Ismael Cid Martínez
@icidmartinez.bsky.social
Latino | Runner | Economist | DC/NYC
Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE), Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
Views are my own. Engagement with content does not equal endorsement.
Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE), Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
Views are my own. Engagement with content does not equal endorsement.
As the Trump-Vance admin continues to fight for the legal right to let Americans go hungry, food insecurity threatens Native families disproportionately.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As the Trump-Vance admin continues to fight for the legal right to let Americans go hungry, food insecurity threatens Native families disproportionately.
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The Trump-Vance administration’s relentless attacks on basic needs programs, access to data, and economic equity are straining the capacity of the federal government to address Native disparities in poverty, nutrition, and health care access, find @icidmartinez.bsky.social and Stevie Marvin. 1/
Trump is slashing safety nets for Native communities: This will widen disparities in poverty, food insecurity, and health care access
Trump is straining the capacity of the federal government to meet its obligations to Tribal Nations and communities. This began even before the ongoing shutdown, with the administration’s persistent a...
www.epi.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Trump-Vance administration’s relentless attacks on basic needs programs, access to data, and economic equity are straining the capacity of the federal government to address Native disparities in poverty, nutrition, and health care access, find @icidmartinez.bsky.social and Stevie Marvin. 1/
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With the looming lapse of SNAP benefits due to the federal shutdown, let's revisit @icidmartinez.bsky.social analysis of who gets hurt the most.
Cuts to SNAP benefits will disproportionately harm families of color and children
Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration passed a budget blueprint to pay for tax cuts that overwhelmingly favor rich households at the expense of working people. Communities of color will...
www.epi.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
With the looming lapse of SNAP benefits due to the federal shutdown, let's revisit @icidmartinez.bsky.social analysis of who gets hurt the most.
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Yes, shared prosperity is really possible. In these dark times I hope this book will provide readers a glimpse of a brighter future and ideas on how to get there. (And a big thank you to some of my favorite scholars who offered the words of praise on the back cover.)
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Yes, shared prosperity is really possible. In these dark times I hope this book will provide readers a glimpse of a brighter future and ideas on how to get there. (And a big thank you to some of my favorite scholars who offered the words of praise on the back cover.)
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ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data.
We detail how that happened:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
We detail how that happened:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data.
We detail how that happened:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
We detail how that happened:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
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US private sector employers shed the most jobs since 2023 on.ft.com/3WnQKYZ
US private sector employers shed the most jobs since 2023
Privately produced data takes on added significance as government shutdown halts key official figures
on.ft.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
US private sector employers shed the most jobs since 2023 on.ft.com/3WnQKYZ
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. So I'm posting the ADP data.
October 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Desperate times call for desperate measures. So I'm posting the ADP data.
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ICE is terrorizing immigrants—and being used as a tool to discipline labor. A witness in a wage theft case was detained. Immigrant warehouse workers face discrimination. Day laborers and street vendors are being targeted, and so are rapid response networks. My latest.
How ICE Terror Campaigns Are Used to Discipline Labor
While Chicago sees a surge of ICE detentions, workers are facing retaliation as immigrants when they advocate for their rights.
prospect.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ICE is terrorizing immigrants—and being used as a tool to discipline labor. A witness in a wage theft case was detained. Immigrant warehouse workers face discrimination. Day laborers and street vendors are being targeted, and so are rapid response networks. My latest.
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My take on today's disappointing JOLTS report, which may be the final government data we get on the labor market for a while...
Link: lnkd.in/gNaHxG-5
Link: lnkd.in/gNaHxG-5
September 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My take on today's disappointing JOLTS report, which may be the final government data we get on the labor market for a while...
Link: lnkd.in/gNaHxG-5
Link: lnkd.in/gNaHxG-5
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Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
September 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
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New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...
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As immigration agents have escalated their tactics, US citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody by law enforcement officers. Allison, Jenny and I took a closer look at the encounters. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
As immigration agents have escalated their tactics, US citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody by law enforcement officers. Allison, Jenny and I took a closer look at the encounters. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
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Family, sports, legacy, music, tradition and language.
In six short essays, Latino staffers at The Post share the richness of Latino culture through their personal experiences.
In six short essays, Latino staffers at The Post share the richness of Latino culture through their personal experiences.
Latino voices on family, sports, legacy, music, tradition and language
Several Washington Post staffers determined to highlight the richness of their Latino culture decided to share their personal experiences through short essays.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Family, sports, legacy, music, tradition and language.
In six short essays, Latino staffers at The Post share the richness of Latino culture through their personal experiences.
In six short essays, Latino staffers at The Post share the richness of Latino culture through their personal experiences.
