@andreawalters.bsky.social
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A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
NOAA's Center for Heat Resilient Communities would have helped local officials keep residents safe.
www.motherjones.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
There is a lot of discussion about the 'real' cost of tariffs, so it is always excited to see some actual data and analysis!
We’ve estimated the potential effect of Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods, from automobiles to eggplants. Explore the data https://econ.trib.al/WX6LtlY
Tracking the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs
Our estimate of their potential effects, from autos to aubergines
econ.trib.al
June 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There is a lot of discussion about the 'real' cost of tariffs, so it is always excited to see some actual data and analysis!
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The trade war with China has not proceeded as Donald Trump envisaged. Both countries remain dependent on the other and it is clear that neither will achieve a decisive victory https://econ.trib.al/e0LiFSp
How America and China spooked each other
As officials meet in London, the costs of their trade war are now abundantly clear
econ.trib.al
June 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The trade war with China has not proceeded as Donald Trump envisaged. Both countries remain dependent on the other and it is clear that neither will achieve a decisive victory https://econ.trib.al/e0LiFSp
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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Trimming the headcount of federal employees, as Elon Musk wants to do, is unlikely to save much money. Civilian payroll costs account for just 4% of the $7trn the government spends each year econ.st/3CS39yA
Elon Musk’s outfit is running into opposition from Donald Trump’s appointees
The people the president has chosen to run departments are not wild about DOGE firing their underlings
econ.st
February 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trimming the headcount of federal employees, as Elon Musk wants to do, is unlikely to save much money. Civilian payroll costs account for just 4% of the $7trn the government spends each year econ.st/3CS39yA
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"A single late night e-mail has jeopardized the organizing and bargaining rights of 80 million workers," says former EPI Senior Fellow @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social in a new article in @thenation.com
Read more about how Trump dismantled a worker protection agency:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Read more about how Trump dismantled a worker protection agency:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
www.thenation.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"A single late night e-mail has jeopardized the organizing and bargaining rights of 80 million workers," says former EPI Senior Fellow @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social in a new article in @thenation.com
Read more about how Trump dismantled a worker protection agency:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Read more about how Trump dismantled a worker protection agency:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The federal workforce is under attack from the Trump administration.
But who are federal workers?
🔹 ~3 million people
🔹 93% work outside of DC
🔹 Diverse representation of race & age
🔹 Top occupation: medical/public health
www.epi.org/blog/a-snaps...
But who are federal workers?
🔹 ~3 million people
🔹 93% work outside of DC
🔹 Diverse representation of race & age
🔹 Top occupation: medical/public health
www.epi.org/blog/a-snaps...
A snapshot of the federal workforce that is now under attack from the Trump administration
In the first month of his new administration, President Trump has taken drastic steps to reduce the size of the federal workforce, from offering nearly all federal employees a “deferred resignation” b...
www.epi.org
February 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The federal workforce is under attack from the Trump administration.
But who are federal workers?
🔹 ~3 million people
🔹 93% work outside of DC
🔹 Diverse representation of race & age
🔹 Top occupation: medical/public health
www.epi.org/blog/a-snaps...
But who are federal workers?
🔹 ~3 million people
🔹 93% work outside of DC
🔹 Diverse representation of race & age
🔹 Top occupation: medical/public health
www.epi.org/blog/a-snaps...
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One of the more alarming announcements, given the Trump administration’s trashing of conventions across the federal government, was the dismissal of the most senior lawyers of the army, navy and air force econ.st/41CNv3H
Donald Trump sacks America’s top military brass
The navy chief, the air force second-in-command and military lawyers have all been fired, too
econ.st
February 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One of the more alarming announcements, given the Trump administration’s trashing of conventions across the federal government, was the dismissal of the most senior lawyers of the army, navy and air force econ.st/41CNv3H
Interesting proposal!
Oregon State is considering a bill that would extend unemployment insurance for striking workers ✊
"This reform would result in meaningful benefits to workers & the state economy at minimal cost," said EPI’s Daniel Perez in his testimony.
Read his full statement:
www.epi.org/publication/...
"This reform would result in meaningful benefits to workers & the state economy at minimal cost," said EPI’s Daniel Perez in his testimony.
Read his full statement:
www.epi.org/publication/...
Testimony presented to the Oregon Senate Committee on Labor and Business in support of SB 916: Oregon can provide unemployment insurance for striking workers
EPI’s Daniel Perez delivered the following written testimony before the Oregon Senate Committee on Labor and Business on February 11, 2025, in support of SB 916, an act relating to unemployment insura...
www.epi.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Interesting proposal!
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Incredible experience. @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I got to take a tour of the cash operations at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and watched and learned how billions of dollars of bills are secured, sorted, and shipped out to banks. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
How the Fed Distributes Billions of Dollars in Cash
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 02/13/2025 · 27m
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Incredible experience. @tracyalloway.bsky.social and I got to take a tour of the cash operations at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and watched and learned how billions of dollars of bills are secured, sorted, and shipped out to banks. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
DOT’s Plan to Distribute Funding by Birth and Marriage Rates Would Leave Communities Most In Need Behind
If enacted, the new US Department of Transportation memo would prioritize funding to whiter, higher-income, more car-dependent areas over communities of color and people who walk, bike, or take public...
www.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas