Maureen Conway
@maureenc.bsky.social
Interested in job quality, employee ownership, and economic systems that support human dignity. Also urban planning, pastel painting, food, books, sports and lots of other stuff. Views my own.
I live in the DC metro area and stuck with @washingtonpost.com despite questionable editorial decisions But if they’re gutting local coverage why bother?
Now I just need a nice sudoku book for my beloved so he’ll let it go…
Read @katierobertson.bsky.social &co
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
Now I just need a nice sudoku book for my beloved so he’ll let it go…
Read @katierobertson.bsky.social &co
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
Washington Post Plans Cuts to Reshape Newsroom
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I live in the DC metro area and stuck with @washingtonpost.com despite questionable editorial decisions But if they’re gutting local coverage why bother?
Now I just need a nice sudoku book for my beloved so he’ll let it go…
Read @katierobertson.bsky.social &co
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
Now I just need a nice sudoku book for my beloved so he’ll let it go…
Read @katierobertson.bsky.social &co
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...
Fascinating!
Regardless of what you think about chatbots and their feelings, it’s a relief to hear about a serious effort to embed concern for humanity rather than profit maximizing in an LLM.
Tech needs humanities majors!!
@caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com
podcast.app/will-chatgpt...
Regardless of what you think about chatbots and their feelings, it’s a relief to hear about a serious effort to embed concern for humanity rather than profit maximizing in an LLM.
Tech needs humanities majors!!
@caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com
podcast.app/will-chatgpt...
Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude's New Constitution - Hard Fork
<p>Ads are coming to ChatGPT’s free and low-cost subscription tiers. We explain what they’ll look like, why OpenAI is taking this approach and whether the company can court advertising dollars without...
podcast.app
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Fascinating!
Regardless of what you think about chatbots and their feelings, it’s a relief to hear about a serious effort to embed concern for humanity rather than profit maximizing in an LLM.
Tech needs humanities majors!!
@caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com
podcast.app/will-chatgpt...
Regardless of what you think about chatbots and their feelings, it’s a relief to hear about a serious effort to embed concern for humanity rather than profit maximizing in an LLM.
Tech needs humanities majors!!
@caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com
podcast.app/will-chatgpt...
Retail trade lost jobs. In December.
In other news, manufacturing employment is down, and leisure & hospitality is the sector that added the most jobs, followed closely by healthcare
Not looking great for folks trying to earn a living...
www.bls.gov/news.release...
In other news, manufacturing employment is down, and leisure & hospitality is the sector that added the most jobs, followed closely by healthcare
Not looking great for folks trying to earn a living...
www.bls.gov/news.release...
Employment Situation Summary
- 2025 M13 Results
www.bls.gov
January 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Retail trade lost jobs. In December.
In other news, manufacturing employment is down, and leisure & hospitality is the sector that added the most jobs, followed closely by healthcare
Not looking great for folks trying to earn a living...
www.bls.gov/news.release...
In other news, manufacturing employment is down, and leisure & hospitality is the sector that added the most jobs, followed closely by healthcare
Not looking great for folks trying to earn a living...
www.bls.gov/news.release...
"Democrats can oppose Trump’s efforts without rallying around a flawed institution that has put the interests of the most powerful ahead of those of the most vulnerable"
Indeed
Read @brookings.edu Aaron Klein on the need to reform the Fed in @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
Indeed
Read @brookings.edu Aaron Klein on the need to reform the Fed in @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
Trump Almost Has a Point About the Federal Reserve
The central bank has long abused its power in ways that benefit the financial sector at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
"Democrats can oppose Trump’s efforts without rallying around a flawed institution that has put the interests of the most powerful ahead of those of the most vulnerable"
Indeed
Read @brookings.edu Aaron Klein on the need to reform the Fed in @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
Indeed
Read @brookings.edu Aaron Klein on the need to reform the Fed in @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
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“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
And that’s a wrap on 2025 Politics—I wouldn’t know where to start but Michelle Cottle @nytimes.com has a bracing, dark humor summary
“Here’s hoping 2026 brings many more displays of political grit.”
Indeed, we need them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
“Here’s hoping 2026 brings many more displays of political grit.”
Indeed, we need them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
And that’s a wrap on 2025 Politics—I wouldn’t know where to start but Michelle Cottle @nytimes.com has a bracing, dark humor summary
“Here’s hoping 2026 brings many more displays of political grit.”
Indeed, we need them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
“Here’s hoping 2026 brings many more displays of political grit.”
