Amy Castro
@amycastro.bsky.social
Associate Professor, SP2, UPenn
Co-Founder, Center for Guaranteed Income Research @Penn
Co-Founder, Center for Guaranteed Income Research @Penn
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www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
More and more evidence of these types of programs having positive benefits
More and more evidence of these types of programs having positive benefits
Philly’s first-in-the-nation experiment giving cash to struggling renters is working, researchers say
Families that got cash rental assistance were less likely to be evicted, experience homelessness, and report having serious problems with their homes, according to a study of the PHLHousing+ program.
www.inquirer.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
More and more evidence of these types of programs having positive benefits
More and more evidence of these types of programs having positive benefits
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Essay about the the recent study of unconditional cash and child development the NY Times covered:
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August 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Essay about the the recent study of unconditional cash and child development the NY Times covered:
www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
@socio-steve.bsky.social @alexhowlett.bsky.social @karlwiderquist.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social @etvpod.bsky.social @amycastro.bsky.social
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I like this Gavin more than podcast Gavin.
June 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I like this Gavin more than podcast Gavin.
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Join us on June 17 at 2PM ET to explore how #PublicBanks can power #GuaranteedIncome and a just economy!
Feat. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social
RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI
Feat. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social
RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI
June 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Join us on June 17 at 2PM ET to explore how #PublicBanks can power #GuaranteedIncome and a just economy!
Feat. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social
RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI
Feat. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social
RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI
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"How 2 guaranteed income programs have taken hold in Minnesota -
Springboard for the Arts is running both a rural and urban program and has some lessons for success."
www.fastcompany.com/91331198/how...
Springboard for the Arts is running both a rural and urban program and has some lessons for success."
www.fastcompany.com/91331198/how...
How 2 guaranteed income programs have taken hold in Minnesota
Springboard for the Arts is running both a rural and urban program and has some lessons for success.
www.fastcompany.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"How 2 guaranteed income programs have taken hold in Minnesota -
Springboard for the Arts is running both a rural and urban program and has some lessons for success."
www.fastcompany.com/91331198/how...
Springboard for the Arts is running both a rural and urban program and has some lessons for success."
www.fastcompany.com/91331198/how...
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Last year, LA Community College District launched a privately funded guaranteed income program for low-income students pursuing health careers.
I followed one student in the initiative to learn how a basic income might influence the lives and choices of L.A. community college students.
I followed one student in the initiative to learn how a basic income might influence the lives and choices of L.A. community college students.
Can $1,000 a month help more students land nursing careers? An L.A. pilot effort says yes
L.A. Community College District is giving hundreds of low-income students $1,000 a month in unrestricted income in hopes of keeping them enrolled and helping deliver a more diverse and multilingual he...
www.latimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Last year, LA Community College District launched a privately funded guaranteed income program for low-income students pursuing health careers.
I followed one student in the initiative to learn how a basic income might influence the lives and choices of L.A. community college students.
I followed one student in the initiative to learn how a basic income might influence the lives and choices of L.A. community college students.
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🚨New Executive Action Tracker Entry🚨
Administration Fires Experts Who Produce Poverty Guidelines That Affect Millions: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Administration Fires Experts Who Produce Poverty Guidelines That Affect Millions: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Administration Fires Experts Who Produce Poverty Guidelines That Affect Millions | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
April 28, 2025: In early April the Trump Administration laid off the team of analysts who calculate the poverty guidelines used to administer more than 40 programs serving well over 80 million people.
www.cbpp.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🚨New Executive Action Tracker Entry🚨
Administration Fires Experts Who Produce Poverty Guidelines That Affect Millions: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Administration Fires Experts Who Produce Poverty Guidelines That Affect Millions: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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with a pending constitutional crisis on our hands, Jason Furman published an essay entitled “The Post-Neoliberal Delusion: And the Tragedy of Bidenomics.”
@c-hughes.bsky.social rebuttal shows the blind spots + makes a strong case gov’t shaping markets
open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...
@c-hughes.bsky.social rebuttal shows the blind spots + makes a strong case gov’t shaping markets
open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...
Wait a second, Jason
The post-neoliberal turn in political economy is a valuable and transformative shift in economic policymaking
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
with a pending constitutional crisis on our hands, Jason Furman published an essay entitled “The Post-Neoliberal Delusion: And the Tragedy of Bidenomics.”
@c-hughes.bsky.social rebuttal shows the blind spots + makes a strong case gov’t shaping markets
open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...
@c-hughes.bsky.social rebuttal shows the blind spots + makes a strong case gov’t shaping markets
open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...
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Congrats to Alexander Bervik & Anna Ferris on their publication in the Int'l Journal of Social Welfare! Their work examines how U.S. immigration laws shape welfare access for forced migrants, revealing inequalities rooted in "deservingness."
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An ideology of deserving: A historical analysis of the United States' immigration policies governing forced migration and social welfare
Legislation governs both the admittance and treatment of forced migrants in the United States. Increasingly, many forced migrants are offered few welfare benefits, temporary protection, and no pathwa...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Congrats to Alexander Bervik & Anna Ferris on their publication in the Int'l Journal of Social Welfare! Their work examines how U.S. immigration laws shape welfare access for forced migrants, revealing inequalities rooted in "deservingness."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....