Larry Mishel
@larrymishel.bsky.social
Former president, Economic Policy Institute. Dad (4), husband, grandpa (7), Bella & Amos (pure mutts). Economist. Progressive. Eagles/Phillies fan. Passionate and happy. Not with EPI now.
love this America
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
love this America
Greg Sargent has some wisdom:
newrepublic.com/article/2027...?
newrepublic.com/article/2027...?
Trump Humiliation Worsens as Fresh Info Reveals Scale of GOP Losses
The results showed that Democrats don’t have to choose between attacking Trump and highlighting the economy. In fact, they are often inseparable.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Greg Sargent has some wisdom:
newrepublic.com/article/2027...?
newrepublic.com/article/2027...?
yes, Michael tomasky
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump
Elections are the one opportunity we have to see what the people think. And what they think is clear: Trump sucks.
newrepublic.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
yes, Michael tomasky
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
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Jonathan Greenblatt doing clean-up for Kevin Roberts at the Heritage Foundation is the same as Kevin Roberts doing clean-up for Tucker Carlson is the same as Tucker Carlson doing clean-up for Nick Fuentes
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Jonathan Greenblatt doing clean-up for Kevin Roberts at the Heritage Foundation is the same as Kevin Roberts doing clean-up for Tucker Carlson is the same as Tucker Carlson doing clean-up for Nick Fuentes
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Happy publication day to Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social UNBEARABLE: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happy publication day to Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social UNBEARABLE: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
A moving, powerful book that is so timely - you can get yours at bookshop!! bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...
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30 arrests connected to the No Kings rallies, 29 of them were pro-Trump agitators trying unsuccessfully to pick fights. The 30th was a demonstrator in Fairhope, AL, who wore an inflatable penis that police deemed obscene, but that the arraigning magistrate concluded (correctly) was funny.
MAGA Media Keeps Thirsting for Left-Wing Violence
. . . even if that means they have to invent it.
www.thebulwark.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
30 arrests connected to the No Kings rallies, 29 of them were pro-Trump agitators trying unsuccessfully to pick fights. The 30th was a demonstrator in Fairhope, AL, who wore an inflatable penis that police deemed obscene, but that the arraigning magistrate concluded (correctly) was funny.
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Yes, we take a lot of variables like house effects, mode effects, and pollster partisanship into account that other aggregators either do not do at all or do not do sufficiently correctly. This ends up causing a lot of phantom shifts in their trends.
See here: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/how-to-rig...
See here: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/how-to-rig...
How to rig a polling average
GOP-aligned pollsters are propping up Trump in polling averages that don't account for pollster "house effects." This risks misleading the public.
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Yes, we take a lot of variables like house effects, mode effects, and pollster partisanship into account that other aggregators either do not do at all or do not do sufficiently correctly. This ends up causing a lot of phantom shifts in their trends.
See here: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/how-to-rig...
See here: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/how-to-rig...
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BREAKING: Workers at D.C.’s iconic 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis, and Lincoln Theatre are coming together to unionize! More than 300 employees across production, front of house, box office, and hospitality are standing up for a voice on the job!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Workers at Major D.C. Concert Venues Launch Unionization Effort
There are more than 300 staff members aiming to unionize at the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
BREAKING: Workers at D.C.’s iconic 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis, and Lincoln Theatre are coming together to unionize! More than 300 employees across production, front of house, box office, and hospitality are standing up for a voice on the job!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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One retiree said he chose to wave an American flag instead of a sign “because people who carry the flag do not hate America and as you can see there are a lot of flags.”
WE ARE TAKING BACK THE FLAG 🇺🇸
#NoKings
WE ARE TAKING BACK THE FLAG 🇺🇸
#NoKings
The 7 million Americans who took the streets for 'No Kings' made history, and they did something even more important
They got under the skin of Donald Trump and his dictatorial regime, on a day that showed that most Americans love democracy instead
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/no-k...
They got under the skin of Donald Trump and his dictatorial regime, on a day that showed that most Americans love democracy instead
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/no-k...
Then they fight you: How the No Kings protests are winning America | Will Bunch
A massive turnout of 7 million and a panicked White House showed Saturday why the No Kings protests matter, a lot.
www.inquirer.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One retiree said he chose to wave an American flag instead of a sign “because people who carry the flag do not hate America and as you can see there are a lot of flags.”
WE ARE TAKING BACK THE FLAG 🇺🇸
#NoKings
WE ARE TAKING BACK THE FLAG 🇺🇸
#NoKings
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The NFL is not going to like this attack on their efforts to capture an international audience.
FYI Bad Bunny is an American citizen.
FYI Bad Bunny is an American citizen.
Kristi Noem tells Bad Bunny that ICE will be at the Super Bowl and the event should only be for Americans who “love this country”
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The NFL is not going to like this attack on their efforts to capture an international audience.
FYI Bad Bunny is an American citizen.
FYI Bad Bunny is an American citizen.
