UMass Amherst School of Public Policy
@sppumass.bsky.social
The School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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"U.S. policymakers can reform corporate governance so that workers have a voice in corporate decision-making and can improve their own and the American public’s experience of economic growth and democracy," writes @lenorepalladino.bsky.social (economics & @sppumass.bsky.social) in a new essay:
To restore democracy, end shareholder primacy at U.S. corporations and on Wall Street
The role of corporations and big financial institutions in the U.S. economy and how shareholder primacy shapes the American capitalist system.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"U.S. policymakers can reform corporate governance so that workers have a voice in corporate decision-making and can improve their own and the American public’s experience of economic growth and democracy," writes @lenorepalladino.bsky.social (economics & @sppumass.bsky.social) in a new essay:
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Viviana Wu, public policy, and Anthony Paik, sociology, have been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to build a first-of-its-kind database tracking trends in foundations' nonprofit grantmaking: www.umass.edu/news/article... - with @sppumass.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Viviana Wu, public policy, and Anthony Paik, sociology, have been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to build a first-of-its-kind database tracking trends in foundations' nonprofit grantmaking: www.umass.edu/news/article... - with @sppumass.bsky.social
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I'm looking forward to giving a presentation by Zoom to public policy faculty at the American University in Cairo next Wednesday, September 17. Zoom link here if you are interested.
September 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I'm looking forward to giving a presentation by Zoom to public policy faculty at the American University in Cairo next Wednesday, September 17. Zoom link here if you are interested.
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Considering a career in public policy? Join @sppumass.bsky.social on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at noon ET for a virtual information session on public policy and administration master's programs. Register now at umass.tfaforms.net/327?campaign...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Considering a career in public policy? Join @sppumass.bsky.social on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at noon ET for a virtual information session on public policy and administration master's programs. Register now at umass.tfaforms.net/327?campaign...
#umass #publicpolicy #graduateschool #publicpolicycareers
#umass #publicpolicy #graduateschool #publicpolicycareers
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Elizabeth Schmidt, professor of practice in the School of Public Policy(@sppumass.bsky.social), has a new book that translates convoluted #nonprofit legal frameworks into terms that nonprofit leaders without a law degree can understand. www.umass.edu/news/article...
August 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Elizabeth Schmidt, professor of practice in the School of Public Policy(@sppumass.bsky.social), has a new book that translates convoluted #nonprofit legal frameworks into terms that nonprofit leaders without a law degree can understand. www.umass.edu/news/article...
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New research examines how political TV discussions reproduce or mitigate gender inequality. “Our study shows that even ‘professional talkers’ with strong incentives to maximize their airtime experience gendered conversational norms,” says @kshoub.bsky.social, public policy (@sppumass.bsky.social):
Polite Political Punditry May Be Quietly Silencing Women on TV | UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst researcher finds more representation—and adversarial exchanges—help women to be heard in political commentary.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New research examines how political TV discussions reproduce or mitigate gender inequality. “Our study shows that even ‘professional talkers’ with strong incentives to maximize their airtime experience gendered conversational norms,” says @kshoub.bsky.social, public policy (@sppumass.bsky.social):
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I spoke with Gabrielle Gurley of @prospect.org for this story, about the state of Canada-US relations
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Northeastern Governors and Canadian Premiers Unite Against Trump
In the shadow of the G7 summit in Alberta, regional American and Canadian leaders met in Boston to confront their shared economic crises—and surviving Trump.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I spoke with Gabrielle Gurley of @prospect.org for this story, about the state of Canada-US relations
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The gradual centralization of the US political system has stoked policy instability, with presidents now ruling by emergency powers and executive action. Writer @alasdairroberts.bsky.social asks: What happens when the wrong person’s in charge? thewalrus.ca/trump-presidency/
June 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The gradual centralization of the US political system has stoked policy instability, with presidents now ruling by emergency powers and executive action. Writer @alasdairroberts.bsky.social asks: What happens when the wrong person’s in charge? thewalrus.ca/trump-presidency/
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My oped in today's @theglobeandmail.com about the need for annual Canada Summits
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Opinion: Annual G7 summits are important. So why aren’t Canadian summits a thing?