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The Trump administration new plans could strip housing assistance from roughly 4M people. CBPP’s Sonya Acosta notes added documentation barriers mean “people who need assistance the most are not going to be able to receive it.” #GreatRead via @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...
www.propublica.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Trump administration new plans could strip housing assistance from roughly 4M people. CBPP’s Sonya Acosta notes added documentation barriers mean “people who need assistance the most are not going to be able to receive it.” #GreatRead via @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.
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Mainstream economics continues to rely on Newtonian mathematics — using calculus to optimise, subject to constraints, an approach not suited to understanding macroeconomics or human behavior.
Nice shoutout to Vela Velupillai, my former professor at The New School
www.ft.com/content/2925...
Nice shoutout to Vela Velupillai, my former professor at The New School
www.ft.com/content/2925...
September 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Mainstream economics continues to rely on Newtonian mathematics — using calculus to optimise, subject to constraints, an approach not suited to understanding macroeconomics or human behavior.
Nice shoutout to Vela Velupillai, my former professor at The New School
www.ft.com/content/2925...
Nice shoutout to Vela Velupillai, my former professor at The New School
www.ft.com/content/2925...
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Who wants to work with Kate Bahn at the Institute for Women's Policy Research?
#econ_ra
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#econ_ra
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September 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Who wants to work with Kate Bahn at the Institute for Women's Policy Research?
#econ_ra
iwpr.applytojob.com/apply/ACdbXf...
#econ_ra
iwpr.applytojob.com/apply/ACdbXf...
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OUTRAGEOUS behavior from the Department of Justice; a seasoned prosecutor was fired for reminding a Stephen Miller ally that he was required to obey the Constitution and the valid orders of a federal court.
September 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
OUTRAGEOUS behavior from the Department of Justice; a seasoned prosecutor was fired for reminding a Stephen Miller ally that he was required to obey the Constitution and the valid orders of a federal court.
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Latest data show that ICE is deporting people at a rate of just under 500 thousand per year
An enormous increase in deportations but still far below Trump's annual goal of 1 million
An enormous increase in deportations but still far below Trump's annual goal of 1 million
September 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Latest data show that ICE is deporting people at a rate of just under 500 thousand per year
An enormous increase in deportations but still far below Trump's annual goal of 1 million
An enormous increase in deportations but still far below Trump's annual goal of 1 million
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I made some pretty graphics go look at them: www.epi.org/publication/...
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I made some pretty graphics go look at them: www.epi.org/publication/...
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12 states have passed anti-DEI laws targeting higher ed in 2025 so far. These attacks are often paired w/ efforts to weaken unions
"Protecting unions & advancing equity are inseparable—& both are vital for strong schools & a thriving democracy," says EPI's Adewale Maye: www.epi.org/blog/anti-eq...
"Protecting unions & advancing equity are inseparable—& both are vital for strong schools & a thriving democracy," says EPI's Adewale Maye: www.epi.org/blog/anti-eq...
Anti-equity legislation reinforces threats to education and unions
On March 28, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) higher education law that regulates classroom discussions, puts diversity scholarships at risk, and largely...
www.epi.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
12 states have passed anti-DEI laws targeting higher ed in 2025 so far. These attacks are often paired w/ efforts to weaken unions
"Protecting unions & advancing equity are inseparable—& both are vital for strong schools & a thriving democracy," says EPI's Adewale Maye: www.epi.org/blog/anti-eq...
"Protecting unions & advancing equity are inseparable—& both are vital for strong schools & a thriving democracy," says EPI's Adewale Maye: www.epi.org/blog/anti-eq...
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We eat different foods and wave different flags. We span the spectrum of skin color and religious beliefs. Some of us are immigrants, while some of us have ancestors who were indigenous to this land and never left.
Somos Latino and these are our stories.
Somos Latino and these are our stories.
Somos Latino
We eat different foods and wave different flags. We span the spectrum of skin color and religious beliefs. Some of us are immigrants, while some of us have ancestors who were indigenous to this land a...
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We eat different foods and wave different flags. We span the spectrum of skin color and religious beliefs. Some of us are immigrants, while some of us have ancestors who were indigenous to this land and never left.
Somos Latino and these are our stories.
Somos Latino and these are our stories.
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Tariffs, inflation, and rapid unemployment have all been factors reflecting recent softness in the economy this past year.
CBPP's Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest quarter two GDP estimate and what it means for the U.S. economy.
youtube.com/shorts/MV9QO...
CBPP's Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest quarter two GDP estimate and what it means for the U.S. economy.
youtube.com/shorts/MV9QO...
Tariffs, Inflation, and Unemployment: Q2 GDP Numbers Reflect Economic Growth. But Is It Sustainable?
YouTube video by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Tariffs, inflation, and rapid unemployment have all been factors reflecting recent softness in the economy this past year.
CBPP's Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest quarter two GDP estimate and what it means for the U.S. economy.
youtube.com/shorts/MV9QO...
CBPP's Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest quarter two GDP estimate and what it means for the U.S. economy.
youtube.com/shorts/MV9QO...