Helen Flannery
@helenofips.bsky.social
Queen of Charts. Researching the relationship between charity and inequality at the US Institute for Policy Studies.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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U.S. billionaires made record-breaking extreme wealth gains last year. But "Average taxpayers like you and I," says IPS @inequality.org researcher @ocampomar.bsky.social in @truthout.org, "still pay income tax at triple the rate of the wealthiest Americans."
Top 15 US Billionaires Gained Nearly $1 Trillion in Wealth in Trump’s First Year
The US has 935 billionaires, roughly a dozen of whom have jobs within the Trump administration.
truthout.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
U.S. billionaires made record-breaking extreme wealth gains last year. But "Average taxpayers like you and I," says IPS @inequality.org researcher @ocampomar.bsky.social in @truthout.org, "still pay income tax at triple the rate of the wealthiest Americans."
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One of the reasons to believe smartphones and social media are bad for kids and teens is the fact that the people who make these technologies forbid them to their own kids.
Thank you @neildegrassetyson.com for having me on StarTalk! Full episode in their pod feeds.
Thank you @neildegrassetyson.com for having me on StarTalk! Full episode in their pod feeds.
January 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One of the reasons to believe smartphones and social media are bad for kids and teens is the fact that the people who make these technologies forbid them to their own kids.
Thank you @neildegrassetyson.com for having me on StarTalk! Full episode in their pod feeds.
Thank you @neildegrassetyson.com for having me on StarTalk! Full episode in their pod feeds.
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NEW: Not only is there "certainly no fentanyl involved" between Venezuela and the U.S., but the region's most prolific drug traffickers have often in fact been U.S. allies.
In a new BBC interview, IPS drug policy scholar @sanho.bsky.social dismantles Trump admin claims. Watch:
In a new BBC interview, IPS drug policy scholar @sanho.bsky.social dismantles Trump admin claims. Watch:
VIDEO: The Worst Drug Traffickers Are Often U.S. Allies - Institute for Policy Studies
VIDEO: The Worst Drug Traffickers Are Often U.S. Allies
ips-dc.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
NEW: Not only is there "certainly no fentanyl involved" between Venezuela and the U.S., but the region's most prolific drug traffickers have often in fact been U.S. allies.
In a new BBC interview, IPS drug policy scholar @sanho.bsky.social dismantles Trump admin claims. Watch:
In a new BBC interview, IPS drug policy scholar @sanho.bsky.social dismantles Trump admin claims. Watch:
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Best Data Visualization Projects of 2025, a.k.a. my favorites flowingdata.com/2025/12/31/b...
Best Data Visualization Projects of 2025
Many data things were made this year. These are my favorites.
flowingdata.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Best Data Visualization Projects of 2025, a.k.a. my favorites flowingdata.com/2025/12/31/b...
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Core faculty Juniper Lovato recently joined Across the Fence to discuss artificial intelligence. Check out the episode "What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
11/05/25 What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?
YouTube video by Across the Fence
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November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Core faculty Juniper Lovato recently joined Across the Fence to discuss artificial intelligence. Check out the episode "What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
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In addition to profiting from shoppers, Amazon is profiteering from ICE's mass deportations this year by powering government surveillance systems.
This holiday, shop local and help wrangle power back from billionaires.
Ab West on @inequality.org
This holiday, shop local and help wrangle power back from billionaires.
Ab West on @inequality.org
This Black Friday Weekend, Skip Amazon
The e-commerce giant is powering ICE’s deportation raids while profiting handsomely from Trump administration contracts.
inequality.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In addition to profiting from shoppers, Amazon is profiteering from ICE's mass deportations this year by powering government surveillance systems.
This holiday, shop local and help wrangle power back from billionaires.
Ab West on @inequality.org
This holiday, shop local and help wrangle power back from billionaires.
Ab West on @inequality.org
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October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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This is it. It ain't easy but it's how we win. The only way out is through. ❤️
AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is it. It ain't easy but it's how we win. The only way out is through. ❤️
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friends with large accounts, I'm not going to pester you personally but just generally speaking, I would sure appreciate a signal boost on this thing. We seem to have leveled out, and since this is a one-shot (won't be in bookstores) I'd like to get it out there as much as possible.
Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
friends with large accounts, I'm not going to pester you personally but just generally speaking, I would sure appreciate a signal boost on this thing. We seem to have leveled out, and since this is a one-shot (won't be in bookstores) I'd like to get it out there as much as possible.
What do you do when you work on wealth inequality and your childhood hero becomes a billionaire? You write them a letter.
inequality.org/article/an-o...
#Springsteen #Billionaire
@inequality.org
inequality.org/article/an-o...
#Springsteen #Billionaire
@inequality.org
An Open Letter to the Boss
You’re a billionaire now, Mr. Springsteen. Please don’t stay one.
inequality.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What do you do when you work on wealth inequality and your childhood hero becomes a billionaire? You write them a letter.
inequality.org/article/an-o...
#Springsteen #Billionaire
@inequality.org
inequality.org/article/an-o...
#Springsteen #Billionaire
@inequality.org
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NEW: Hundreds of rich people have signed the Giving Pledge to donate half of their wealth. 15 years on, their lack of progress shows our critical need to fix philanthropy — and tax them more.
