournal.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
My new piece: “An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age”
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
My new piece: “An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age”
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age
Technology does not shape our destiny. We still have the power to do that—if we keep human well-being, happiness, and dignity top of mind.
democracyjournal.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
My new piece: “An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age”
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
The Stingey family’s grace in the face of such grief and injustice is beyond amazing.
“Corey was my baby. A mother is not supposed to bury her child,” Alicia Stingley told the judge.
But she also spoke of the grace of forgiveness.
After the hearing, she hugged one of the men who pleaded guilty in the killing of her son.
But she also spoke of the grace of forgiveness.
After the hearing, she hugged one of the men who pleaded guilty in the killing of her son.
A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing.
16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store. Under a special agreement, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understandin...
www.propublica.org
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
The Stingey family’s grace in the face of such grief and injustice is beyond amazing.
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This isn’t the first time ICE has tear gassed a baby www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This isn’t the first time ICE has tear gassed a baby www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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@genesperling.bsky.social joined @cnn.com to explain how Trump’s latest attacks on the Fed’s independence will lead to higher inflation and higher interest rates at a time when costs are on the rise for Americans.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
@genesperling.bsky.social joined @cnn.com to explain how Trump’s latest attacks on the Fed’s independence will lead to higher inflation and higher interest rates at a time when costs are on the rise for Americans.
Sadly. This is exactly right.
The good news is that SIX seasoned federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned rather than engage in a bogus 'investigation' of Renee Good and her wife rather than investigating Good's killer.
The bad news is that there are now six fewer honest, dedicated federal prosecutors with DOJ.
The bad news is that there are now six fewer honest, dedicated federal prosecutors with DOJ.
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Sadly. This is exactly right.
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Putin needs no disinformation campaign of his own. He has the Trump gang.
December 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Putin needs no disinformation campaign of his own. He has the Trump gang.
Sharyn Alfonsi showing what integrity, courage and a commitment to truth and a free press looks like.
1. BREAKING
Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, sent an internal email to colleagues stating that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story” about the Trump administration and the transfer of deportees to a prison in El Salvador.
Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, sent an internal email to colleagues stating that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story” about the Trump administration and the transfer of deportees to a prison in El Salvador.
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Sharyn Alfonsi showing what integrity, courage and a commitment to truth and a free press looks like.
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Trump will say tonight that economy is A++++. That he is rescuing us from economy her inherited.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
December 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Trump will say tonight that economy is A++++. That he is rescuing us from economy her inherited.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
Trump will say tonight that economy is A++++. That he is rescuing us from economy her inherited.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
December 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Trump will say tonight that economy is A++++. That he is rescuing us from economy her inherited.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
Not true. Not close. Actually getting much worse under him from his self-inflicted economic wounds.
See the facts below in my Bloomberg essay.
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Great work to all who reported on this and fought it. Stay vigilant.
NEW: A proposed regulation would have denied disability benefits to at least 830,000 older blue-collar workers.
But after reporting from ProPublica and others, the Trump administration has killed the plan.
But after reporting from ProPublica and others, the Trump administration has killed the plan.
How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers
After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have cut disability benefits for older workers.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Great work to all who reported on this and fought it. Stay vigilant.
Great work to all who reported on this and fought it. Stay vigilant.
NEW: A proposed regulation would have denied disability benefits to at least 830,000 older blue-collar workers.
But after reporting from ProPublica and others, the Trump administration has killed the plan.
But after reporting from ProPublica and others, the Trump administration has killed the plan.
How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers
After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have cut disability benefits for older workers.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Great work to all who reported on this and fought it. Stay vigilant.
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Naked children torn from their mothers and tossed into vans.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Naked children torn from their mothers and tossed into vans.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
Yes. So well said. Right on point. @aoc.bsky.social
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Yes. So well said. Right on point. @aoc.bsky.social
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Remember: GOP said permanent extension of tax cuts for wealthiest is "current law" & prevention of tax increases.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
September 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Remember: GOP said permanent extension of tax cuts for wealthiest is "current law" & prevention of tax increases.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
Over the last 33 years, there’s no economist I admire and respect more than Larry Katz. @lkatz42 shows brilliance can go with humility: economic rigor goes with understanding the layered realities of human behavior: that evidence of what works promotes the pursuit of justice.
Not quite sure how to put it all in words, but I just spent an extraordinary day celebrating my dissertation adviser, Larry Katz. Feeling grateful, proud, and (re-) inspired.
Larry has raised so many extraordinary economists that being in the same room as them was overwhelming.
Larry has raised so many extraordinary economists that being in the same room as them was overwhelming.
September 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Over the last 33 years, there’s no economist I admire and respect more than Larry Katz. @lkatz42 shows brilliance can go with humility: economic rigor goes with understanding the layered realities of human behavior: that evidence of what works promotes the pursuit of justice.