AIPAC losing, J Street winning:
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
AIPAC losing, J Street winning:
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
AIPAC losing, J Street winning. Yippee!
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
AIPAC losing, J Street winning. Yippee!
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...?
although maybe it is Israel is losing and Israel's government is losing.
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#Hegseth is openly advocating that soldiers can do war crimes with his backing.
This speech explains why Trump pardons murders and other war criminals.
This speech explains why Trump pardons murders and other war criminals.
September 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#Hegseth is openly advocating that soldiers can do war crimes with his backing.
This speech explains why Trump pardons murders and other war criminals.
This speech explains why Trump pardons murders and other war criminals.
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My latest effort to be super-popular in @nytimes.com: “Spraying Roundup on Crops Is Fine. Really.” Yes, the world’s most hated herbicide is way less toxic than caffeine. Here’s a gift link where you can leave all your supportive comments: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
Opinion | Spraying Roundup on Crops Is Fine. Really.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My latest effort to be super-popular in @nytimes.com: “Spraying Roundup on Crops Is Fine. Really.” Yes, the world’s most hated herbicide is way less toxic than caffeine. Here’s a gift link where you can leave all your supportive comments: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
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This is a ridiculously broad understanding of the President's foreign affairs powers -- that the Executive Branch experiences "harms to [its] conduct of foreign affairs" when it is must spend foreign aid money appropriated in a bill signed by the President. Whither Congress's power of the purse?
September 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is a ridiculously broad understanding of the President's foreign affairs powers -- that the Executive Branch experiences "harms to [its] conduct of foreign affairs" when it is must spend foreign aid money appropriated in a bill signed by the President. Whither Congress's power of the purse?
right on, Taylor.
This is the funniest sentence you’ll read today:
“The NFL reportedly wanted her to do the show for ‘exposure.’”
It was a great opportunity for her to get her name out there but young people just don’t wanna work anymore.
“The NFL reportedly wanted her to do the show for ‘exposure.’”
It was a great opportunity for her to get her name out there but young people just don’t wanna work anymore.
NFL 'Flatly Refused' to Meet Taylor Swift's Demands About Super Bowl Performance, Source Says
The speculation about Taylor Swift’s possible performance at the Super Bowl has now reportedly come to an abrupt end.
www.mandatory.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
right on, Taylor.
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“Suck it Sinclair”, a collaboration including Seattle Indivisible, led by @DefundMusk, is calling out Sinclair, Nexstar and KOMO to stop complicity with the administration’s silencing of Kimmel and free speech. 1/3 Www.suckitsinclair.com #suckitsinclair #localnews #seattle @defundmusk.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Suck it Sinclair”, a collaboration including Seattle Indivisible, led by @DefundMusk, is calling out Sinclair, Nexstar and KOMO to stop complicity with the administration’s silencing of Kimmel and free speech. 1/3 Www.suckitsinclair.com #suckitsinclair #localnews #seattle @defundmusk.bsky.social
I was one view because here in DC the show was not shown.
Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I was one view because here in DC the show was not shown.
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After-school programs across the country have closed or reduced capacity due to funding cuts and rising costs, leaving millions of children without care and forcing many parents—especially moms—to cut working hours or leave jobs. @kedseconomist.com in TIME: time.com/7318911/afte...
September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
After-school programs across the country have closed or reduced capacity due to funding cuts and rising costs, leaving millions of children without care and forcing many parents—especially moms—to cut working hours or leave jobs. @kedseconomist.com in TIME: time.com/7318911/afte...
This continues work I started in 2003 with Sylvia Allegretto. Nice to see. @epi.org
In 2024, teachers earned 73 cents for every dollar their similarly educated peers made, on average—a record low.
In 1996, the gap was much smaller: teachers earned 94 cents for every dollar.
We need to pay teachers more! How? By investing in public education.
www.epi.org/publication/...
In 1996, the gap was much smaller: teachers earned 94 cents for every dollar.
We need to pay teachers more! How? By investing in public education.
www.epi.org/publication/...
The teacher pay penalty reached a record high in 2024: Three decades of leaving public school teachers behind
Over the past three decades, stagnant weekly wages of public school teachers have fallen further and further behind those of college graduates who chose other careers, resulting in an ever increasing ...
www.epi.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This continues work I started in 2003 with Sylvia Allegretto. Nice to see. @epi.org
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The teacher pay penalty continues to grow.
Public school teachers are paid only 73 cents for every dollar paid to similar college graduates
New data from Sylvia Allegretto @epi.org and @ceprdc.bsky.social
Public school teachers are paid only 73 cents for every dollar paid to similar college graduates
New data from Sylvia Allegretto @epi.org and @ceprdc.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The teacher pay penalty continues to grow.
Public school teachers are paid only 73 cents for every dollar paid to similar college graduates
New data from Sylvia Allegretto @epi.org and @ceprdc.bsky.social
Public school teachers are paid only 73 cents for every dollar paid to similar college graduates
New data from Sylvia Allegretto @epi.org and @ceprdc.bsky.social