Chloe Thurston
@chloethurston.bsky.social
Political scientist @ Northwestern. American political development and political economy. Politics of housing, credit, and debt. New Book: The Political Development of American Debt Relief.
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Taking sage advice of @unlawfulentries.bsky.social I’m posting cover of forthcoming book Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Taking sage advice of @unlawfulentries.bsky.social I’m posting cover of forthcoming book Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis
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I've really appreciated people sending me pictures of my Book Baby out in the world. Please keep them coming!! 😊
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I've really appreciated people sending me pictures of my Book Baby out in the world. Please keep them coming!! 😊
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Political violence, post-pandemic one-party rule, vast economic inequality, and immigration backlash? The 2020s are the 1920s all over again--and that may show us a way out. Adapted from my book, to be published next week. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Political violence, post-pandemic one-party rule, vast economic inequality, and immigration backlash? The 2020s are the 1920s all over again--and that may show us a way out. Adapted from my book, to be published next week. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
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Curtis Evans, of Evanston, carries a U.S. flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. Evans said he was a Marine during Ronald Reagan’s term.
September 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Curtis Evans, of Evanston, carries a U.S. flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. Evans said he was a Marine during Ronald Reagan’s term.
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🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
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good speech www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Full text of Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer's speech at news conference on reported Trump military plan for Chicago
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here is the full text of his remarks.
www.cbsnews.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
good speech www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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I'll be returning to campus this fall as the inaugural Tony and Teddie Brown Associate Professor of Public Policy.
I am excited to have earned tenure at Duke and humbled to receive this specific endowed chair (more on that later).
I've been sitting on this news for a while now...
I am excited to have earned tenure at Duke and humbled to receive this specific endowed chair (more on that later).
I've been sitting on this news for a while now...
August 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'll be returning to campus this fall as the inaugural Tony and Teddie Brown Associate Professor of Public Policy.
I am excited to have earned tenure at Duke and humbled to receive this specific endowed chair (more on that later).
I've been sitting on this news for a while now...
I am excited to have earned tenure at Duke and humbled to receive this specific endowed chair (more on that later).
I've been sitting on this news for a while now...
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Applications are open for SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI offers early-career scholars intellectual freedom, competitive benefits, research funds, and collaboration with leading scientists.
Learn more: santafe.edu/news-center/news/join-sfi-as-a-complexity-postdoctoral-fellow
Learn more: santafe.edu/news-center/news/join-sfi-as-a-complexity-postdoctoral-fellow
August 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Applications are open for SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI offers early-career scholars intellectual freedom, competitive benefits, research funds, and collaboration with leading scientists.
Learn more: santafe.edu/news-center/news/join-sfi-as-a-complexity-postdoctoral-fellow
Learn more: santafe.edu/news-center/news/join-sfi-as-a-complexity-postdoctoral-fellow
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I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)
August 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)
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New from me: I recently joined the Civic Café podcast (APSA’s Civic Engagement Section) to talk about my career path and research. The common thread is building a stronger democracy by helping both people and government strengthen their civic muscles. open.spotify.com/episode/5865...
Building Civic Muscle ft. Jae Yeon Kim
Civic Café · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New from me: I recently joined the Civic Café podcast (APSA’s Civic Engagement Section) to talk about my career path and research. The common thread is building a stronger democracy by helping both people and government strengthen their civic muscles. open.spotify.com/episode/5865...
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I don't know why this paper is open in my tabs, or who sent it to me, but it's important! It's about the Democrats' faith that good policy will yield political support, which appears, with some examination, to be wrong.
faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu
June 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I don't know why this paper is open in my tabs, or who sent it to me, but it's important! It's about the Democrats' faith that good policy will yield political support, which appears, with some examination, to be wrong.
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Just finished up at the Evanston No Kings rally. It was safe, peaceful, and a show of solidarity by *at least* 1,000 people.
Go to your local protest. Don’t let this administration scare you. Stand with your community when our leaders won’t.
Go to your local protest. Don’t let this administration scare you. Stand with your community when our leaders won’t.
June 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just finished up at the Evanston No Kings rally. It was safe, peaceful, and a show of solidarity by *at least* 1,000 people.
Go to your local protest. Don’t let this administration scare you. Stand with your community when our leaders won’t.
Go to your local protest. Don’t let this administration scare you. Stand with your community when our leaders won’t.
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As we say on the internet, "some personal news."
After 39 years on the job I am retiring as an NYU professor.
In this thread I will take a few moments to reflect on my academic career.
Spoiler alert: I am not leaving the field, or the fight for a public service press. 1/
After 39 years on the job I am retiring as an NYU professor.
In this thread I will take a few moments to reflect on my academic career.
Spoiler alert: I am not leaving the field, or the fight for a public service press. 1/
June 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As we say on the internet, "some personal news."
After 39 years on the job I am retiring as an NYU professor.
In this thread I will take a few moments to reflect on my academic career.
Spoiler alert: I am not leaving the field, or the fight for a public service press. 1/
After 39 years on the job I am retiring as an NYU professor.
In this thread I will take a few moments to reflect on my academic career.
Spoiler alert: I am not leaving the field, or the fight for a public service press. 1/
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Heading back from Providence reading the brilliant people I met over the past three days. Starting with this recent piece by @susglickman.bsky.social about the historical and ideological roots of Biden’s CHIPS Act, and the political economy baggage they come with.
Chips on the Table
The Biden administration wanted to restore the domestic semiconductor industry. The results have disappointed.
prospect.org
June 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Heading back from Providence reading the brilliant people I met over the past three days. Starting with this recent piece by @susglickman.bsky.social about the historical and ideological roots of Biden’s CHIPS Act, and the political economy baggage they come with.
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The Political Economy of Finance Summer School 2025 at the Watson Institute has been off to a great start. We had @thunen.bsky.social on the dollar empire (no pic sadly but fantastic talk, and shirt); now politics of debt and debt relief with @chloethurston.bsky.social.
June 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Political Economy of Finance Summer School 2025 at the Watson Institute has been off to a great start. We had @thunen.bsky.social on the dollar empire (no pic sadly but fantastic talk, and shirt); now politics of debt and debt relief with @chloethurston.bsky.social.
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(I would appreciate it if you shared this because it feels weird to write something like this and then have no one read it)
I've been wanting to tell my widowhood story publicly for years, but I know I don't have the kind of grief story people want to hear.
No community rallied, no family healed, no strength discovered.
I wrote about the gap between grief narratives and reality.
www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-i...
No community rallied, no family healed, no strength discovered.
I wrote about the gap between grief narratives and reality.
www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-i...
Why I Find It Hard to Write About Being a Widow
Why is it so hard to write about being a widow? My story has no redemptive arc. No community rallied, no family came together, no strength was discovered. Just sudden loss and ongoing adaptation witho...
www.dataandpolitics.net
June 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
(I would appreciate it if you shared this because it feels weird to write something like this and then have no one read it)
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So grateful to be joining a truly amazing set of fellow fellows at the American Academy in Berlin (@americanacademy.bsky.social)--including @oonahathaway.bsky.social.
@cape-team.bsky.social is doubly represented with @chloethurston.bsky.social joining, too! www.americanacademy.de/announcing-t...
@cape-team.bsky.social is doubly represented with @chloethurston.bsky.social joining, too! www.americanacademy.de/announcing-t...
www.americanacademy.de
May 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So grateful to be joining a truly amazing set of fellow fellows at the American Academy in Berlin (@americanacademy.bsky.social)--including @oonahathaway.bsky.social.
@cape-team.bsky.social is doubly represented with @chloethurston.bsky.social joining, too! www.americanacademy.de/announcing-t...
@cape-team.bsky.social is doubly represented with @chloethurston.bsky.social joining, too! www.americanacademy.de/announcing-t...
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
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***Online First Special Issue Release of Urban Affairs Review – The Local Politics of Public Health*** Open Access coming soon! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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May 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
***Online First Special Issue Release of Urban Affairs Review – The Local Politics of Public Health*** Open Access coming soon! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I’m excited to share that it’s my first official day on blue sky!
I’m also thrilled to say that my first solo-authored article, “Race, Gender, and Public Opinion Toward Black Female Political Elites,” has been accepted for publication @thejop.bsky.social!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
I’m also thrilled to say that my first solo-authored article, “Race, Gender, and Public Opinion Toward Black Female Political Elites,” has been accepted for publication @thejop.bsky.social!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Race, Gender, and Public Opinion toward Black Female Political Elites | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
May 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’m excited to share that it’s my first official day on blue sky!
I’m also thrilled to say that my first solo-authored article, “Race, Gender, and Public Opinion Toward Black Female Political Elites,” has been accepted for publication @thejop.bsky.social!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
I’m also thrilled to say that my first solo-authored article, “Race, Gender, and Public Opinion Toward Black Female Political Elites,” has been accepted for publication @thejop.bsky.social!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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AI industry giants owe their existence to taxpayer-funded, open research, but many have abandoned this collaborative model. I spoke to The Atlantic about how US science and tech leadership was built on shared knowledge. When companies hoard research, innovation suffers and accountability declines.
Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science—and in turn jeopardizing the AI boom he purports to champion, writes Matteo Wong:
A Disaster for American Innovation
The Trump administration is jeopardizing the AI boom.
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April 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
AI industry giants owe their existence to taxpayer-funded, open research, but many have abandoned this collaborative model. I spoke to The Atlantic about how US science and tech leadership was built on shared knowledge. When companies hoard research, innovation suffers and accountability declines.
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Really enjoyed getting to engage with Emily and @chloethurston.bsky.social's excellent new book on debt relief. I shared my thoughts on what we can learn from their work about the current mobilization around debt relief--from student loans to medical debt.
Live on the APE blog: Book Symposium on The Political Development of American Debt Relief! Read reflections on Zackin & @chloethurston.bsky.social 's excellent recent book from David Bateman, @profsorelle.bsky.social, and Megan Ming Francis. www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/blog
April 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Really enjoyed getting to engage with Emily and @chloethurston.bsky.social's excellent new book on debt relief. I shared my thoughts on what we can learn from their work about the current mobilization around debt relief--from student loans to medical debt.
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that's right
The Austin City Council voted 10-1 to allow up to 5-story, single-stair buildings. Austin joins a growing list of North American cities & states bringing back the once popular building type and allowing more flexibility in the types of housing produced in the City.
📍Austin, TX
📍Austin, TX
April 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
that's right