REPORT by @chuck77.bsky.social, @bdevaan.bsky.social, @helenofips.bsky.social and @dpetegorsky.bsky.social:
REPORT by @chuck77.bsky.social, @bdevaan.bsky.social, @helenofips.bsky.social and @dpetegorsky.bsky.social:
The Giving Pledge at 15
15 years on, the Giving Pledge is unfulfilled, unfulfillable, and not our ticket to a fairer, better future.
ips-dc.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: Hundreds of rich people have signed the Giving Pledge to donate half of their wealth. 15 years on, their lack of progress shows our critical need to fix philanthropy — and tax them more.
REPORT by @chuck77.bsky.social, @bdevaan.bsky.social, @helenofips.bsky.social and @dpetegorsky.bsky.social:
REPORT by @chuck77.bsky.social, @bdevaan.bsky.social, @helenofips.bsky.social and @dpetegorsky.bsky.social:
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This link between privilege dependence and rule breaking is also why private charity can't substitute for a tax-funded social safety net. Because, like with the public school example, even well-meaning nonprofits can end up reproducing inequalities when they have to cater to wealthy donors. 4/
July 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This link between privilege dependence and rule breaking is also why private charity can't substitute for a tax-funded social safety net. Because, like with the public school example, even well-meaning nonprofits can end up reproducing inequalities when they have to cater to wealthy donors. 4/
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An insightful new statistical analysis of American #inequality from Bob Lord of @ips-dc.org and @patrioticmillionaires.org: “Since 2012, the concentration in our country’s wealth has almost entirely been limited to just our richest 0.01 percent.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Yes, America Is an Oligarchy
Over the past dozen or so years, about half the concentration of wealth in the U.S. has benefited just 19 families.
www.rollingstone.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
An insightful new statistical analysis of American #inequality from Bob Lord of @ips-dc.org and @patrioticmillionaires.org: “Since 2012, the concentration in our country’s wealth has almost entirely been limited to just our richest 0.01 percent.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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🔴 Watch the Henry Wallace Symposium LIVE: us02web.zoom.us/j/85433611380
July 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🔴 Watch the Henry Wallace Symposium LIVE: us02web.zoom.us/j/85433611380
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Holy shit, a real masks-off moment. Trump's IRS says churches can continue to claim tax benefits as a nonprofit even while explicitly endorsing candidates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Holy shit, a real masks-off moment. Trump's IRS says churches can continue to claim tax benefits as a nonprofit even while explicitly endorsing candidates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
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New Study Shines a Light on the Impact of Donor-Advised Funds nonprofitquarterly.org/new-study-sh... @chuck77.bsky.social @helenofips.bsky.social @ips-dc.org #nonprofits
New Study Shines a Light on the Impact of Donor-Advised Funds - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Where do DAF dollars go—and how quickly do these donor dollars actually arrive at operating nonprofits? The answers, derived from a new study, may be surprising.
nonprofitquarterly.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New Study Shines a Light on the Impact of Donor-Advised Funds nonprofitquarterly.org/new-study-sh... @chuck77.bsky.social @helenofips.bsky.social @ips-dc.org #nonprofits
For #nonprofitsky 🤝
Insightful conversation here from @eotaxprof.bsky.social and @countingcharity.bsky.social #nonprofitsky
theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way
The IRS would need to conduct an audit first. And presidents aren’t allowed to make the IRS do that.
theconversation.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
For #nonprofitsky 🤝
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Insightful conversation here from @eotaxprof.bsky.social and @countingcharity.bsky.social #nonprofitsky
theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way
The IRS would need to conduct an audit first. And presidents aren’t allowed to make the IRS do that.
theconversation.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Insightful conversation here from @eotaxprof.bsky.social and @countingcharity.bsky.social #nonprofitsky
theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and…
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
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The average American has three friends
May 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The average American has three friends
Tagging for #nonprofitsky 🤝... #ARNOVA ... #NVSQ ...
And my team at @inequality.org @ips-dc.org
@dpetegorsky.bsky.social @bdevaan.bsky.social @chuck77.bsky.social @rachelleighcash.bsky.social!
And my team at @inequality.org @ips-dc.org
@dpetegorsky.bsky.social @bdevaan.bsky.social @chuck77.bsky.social @rachelleighcash.bsky.social!
New research with @helenofips.bsky.social on donor-advised funds (DAFs) now in NVSQ:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A short thread. 1/4
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A short thread. 1/4
April 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Tagging for #nonprofitsky 🤝... #ARNOVA ... #NVSQ ...
And my team at @inequality.org @ips-dc.org
@dpetegorsky.bsky.social @bdevaan.bsky.social @chuck77.bsky.social @rachelleighcash.bsky.social!
And my team at @inequality.org @ips-dc.org
@dpetegorsky.bsky.social @bdevaan.bsky.social @chuck77.bsky.social @rachelleighcash.bsky.social!
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New research with @helenofips.bsky.social on donor-advised funds (DAFs) now in NVSQ:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A short thread. 1/4
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A short thread. 1/4
April 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
New research with @helenofips.bsky.social on donor-advised funds (DAFs) now in NVSQ:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A short thread. 1/4
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A short thread. 1/4