Mark Paul
@markpaulecon.bsky.social
Assistant Prof, Public Policy, Rutgers
PhD Econ, UMass Amherst
PhD Econ, UMass Amherst
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"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..."
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..."
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Do not look away. It's time to organize. It's time to be furious. It's time to revolt.
Federal agents shatter a grandmother's car window, tear her rotator cuff, and throw her to the ground. After they dump out her purse and discover her US passport, they drive off, leaving her with a concussion and bruised ribs
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Do not look away. It's time to organize. It's time to be furious. It's time to revolt.
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My new piece about Resistance 2.0 is up at @theguardian.com! Give it a read to understand why we should expect much more confrontation and disruption this time around. Thanks for the suggestions @victorerikray.bsky.social @sociologistray.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational | Dana R Fisher
In Trump’s first term, activists focused on lobbying and voting. Now tactics are shifting to nonviolent civil disobedience
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:32 PM
My new piece about Resistance 2.0 is up at @theguardian.com! Give it a read to understand why we should expect much more confrontation and disruption this time around. Thanks for the suggestions @victorerikray.bsky.social @sociologistray.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Chicago. Now. Ice out of everywhere. Snow and cold not slowing folks.
January 25, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Chicago. Now. Ice out of everywhere. Snow and cold not slowing folks.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
Central planners can certainly make this transition happen as smoothly as possible. And yes, bankers are central planners. But the idea that they’ll facilitate a transition, unless forced to, is delusional
There is no evidence that banks are actively assisting a green transition through their lending behavior, even in Denmark, the greenest country in the world, from Grace Weishi Gu, Galina Hale, Bhavyaa Sharma, and Jinhong Wu www.nber.org/papers/w34681
January 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Central planners can certainly make this transition happen as smoothly as possible. And yes, bankers are central planners. But the idea that they’ll facilitate a transition, unless forced to, is delusional
Any chance you have an advance copy to share? I'd love to use some parts of this in my labor policy course!
December 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Any chance you have an advance copy to share? I'd love to use some parts of this in my labor policy course!
Teaching a new heterodox labor econ & policy course. Any suggestions and resources would be most appreciated.
December 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Teaching a new heterodox labor econ & policy course. Any suggestions and resources would be most appreciated.
Oh, fantastic! I hadn't seen this. Thank you will certainly give it a read.
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Oh, fantastic! I hadn't seen this. Thank you will certainly give it a read.
Teaching a class this week on CBA and I have to say, this lovely symposium by @lpeblog.bsky.social is excellent. Particularly loved @marksilverman1.bsky.social's take. lpeproject.org/blog/the-val...
The “Value of a Statistical Life”: Reflections from the Pandemic
Economists who insist that the "value of a statistical life" can be determined solely by looking at the preferences of individual economic agents in a market overstate their case and miss crucial…
lpeproject.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Teaching a class this week on CBA and I have to say, this lovely symposium by @lpeblog.bsky.social is excellent. Particularly loved @marksilverman1.bsky.social's take. lpeproject.org/blog/the-val...
Can't wait for this!
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Can't wait for this!
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Coming this spring. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Against Money
A powerful deconstruction of humanity’s most influential invention, from the acclaimed economists J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev. Money is unavoidably fundamental to our daily lives. It lurks behind ...
press.uchicago.edu
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Coming this spring. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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No surprise, this is very good. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
September 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
No surprise, this is very good. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
I’m honestly surprised by how resilient the economy has been these last few months. Any good pieces trying to tease out how much of that is driven by AI hype/investment?
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’m honestly surprised by how resilient the economy has been these last few months. Any good pieces trying to tease out how much of that is driven by AI hype/investment?
Couldn't imagine a better team to work with!
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September 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Couldn't imagine a better team to work with!
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NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows
A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
newrepublic.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
As I noted the other day, focusing on "targeting" policies like this is precisely what makes them 1) shitty policies and 2) politically unstable policies. bsky.app/profile/mark...
This is an excellent piece, per usual, by @jwmason.bsky.social. One crucial point, which is a massive departure from how modern econs/policymakers are trained, is: "Legibility, simplicity, and universality are underrated virtues in policymaking" www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
What Can Zohran Accomplish? - Dissent Magazine
What distinguishes Zohran Mamdani's socialism is not its aims. It’s his willingness to take seriously the problem of how to get there.
www.dissentmagazine.org
July 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
As I noted the other day, focusing on "targeting" policies like this is precisely what makes them 1) shitty policies and 2) politically unstable policies. bsky.app/profile/mark...
There is essentially NO evidence that rent control discourages construction. No study-NONE-has shown that rent control reduces housing supply. No study has found a causal link between rent control & reduction in construction. Studies that look at repeal of rent control don't find more construction.
July 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
There is essentially NO evidence that rent control discourages construction. No study-NONE-has shown that rent control reduces housing supply. No study has found a causal link between rent control & reduction in construction. Studies that look at repeal of rent control don't find more construction.
Today, @nealemahoney.bsky.social has a guest piece up on @jaredb-econ.bsky.social substack. It has some good insights on the affordability crisis. But then it notes "Q: how does rent control fit it here? A: it needs to be tightly targeted or it can discourage new construction". NUANCE plz.
a man with pink hair is standing in front of a refrigerator with the words so frustrating written on it .
ALT: a man with pink hair is standing in front of a refrigerator with the words so frustrating written on it .
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July 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today, @nealemahoney.bsky.social has a guest piece up on @jaredb-econ.bsky.social substack. It has some good insights on the affordability crisis. But then it notes "Q: how does rent control fit it here? A: it needs to be tightly targeted or it can discourage new construction". NUANCE plz.
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"Unless Israel is stopped, Gaza will be bombed and starved until the entire population is either dead or shipped off somewhere. Then the West Bank will receive the same treatment." prospect.org/world/2025-0...
Israel’s Endgame Is Obliterating Palestine
Gaza is being deliberately starved. The West Bank is next.
prospect.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Unless Israel is stopped, Gaza will be bombed and starved until the entire population is either dead or shipped off somewhere. Then the West Bank will receive the same treatment." prospect.org/world/2025-0...
Strange - seems to be working fine for me now. Thanks for flagging
July 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Strange - seems to be working fine for me now. Thanks for flagging
I wrote a thing on why economists are slowly starting to rethink their wrongheaded knee-jerk hatred of rent control. www.policylink.org/resources/pu...
Economists Are Rethinking Rent Control | PolicyLink
www.policylink.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I wrote a thing on why economists are slowly starting to rethink their wrongheaded knee-jerk hatred of rent control. www.policylink.org/resources/pu...
"overconsumption of housing by tenants of rent controlled-apartments" is honestly a wild statement. We do have an "overconsumption of housing" problem, but tenants in rent-controlled apartments have absolutely nothing to do with it. For example, this 66k mansion owned by Gates is overconsumption
July 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"overconsumption of housing by tenants of rent controlled-apartments" is honestly a wild statement. We do have an "overconsumption of housing" problem, but tenants in rent-controlled apartments have absolutely nothing to do with it. For example, this 66k mansion owned by Gates is overconsumption