Xavier ‘Xav’ de Souza Briggs
@el-xav.bsky.social
Scholar @brookings.edu
Shutterbug, educator, writer, improviser. Really into social change & public policy—and most kinds of music & dancing. Author of ‘Democracy as Problem Solving’ & ‘Moving to Opportunity’
brookings.edu/people/xavier-de-souza-briggs/
Shutterbug, educator, writer, improviser. Really into social change & public policy—and most kinds of music & dancing. Author of ‘Democracy as Problem Solving’ & ‘Moving to Opportunity’
brookings.edu/people/xavier-de-souza-briggs/
Brief thread: Work and workplaces are changing (again), thanks to AI & related tech. But toward what, and for whose benefit? It was terrific to join the really creative AI+HI (Artificial Intelligence+Human Ingenuity) podcast with my Brookings colleague, Molly Kinder
February 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Brief thread: Work and workplaces are changing (again), thanks to AI & related tech. But toward what, and for whose benefit? It was terrific to join the really creative AI+HI (Artificial Intelligence+Human Ingenuity) podcast with my Brookings colleague, Molly Kinder
True this. The real driver of crazy high grocery prices over the long term …
January 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
True this. The real driver of crazy high grocery prices over the long term …
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The hits keep on coming
“The startup’s tagline, ‘Not owned by anybody,’ is a pointed reference to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and other moguls who, in Rubin’s view, have ‘bent the knee’ to President-elect Donald Trump.”
Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ | CNN Business
Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution.
www.cnn.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The hits keep on coming
Favorite new thing. Amapiano music from South Africa. Not new (even if the “breakout” hits only date to 2018 or so), just new for me, I’m late to the party but enthusiastic. Why it’s awesome music:
January 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Favorite new thing. Amapiano music from South Africa. Not new (even if the “breakout” hits only date to 2018 or so), just new for me, I’m late to the party but enthusiastic. Why it’s awesome music:
Spoiler alert: this is super wonky. It’s about how to (actually) develop our cities & their neighborhoods in ways that keep them much more affordable to live in, ie for the 99% of folks who aren’t affluent.
January 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Spoiler alert: this is super wonky. It’s about how to (actually) develop our cities & their neighborhoods in ways that keep them much more affordable to live in, ie for the 99% of folks who aren’t affluent.
One key Q for the first hundred days of the Trump admin & new Congress (both sides of the aisle): Will our leaders recognize that we can’t transform advanced industries without a Marshall Plan for small businesses AND their workers.
www.brookings
January 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
One key Q for the first hundred days of the Trump admin & new Congress (both sides of the aisle): Will our leaders recognize that we can’t transform advanced industries without a Marshall Plan for small businesses AND their workers.
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Will Trump actually do what right-wingers accuse Ds of doing, and start fudging the numbers? open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Real Threat of Fake Numbers
Will Trump cook the books? Why assume he won’t?
open.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Will Trump actually do what right-wingers accuse Ds of doing, and start fudging the numbers? open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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This is a thread about remaking the tech sector.
January 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is a thread about remaking the tech sector.
Love this
January 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Love this
Fantastic piece by my friend & shero, Cecilia M. Clear-eyed, pointed & so sorely needed now. Notes, e.g. that once the big-tent immigration reform coalition collapsed, its most determined faction raced to the extreme, where it’s hard to win & easy to self defeat @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social
Co-wrote this after a lot of reflection: it’s a heartfelt assessment of how Democrats can make immigration a winning issue again. This is not an intractable problem - but we have to be willing to embrace solutions that address the public’s concerns at the border.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration
The party once championed an approach popular with voters and politicians alike. Why give up on it?
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Fantastic piece by my friend & shero, Cecilia M. Clear-eyed, pointed & so sorely needed now. Notes, e.g. that once the big-tent immigration reform coalition collapsed, its most determined faction raced to the extreme, where it’s hard to win & easy to self defeat @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social
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Very distressing to see that editors @washpost killed an editorial cartoon criticizing billionaires. Very sorry to see Ann Telnaes resign - another terrible day for democracy open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
open.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Very distressing to see that editors @washpost killed an editorial cartoon criticizing billionaires. Very sorry to see Ann Telnaes resign - another terrible day for democracy open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
Love this. The moment and the way it’s captured
The Pillow Fight of The Beatles, 1964.
Credit: Harry Benson
Credit: Harry Benson
January 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Love this. The moment and the way it’s captured
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If you want analysis on the federal budget and the implications for people, @bbkogan.bsky.social is your guy
What does $2.5 trillion in mandatory cuts mean?
Well, Republicans have been open about wanting to gut Medicaid and SNAP.
$2.5 trillion in cuts could mean:
-cutting Medicaid 32%
-cutting Medicaid & SNAP 28%
-entirely eliminating SNAP, TANF, SSI, and the Child Care entitlement to states
Well, Republicans have been open about wanting to gut Medicaid and SNAP.
$2.5 trillion in cuts could mean:
-cutting Medicaid 32%
-cutting Medicaid & SNAP 28%
-entirely eliminating SNAP, TANF, SSI, and the Child Care entitlement to states
"cut $2.5 trillion in net mandatory spending" means they're cutting Medicaid, SNAP, and other things
they can't cut Social Security, but many other things are potentially on the table.
they can't cut Social Security, but many other things are potentially on the table.
December 20, 2024 at 7:22 PM
If you want analysis on the federal budget and the implications for people, @bbkogan.bsky.social is your guy
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We need fresh thinking and insights regarding the housing crisis. So, do check out this piece from 2019-20 CASBS fellow @mikealbertus.bsky.social 👇
The #housing crisis needs more solutions, and fast. Here's an idea I write about in Bloomberg today: how and where to build on federal land. @bloomberg.com
The US Government Is Sitting on a Possible Solution to the Housing Crisis
The idea of opening up public lands to development enjoys bipartisan support and cuts through red tape.
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We need fresh thinking and insights regarding the housing crisis. So, do check out this piece from 2019-20 CASBS fellow @mikealbertus.bsky.social 👇