If we accept that the convening power of annual summits are productive, then we should restore them to Canadian political life
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June 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My oped in today's @theglobeandmail.com about the need for annual Canada Summits
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Every so often, my editors get a headline just right. My column in Prospect this month: "Artificial Intelligence isn't magic. It's just weird." It's about the excellent "AI as Normal Technology essay and the ways in which AI is absolutely not normal: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
AI isn’t magic. It’s just weird
A new paper argues that AI should be treated as a ‘normal’ technology like electricity or the internet. But it’s far more unknowable
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June 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Every so often, my editors get a headline just right. My column in Prospect this month: "Artificial Intelligence isn't magic. It's just weird." It's about the excellent "AI as Normal Technology essay and the ways in which AI is absolutely not normal: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
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A “good company” doesn’t fight democracy, dodge regulation, or exploit workers.
It innovates—it doesn’t extract.
You can hear our whole convo with @lenorepalladino.bsky.social on what makes a company good at the following link or wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/pitchforkeco...
It innovates—it doesn’t extract.
You can hear our whole convo with @lenorepalladino.bsky.social on what makes a company good at the following link or wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/pitchforkeco...
May 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A “good company” doesn’t fight democracy, dodge regulation, or exploit workers.
It innovates—it doesn’t extract.
You can hear our whole convo with @lenorepalladino.bsky.social on what makes a company good at the following link or wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/pitchforkeco...
It innovates—it doesn’t extract.
You can hear our whole convo with @lenorepalladino.bsky.social on what makes a company good at the following link or wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/pitchforkeco...
ICYMI: John Kamensky on the Statecraft podcast discussing the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, DOGE, and more.
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How to Build the '90s DOGE
"Congress ate dessert first and cut the number of people without simplifying the rules”
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May 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
ICYMI: John Kamensky on the Statecraft podcast discussing the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, DOGE, and more.
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Thank you to the @umassamherst.bsky.social @sppumass.bsky.social students who invited me to Policy in Action Day held in partnership with the Civic Action Project (CAP).
Here are my remarks to the brilliant and rising generation:
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Here are my remarks to the brilliant and rising generation:
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May 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thank you to the @umassamherst.bsky.social @sppumass.bsky.social students who invited me to Policy in Action Day held in partnership with the Civic Action Project (CAP).
Here are my remarks to the brilliant and rising generation:
senatorjocomerford.org/thoughts-for...
Here are my remarks to the brilliant and rising generation:
senatorjocomerford.org/thoughts-for...
New research coauthored by Michael Ash - "Pervasive racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. petrochemical workforce" in Ecological Economics.
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Pervasive racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. petrochemical workforce
The burden of petrochemical pollution on communities of Color is well established, but the corresponding distribution of economic benefits is unclear.…
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April 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New research coauthored by Michael Ash - "Pervasive racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. petrochemical workforce" in Ecological Economics.
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Don't miss the upcoming discussion series on "Politics and Policy" at UMass Downtown this spring and summer.
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UMass Downtown to Host ‘Politics & Policy’ Lecture and Discussion Series | UMass Amherst
The conversations, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on April 24, May 6 and June 10 in the university’s new multipurpose retail, event and meeting space at 108 North Pleasant St. in downtown Amherst, are free a...
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April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Don't miss the upcoming discussion series on "Politics and Policy" at UMass Downtown this spring and summer.
www.umass.edu/news/article...
www.umass.edu/news/article...
ICYMI: @lenorepalladino.bsky.social commenting on stock buybacks in The Guardian.
