Brian Goldstone
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social
Author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America • essays and reporting in The New York Times, Harper's, The New Republic & elsewhere briangoldstone.net
I also think we need to have a real reckoning with “employment” as a metric when so many people I know have gig-type jobs and single jobs aren’t affording people these basic things they need to live
It seems crucial (and long overdue) that our national political discourse has finally shifted from an obsession with "the economy" to what actually matters: whether people can afford the basic things they need to live.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Sorry you won't be able to make it! Hopefully I'll be in the area again soon
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Sorry you won't be able to make it! Hopefully I'll be in the area again soon
Bill Clinton's "It's the economy, stupid" was arguably, in the end, a plea for maintaining a profoundly unequal status quo.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Bill Clinton's "It's the economy, stupid" was arguably, in the end, a plea for maintaining a profoundly unequal status quo.
If a "strong economy" can coincide with—or indeed create—record homelessness and insecurity, then maybe it's time for a change in terminology.
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If a "strong economy" can coincide with—or indeed create—record homelessness and insecurity, then maybe it's time for a change in terminology.
I'll never forget former LA mayor Eric Garcetti saying, "In a good economy, homelessness goes up."
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'll never forget former LA mayor Eric Garcetti saying, "In a good economy, homelessness goes up."
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
Having written a book about the dramatic rise of America's "working homeless," I couldn't agree more!
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Having written a book about the dramatic rise of America's "working homeless," I couldn't agree more!
"The economy" is GDP, corporate profits, and the stock market.
"Affordability" is wondering whether paying for your kid's medication means you won't be able to pay the rent.
"Affordability" is wondering whether paying for your kid's medication means you won't be able to pay the rent.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"The economy" is GDP, corporate profits, and the stock market.
"Affordability" is wondering whether paying for your kid's medication means you won't be able to pay the rent.
"Affordability" is wondering whether paying for your kid's medication means you won't be able to pay the rent.
From the AJC article: "Some people are being affected much more acutely by rent hikes than others, and it's the folks who actually can least afford it."
The same people hurt most by losing ACA subsidies are the ones being crushed by rising rents. The harm is never equally distributed.
The same people hurt most by losing ACA subsidies are the ones being crushed by rising rents. The harm is never equally distributed.
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From the AJC article: "Some people are being affected much more acutely by rent hikes than others, and it's the folks who actually can least afford it."
The same people hurt most by losing ACA subsidies are the ones being crushed by rising rents. The harm is never equally distributed.
The same people hurt most by losing ACA subsidies are the ones being crushed by rising rents. The harm is never equally distributed.
I said "slowly," but that's not really true. Without healthcare, it won't be slow at all. Just quieter, and out of sight.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I said "slowly," but that's not really true. Without healthcare, it won't be slow at all. Just quieter, and out of sight.
oh wow, thank you so much. that really means a lot
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
oh wow, thank you so much. that really means a lot
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This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.
Lawsuit Alleges Inhumane Conditions at Broadview ICE Facility
Federal authorities moved two plaintiffs in the suit out of state; a judge has ordered they be returned Monday.
southsideweekly.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.