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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · 6d

How State Choices Drive Prosperity, with Julie Roginsky

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · 23d

7 million people gathered across 2,600 small towns and cities yesterday for the No Kings protest, making it the largest single-day protest in America in the last 50 years

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · 29d

I spoke with @julieroginsky.bsky.social about the increasingly important role of states in building out a new progressive machine. We covered which states are leading and lagging in the fight for more opportunity.

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Jeremy Ney's conversation Julie Roginsky, Democratic strategist and former Fox News and CNBC co-host

Uncovering Injustice in Immigration Court

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Oct 8

I dug into half a million detention records to uncover where the immigration court system is buckling. I identify why courts are drowning under backlogs, where immigrants are crammed into facilities, and which detention centers are profiting. americaninequality.substack.com/p/injustice-...

No representation, massive backlogs, no criminal convictions, and for-profit prisons.

LIVE SOON: How State Choices Drive Prosperity, with Julie Roginsky

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Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky.bsky.social · Oct 6

Really looking forward to this conversation.

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Oct 6

I’ll be live with @julieroginsky.bsky.social on Friday at 10am ET discussing how state policies are now driving some of the biggest differences in outcomes across regions. Find out if the state where you live is leading or lagging in creating opportunity open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Starting Oct 10 at 10:00 AM EDT

LIVE SOON: How State Choices Drive Prosperity, with Julie Roginsky

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Oct 6

I’ll be live with @julieroginsky.bsky.social on Friday at 10am ET discussing how state policies are now driving some of the biggest differences in outcomes across regions. Find out if the state where you live is leading or lagging in creating opportunity open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Starting Oct 10 at 10:00 AM EDT

A century-long depopulation in the heartlands. The Decade Every U.S. County Peaked In Population As Recorded by the US Census (1820-2020)

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Oct 2

Only 35% of Americans now consider college “very important,” down from 53% in 2019 and 75% in 2010, per Gallup.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Sep 27

Remarkable map:
A century-long depopulation in the heartlands.
The Decade Every U.S. County Peaked In Population As Recorded by the US Census (1820-2020)
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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 24

We are at risk of losing the war on cancer. Here are America’s biggest threats on the front americaninequality.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

The Next Cancer Catastrophe is Political

Cancer is on the rise for young people, but threats will soon skyrocket

Why People Die Earlier in The Southeast

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 22

The geography of hate crimes maps onto economic despair and social fragmentation. Communities under stress turn on their most vulnerable members.

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 18

@pbsnews.org needs our help, which is why I was thrilled to share my data and maps with them for this article on which parts of the US have the lowest life expectancies.
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LIVE SOON: What’s Next for the U.S. Economy, with Chris Hughes

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 17

The same communities that lack good schools, jobs, and services also have the highest crime rates. This isn't coincidence - it's structural neglect.

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 12

Climate change and social justice intersect in transportation. Long car commutes forced by housing inequality drive emissions. Environmental and social problems intertwine.

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's been a rollercoaster of a week. @c-hughes.bsky.social and I will be Live on Monday discussing what's next for the future of the U.S. economy. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Starting Sep 15 at 12:00 PM EDT

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 11

Transit-oriented development isn't just urban planning - it's social justice. Good transit access should be a right, not a luxury good.

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 10

The "spatial mismatch" problem: Jobs concentrate in areas where poor people can't afford to live, creating epic commutes that drain time, money, and health.

America’s Workers Are Under Attack—And The Culprit Is the President

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 10

When affordable housing is far from job centers, working families sacrifice hours of their lives daily just to survive economically. Time is the ultimate inequality.

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thrilled to collaborate with @qasimrashid.com on this piece about labor inequality in America open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...

Professor Jeremy Ney exposes how Trump’s extremist agenda, corporate greed, and systemic racism are fueling a labor crisis.

LIVE SOON: What’s Next for the U.S. Economy, with Chris Hughes

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm having a conversation with @c-hughes.bsky.social, co-founder of Facebook and chair of the @economicsecurityproject.org, on Monday 9/15 at noon. open.substack.com/live-stream/.... We'll be talking about his new book Marketcrafters and what's coming for the U.S. economy. Add it to your cal!

Starting Sep 15 at 12:00 PM EDT

Alcohol Fuels a Dangerous Divide

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 3

There's a narrative that declining alcohol consumption is a bad sign because it means there's less socialization going on. However, alcohol is one of the worst destroyers of US communities. Every 3 min, a person loses their life due to alcohol abuse americaninequality.substack.com/p/alcohol-an...

Why drinking deaths fall by half by crossing from Nevada to Utah

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'll be live with @c-hughes.bsky.social, founder of @economicsecurityproject.org talking about what's in store for the U.S. economy. Make sure to tune in and add to your calendars. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 Manufacturing used to be the American Dream ladder. Automation, declining unions, and trade shocks have broken that ladder for workers without college degrees.

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Aug 27

Appreciate that. Will update the article too.

Why Tariffs are a Tax on the Poor

Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · Aug 27

Also the Yale budget lab americaninequality.substack.com/p/tariffs-an...

The Inequality Machine About to Kick into High Gear that No One is Talking About