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Top US companies spent three times as much on buybacks as taxes after Trump cuts – report
As president proposes new cuts, data shows 11 corporations collectively recorded nearly $500bn in profits since last cuts
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April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
ICYMI: @lenorepalladino.bsky.social commenting on stock buybacks in The Guardian.
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"The AI race shows no country can stay in its lane" - my column for Prospect on DeepSeek argues that economic nationalism is a disastrous way to approach complex tech in an interconnected world: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/column...
The AI race shows no country can stay in its lane
The rise of China’s DeepSeek reveals the weaknesses of isolationism as an economic policy
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March 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"The AI race shows no country can stay in its lane" - my column for Prospect on DeepSeek argues that economic nationalism is a disastrous way to approach complex tech in an interconnected world: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/column...
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5) Q&A Session: Students from UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL), @sppumass.bsky.social, and the political science department had the chance to learn from our alumni experts about working in DC and navigating career prospects after graduation.
March 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
5) Q&A Session: Students from UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL), @sppumass.bsky.social, and the political science department had the chance to learn from our alumni experts about working in DC and navigating career prospects after graduation.
ICYMI: Read Joya Misra's ASA presidential address: "Sociological Solutions: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy."
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March 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
ICYMI: Read Joya Misra's ASA presidential address: "Sociological Solutions: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy."
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#umassspp #sociology #asa
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#umassspp #sociology #asa
Rosemary Pang on how party control of institutions in autocratic governments can mitigate destabilizing effects of corruption.
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#umass #autocracy
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#umass #autocracy
Party Power is Key to Autocrats Maintaining Control Amid Corruption | UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst study finds entrenched ruling parties can insulate nondemocratic regimes from being toppled by anti-government protests.
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March 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Rosemary Pang on how party control of institutions in autocratic governments can mitigate destabilizing effects of corruption.
www.umass.edu/news/article...
#umass #autocracy
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#umass #autocracy
New from Shanthie D'Souza: "India’s 2025 Budget: A Missed Opportunity to Meet Climate Targets" in The Diplomat.
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India’s 2025 Budget: A Missed Opportunity to Meet Climate Targets
The country must engage in climate diplomacy while simultaneously making consistent and meaningful efforts at home. It has failed to do so.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New from Shanthie D'Souza: "India’s 2025 Budget: A Missed Opportunity to Meet Climate Targets" in The Diplomat.
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It is only a matter of time before indiscriminate firings damage morale and the ability of government agencies to do their job. But that is almost certainly the point, writes @ethanz.bsky.social.
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Musk isn’t disrupting the government. He’s breaking it
Elon Musk’s Doge team seems to be using Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘move fast and break things’ motto. That’s not what voters asked for
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February 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It is only a matter of time before indiscriminate firings damage morale and the ability of government agencies to do their job. But that is almost certainly the point, writes @ethanz.bsky.social.
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John Kamensky and Mark Abramson with "A Brief History of Government Reform" in the February 2025 Ripon Forum.
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A Brief History of Government Reform | The Ripon Society
There have been more than 15 attempts to reform the U.S. government since the early 1900s. Are the lessons of these past efforts even relevant in this age o ...
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February 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
John Kamensky and Mark Abramson with "A Brief History of Government Reform" in the February 2025 Ripon Forum.
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The BBC just published an excellent dive into Ryan's (@antisomniac.bsky.social), Kevin's (@ze.vin), and Ethan's (@ethanz.bsky.social) random sampling work on YouTube, with visualizations based on data pulled from from Kevin's fantastic TubeStats project.
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How a computer that 'drunk dials' videos is exposing YouTube's secrets
YouTube is about to turn 20. An unusual research method is unveiling statistics about the platform that Google would rather keep secret.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The BBC just published an excellent dive into Ryan's (@antisomniac.bsky.social), Kevin's (@ze.vin), and Ethan's (@ethanz.bsky.social) random sampling work on YouTube, with visualizations based on data pulled from from Kevin's fantastic TubeStats project.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...