I will keep open to the possibility of a coming transparent, rational explanation.
BUT…the extreme politicization of the BLS by this White House should make all who care about the integrity of US data highly skeptical of anything that normalizes delays & inexplicable changes.
BUT…the extreme politicization of the BLS by this White House should make all who care about the integrity of US data highly skeptical of anything that normalizes delays & inexplicable changes.
Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation
There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.
www.axios.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I will keep open to the possibility of a coming transparent, rational explanation.
BUT…the extreme politicization of the BLS by this White House should make all who care about the integrity of US data highly skeptical of anything that normalizes delays & inexplicable changes.
BUT…the extreme politicization of the BLS by this White House should make all who care about the integrity of US data highly skeptical of anything that normalizes delays & inexplicable changes.
Remember: GOP said permanent extension of tax cuts for wealthiest is "current law" & prevention of tax increases.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
September 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Remember: GOP said permanent extension of tax cuts for wealthiest is "current law" & prevention of tax increases.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
By their own logic, not extending current law ACA Tax Credit is a $350B tax increase on working families - a tax increase they are demanding to keep gov open.
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🚀 Launching with 100 Ideas in 100 Days
The Democracy Project at @nyulaw.bsky.social is publishing a daily essay from authors across the ideological spectrum to explore the issues facing democracy today.
Read the first three essays: democracyproject.org
The Democracy Project at @nyulaw.bsky.social is publishing a daily essay from authors across the ideological spectrum to explore the issues facing democracy today.
Read the first three essays: democracyproject.org
The Democracy Project
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚀 Launching with 100 Ideas in 100 Days
The Democracy Project at @nyulaw.bsky.social is publishing a daily essay from authors across the ideological spectrum to explore the issues facing democracy today.
Read the first three essays: democracyproject.org
The Democracy Project at @nyulaw.bsky.social is publishing a daily essay from authors across the ideological spectrum to explore the issues facing democracy today.
Read the first three essays: democracyproject.org
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1️⃣ New from Frances Lee: Experts, Trust, and Uncertainty 📝 for the Democracy Project @nyulaw.bsky.social 100 Ideas in 100 Days series.
Read the full essay: democracyproject.org/posts/expert...
Read the full essay: democracyproject.org/posts/expert...
Experts, Trust, and Uncertainty
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
1️⃣ New from Frances Lee: Experts, Trust, and Uncertainty 📝 for the Democracy Project @nyulaw.bsky.social 100 Ideas in 100 Days series.
Read the full essay: democracyproject.org/posts/expert...
Read the full essay: democracyproject.org/posts/expert...
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Beware a clear & present danger to independence of Fed through firing Fed Regional Presidents.
The 7-Member Fed Board reappoints ALL 12 Fed Bd Presidents (a rotating 5 vote on interest rates) THIS February 2026. Illegal firing of Cook could allow majority of 7 to not reappoint Fed Presidents.
The 7-Member Fed Board reappoints ALL 12 Fed Bd Presidents (a rotating 5 vote on interest rates) THIS February 2026. Illegal firing of Cook could allow majority of 7 to not reappoint Fed Presidents.
My thoughts in the NYT on where we stand now with the Fed. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
Opinion | What the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court and Senate Need to Do After Lisa Cook’s Firing
Trump’s move to fire a Federal Reserve governor threatens the independence of the central bank. Its autonomy is not lost, but three institutions must act.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Beware a clear & present danger to independence of Fed through firing Fed Regional Presidents.
The 7-Member Fed Board reappoints ALL 12 Fed Bd Presidents (a rotating 5 vote on interest rates) THIS February 2026. Illegal firing of Cook could allow majority of 7 to not reappoint Fed Presidents.
The 7-Member Fed Board reappoints ALL 12 Fed Bd Presidents (a rotating 5 vote on interest rates) THIS February 2026. Illegal firing of Cook could allow majority of 7 to not reappoint Fed Presidents.
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The President’s desire for unchecked power is leading to uncheck price increases for working families and unchecked health risks for our children.
CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC
CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.
Horrifying news for public health.
CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.
Horrifying news for public health.
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The President’s desire for unchecked power is leading to uncheck price increases for working families and unchecked health risks for our children.
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Joining @velshi.com tonight:
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
Dr. Nirav Shah
@weissmann.substack.com
@genesperling.bsky.social
@martinomalley.bsky.social
#LastWord
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
Dr. Nirav Shah
@weissmann.substack.com
@genesperling.bsky.social
@martinomalley.bsky.social
#LastWord
August 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Joining @velshi.com tonight:
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
Dr. Nirav Shah
@weissmann.substack.com
@genesperling.bsky.social
@martinomalley.bsky.social
#LastWord
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
Dr. Nirav Shah
@weissmann.substack.com
@genesperling.bsky.social
@martinomalley.bsky.social
#LastWord