Indeed, we need them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Reposted by Maureen Conway
"Francisco" sent this from where he was harvesting celery near Bakersfield CA. It was 42°, damp and cold when he began working at 7am. Walking through the celery and bending over to harvest it made his clothes damp and cold. He worked an 8 hour day earning CA min wage. #WeFeedYou
December 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Francisco" sent this from where he was harvesting celery near Bakersfield CA. It was 42°, damp and cold when he began working at 7am. Walking through the celery and bending over to harvest it made his clothes damp and cold. He worked an 8 hour day earning CA min wage. #WeFeedYou
When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Can the professional class develop empathy and respect for the working class without having an experience like at @briangroh.bsky.social in @nytimes.com? Wondering what that would take
Can the professional class develop empathy and respect for the working class without having an experience like at @briangroh.bsky.social in @nytimes.com? Wondering what that would take
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Can the professional class develop empathy and respect for the working class without having an experience like at @briangroh.bsky.social in @nytimes.com? Wondering what that would take
Can the professional class develop empathy and respect for the working class without having an experience like at @briangroh.bsky.social in @nytimes.com? Wondering what that would take
the US’s dismal performance at sharing the fruits of its success with the less well-to-do in its society is not some bug in American capitalism. It is a feature
Read Eduardo Porter in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Read Eduardo Porter in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
the US’s dismal performance at sharing the fruits of its success with the less well-to-do in its society is not some bug in American capitalism. It is a feature
Read Eduardo Porter in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Read Eduardo Porter in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Beautiful piece from Tatiana Schlossberg @newyorker.com Reflections:
-Many unseen ways public investment/reg’n shapes our planet & lives
-Gov’t investment serves public good more than private (greed-motivated) does
-Grateful to be unrelated to RFK Jr
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
-Many unseen ways public investment/reg’n shapes our planet & lives
-Gov’t investment serves public good more than private (greed-motivated) does
-Grateful to be unrelated to RFK Jr
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Beautiful piece from Tatiana Schlossberg @newyorker.com Reflections:
-Many unseen ways public investment/reg’n shapes our planet & lives
-Gov’t investment serves public good more than private (greed-motivated) does
-Grateful to be unrelated to RFK Jr
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
-Many unseen ways public investment/reg’n shapes our planet & lives
-Gov’t investment serves public good more than private (greed-motivated) does
-Grateful to be unrelated to RFK Jr
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Reposted by Maureen Conway
Don’t buy Starbucks coffee. Don’t buy Windmill Mushrooms. Solidarity forever! #NoContractNoCoffee
No compres café de Starbucks. No compres hongos de Windmill Mushrooms. ¡Solidaridad para siempre!
No compres café de Starbucks. No compres hongos de Windmill Mushrooms. ¡Solidaridad para siempre!
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Don’t buy Starbucks coffee. Don’t buy Windmill Mushrooms. Solidarity forever! #NoContractNoCoffee
No compres café de Starbucks. No compres hongos de Windmill Mushrooms. ¡Solidaridad para siempre!
No compres café de Starbucks. No compres hongos de Windmill Mushrooms. ¡Solidaridad para siempre!
Reposted by Maureen Conway
Trump wants you to believe your struggle is your neighbor’s fault. But workers know better.
We see the truth: the folks cleaning our hospitals, caring for our elders, and harvesting our food aren’t the problem… losing them is.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/14/m...
We see the truth: the folks cleaning our hospitals, caring for our elders, and harvesting our food aren’t the problem… losing them is.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/14/m...
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers, They’re Tanking the Economy
Donald Trump rode back into office by leaning on the same faux populist refrain he weaponized a decade ago: immigrants are “taking your jobs!” Since then,
www.counterpunch.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump wants you to believe your struggle is your neighbor’s fault. But workers know better.
We see the truth: the folks cleaning our hospitals, caring for our elders, and harvesting our food aren’t the problem… losing them is.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/14/m...
We see the truth: the folks cleaning our hospitals, caring for our elders, and harvesting our food aren’t the problem… losing them is.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/14/m...
Reposted by Maureen Conway
THIS IS HUGE: No Kings Alliance just announced they're going to mobilize in support of our striking baristas.
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
'Don't Cross the Picket Line': No Kings Alliance Backs Starbucks Boycott During Workers Strike | Common Dreams
The No Kings Alliance stands in solidarity with Starbucks workers on strike for fair pay and contracts, highlighting CEO-worker pay disparity.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
THIS IS HUGE: No Kings Alliance just announced they're going to mobilize in support of our striking baristas.
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
Brilliant! Read @winterjessica.bsky.social
The problem that men & women share is an econ system that devalues a
& dehumanizes them. Hard work doesn’t work when work doesn’t pay.
In the face of this econ injustice, centrist D’s ideas stir neither hope nor passion
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The problem that men & women share is an econ system that devalues a
& dehumanizes them. Hard work doesn’t work when work doesn’t pay.
In the face of this econ injustice, centrist D’s ideas stir neither hope nor passion
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Brilliant! Read @winterjessica.bsky.social
The problem that men & women share is an econ system that devalues a
& dehumanizes them. Hard work doesn’t work when work doesn’t pay.
In the face of this econ injustice, centrist D’s ideas stir neither hope nor passion
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The problem that men & women share is an econ system that devalues a
& dehumanizes them. Hard work doesn’t work when work doesn’t pay.
In the face of this econ injustice, centrist D’s ideas stir neither hope nor passion
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Reposted by Maureen Conway
this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
A Good Jobs Agenda:
1. start focusing on services, instead of manufacturing, as the main provider of jobs.
2. take aim at technological innovation, deploying government programs to redirect it in a more worker-friendly direction.
Read @drodrik.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
1. start focusing on services, instead of manufacturing, as the main provider of jobs.
2. take aim at technological innovation, deploying government programs to redirect it in a more worker-friendly direction.
Read @drodrik.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | This Is What a Good Job Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A Good Jobs Agenda:
1. start focusing on services, instead of manufacturing, as the main provider of jobs.
2. take aim at technological innovation, deploying government programs to redirect it in a more worker-friendly direction.
Read @drodrik.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
1. start focusing on services, instead of manufacturing, as the main provider of jobs.
2. take aim at technological innovation, deploying government programs to redirect it in a more worker-friendly direction.
Read @drodrik.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
NFP = conservatives trying to trick women into unplanned pregnancies and justifying it by saying women are just selfish for not wanting children.
Then they blame women for having kids they can’t afford—which they can’t in a country that impoverishes working people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Then they blame women for having kids they can’t afford—which they can’t in a country that impoverishes working people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
The MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NFP = conservatives trying to trick women into unplanned pregnancies and justifying it by saying women are just selfish for not wanting children.
Then they blame women for having kids they can’t afford—which they can’t in a country that impoverishes working people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Then they blame women for having kids they can’t afford—which they can’t in a country that impoverishes working people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Taking the Republican principle of government by the rich and for the rich to a whole new level…
Read @jessedrucker.bsky.social @nytimes.com
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Read @jessedrucker.bsky.social @nytimes.com
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Taking the Republican principle of government by the rich and for the rich to a whole new level…
Read @jessedrucker.bsky.social @nytimes.com
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Read @jessedrucker.bsky.social @nytimes.com
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Hopefully no one’s missing the real story: that 42million people - 1 in 8 in the “richest country in the world “ - are on Food Stamps. And this is not new.
We require everyone who can to work and that is also not new. The problem is the jobs.
#FixWorkNotWorkers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
We require everyone who can to work and that is also not new. The problem is the jobs.
#FixWorkNotWorkers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Hopefully no one’s missing the real story: that 42million people - 1 in 8 in the “richest country in the world “ - are on Food Stamps. And this is not new.
We require everyone who can to work and that is also not new. The problem is the jobs.
#FixWorkNotWorkers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
We require everyone who can to work and that is also not new. The problem is the jobs.
#FixWorkNotWorkers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
“Christianity is a love story, and the love Christians are called to show their neighbors is not perfunctory and pale, but passionate and sincere.”
Thx Elizabeth Bruenig for writing.
It should be all Christians opposed to Trump
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Thx Elizabeth Bruenig for writing.
It should be all Christians opposed to Trump
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Catholic Church and the Trump Administration Are Not Getting Along
The religion’s call to radical love can’t countenance this much cruelty.
www.theatlantic.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“Christianity is a love story, and the love Christians are called to show their neighbors is not perfunctory and pale, but passionate and sincere.”
Thx Elizabeth Bruenig for writing.
It should be all Christians opposed to Trump
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Thx Elizabeth Bruenig for writing.
It should be all Christians opposed to Trump
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reposted by Maureen Conway
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
Had the opportunity to visit the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration. Incredibly moving and powerful. Can’t recommend enough. Much appreciation to @eji.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Had the opportunity to visit the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration. Incredibly moving and powerful. Can’t recommend enough. Much appreciation to @eji.org
Reposted by Maureen Conway
The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax.
👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax.
👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social
"She’s the rare expert whose proposals have been opposed across the ideological spectrum, including by the Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, and Philanthropy Roundtable."
Does @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social really think the ideologies of the rich represent the full ideological spectrum?
Does @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social really think the ideologies of the rich represent the full ideological spectrum?
When it comes to philanthropy and taxes, writes Ray D. Madoff, the rich really are different than you and me. In her new book she describes how the rules related to philanthropy, capital gains, and estates to minimize or eliminate their taxes.
https://phlnthrp.com/47E2Qni
https://phlnthrp.com/47E2Qni
How the Rich Use Philanthropy to Dodge Taxes
Law professor Ray Madoff’s new book, “The Second Estate,” argues that philanthropy is part of a playbook that the ultra-wealthy use to avoid taxes.
www.philanthropy.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"She’s the rare expert whose proposals have been opposed across the ideological spectrum, including by the Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, and Philanthropy Roundtable."
Does @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social really think the ideologies of the rich represent the full ideological spectrum?
Does @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social really think the ideologies of the rich represent the full ideological spectrum?
Reposted by Maureen Conway
Please read this about AI. It's also about me and my profession. Every word is true.
I'm in a position where I can, and do say my piece without fear - the VCs simply don't care.
Many of my tech friends feel they have to keep mum about their professional views on AI, or risk losing their jobs.
I'm in a position where I can, and do say my piece without fear - the VCs simply don't care.
Many of my tech friends feel they have to keep mum about their professional views on AI, or risk losing their jobs.
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Please read this about AI. It's also about me and my profession. Every word is true.
I'm in a position where I can, and do say my piece without fear - the VCs simply don't care.
Many of my tech friends feel they have to keep mum about their professional views on AI, or risk losing their jobs.
I'm in a position where I can, and do say my piece without fear - the VCs simply don't care.
Many of my tech friends feel they have to keep mum about their professional views on AI, or risk losing their jobs.