Megan Tobias Neely
@megantobiasneely.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology @Colorado.Edu. Author of #HedgedOut (http://tinyurl.com/Hedged-Out) & #Divested (http://tinyurl.com/Divested-Book)
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“Which Cases Do I Need?” Constructing Cases and Observations in Qualitative Research | Annual Reviews
This methodological review starts one step before Small's classic account of how many cases a scholar needs. We ask, “Which cases do I need?” We argue that a core feature of most qualitative rese...
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My new article with Caitlyn Collins and Shamus Khan on constructing cases, generating claims, and generalizing conceptually in qualitative research is out in the @AnnualReviews. A big thank you to the qualitative scholars who inspired and informed our work! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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If you know someone who is thinking about doing a PhD and who is interested in health then please share this advert with them. It is an ESRC funded PhD working on trade unions and health as part of a collaboration with me and the @tuc.org.uk @lsesociology.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Trades Union Congress
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Trades Union Congress
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October 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If you know someone who is thinking about doing a PhD and who is interested in health then please share this advert with them. It is an ESRC funded PhD working on trade unions and health as part of a collaboration with me and the @tuc.org.uk @lsesociology.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
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Do you teach theory? Help us build a community syllabus database by sharing yours. Find our email in the bio.
December 15, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Do you teach theory? Help us build a community syllabus database by sharing yours. Find our email in the bio.
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Most of these people are deeply trained, or at least highly educated, in humanities. Knowing isn’t being.
Anyone who claims that Silicon Valley would be better with more humanities education has to grapple with the fact that Peter Thiel was a philosophy major.
October 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Most of these people are deeply trained, or at least highly educated, in humanities. Knowing isn’t being.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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there’s a lot of talk about big tech and corporations but so many international academic colleagues are also on H1Bs.
no university is going to pay 100k extra a year to keep them. if this holds, it would essentially mean the end of foreigners on tenure track jobs at US universities.
no university is going to pay 100k extra a year to keep them. if this holds, it would essentially mean the end of foreigners on tenure track jobs at US universities.
At $100,000 per H1B visa, Amazon alone will end up paying $1 Billion. Or, more likely, laying off most of their international staff.
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Trump administration to add $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
The Trump administration is targeting a visa widely used by tech companies and other employers to hire foreign workers.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
there’s a lot of talk about big tech and corporations but so many international academic colleagues are also on H1Bs.
no university is going to pay 100k extra a year to keep them. if this holds, it would essentially mean the end of foreigners on tenure track jobs at US universities.
no university is going to pay 100k extra a year to keep them. if this holds, it would essentially mean the end of foreigners on tenure track jobs at US universities.
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Congratulations to Vivian Shaw @vivianshaw.bsky.social (2018-19) and Kanoko Kamata (2017-18) on their co-authored article, "Compartmentalizing Intersectionality: Feminist Translations in Anti-Racist and Anti-Rape Activism in Japan," in Gender & Society. doi.org/10.1177/0891...
Compartmentalizing Intersectionality: Feminist Translations in Anti-Racist and Anti-Rape Activism in Japan - Vivian Shaw, Kanoko Kamata, 2025
Feminists scholars based in the United States have long struggled with applying intersectionality to a transnational lens. This article explores intersectionali...
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April 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Congratulations to Vivian Shaw @vivianshaw.bsky.social (2018-19) and Kanoko Kamata (2017-18) on their co-authored article, "Compartmentalizing Intersectionality: Feminist Translations in Anti-Racist and Anti-Rape Activism in Japan," in Gender & Society. doi.org/10.1177/0891...
Hedged Out featured in @wsj.com in a piece by Matt Wirz on how private-managers influence the U.S. economy and politics in alarming ways that should concern us all—and especially students, workers, and retirees. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
Four Books Sound the Alarm About the Power of Private Equity
Private-managers now influence the U.S. economy and politics in ways few Americans understand.
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May 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hedged Out featured in @wsj.com in a piece by Matt Wirz on how private-managers influence the U.S. economy and politics in alarming ways that should concern us all—and especially students, workers, and retirees. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
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Breaking News: Harvard rejected the Trump administration’s demands, including that it submit to monitoring and reduce the power of faculty and students.
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking News: Harvard rejected the Trump administration’s demands, including that it submit to monitoring and reduce the power of faculty and students.
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More than 350,000 noncitizen healthcare workers keep our system afloat—many serving in underserved areas. Yet they now face possible deportation.
These workers aren’t just essential—they’re irreplaceable. Let’s protect and uplift those who protect our health.
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
These workers aren’t just essential—they’re irreplaceable. Let’s protect and uplift those who protect our health.
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Over 350K Health Workers Face Deportation Risk
Survey study quantifies the role of immigrants, both documented and undocumented, in healthcare
www.medpagetoday.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
More than 350,000 noncitizen healthcare workers keep our system afloat—many serving in underserved areas. Yet they now face possible deportation.
These workers aren’t just essential—they’re irreplaceable. Let’s protect and uplift those who protect our health.
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
These workers aren’t just essential—they’re irreplaceable. Let’s protect and uplift those who protect our health.
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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In 2017, the Trump administration tried to kill >$200 million in federal grants for teen pregnancy programs bc it wanted to prioritize abstinence-first approaches. The courts prevented them from terminating w/o cause, so the admin inserted the “effectuates” language into OMB guidance on grants.
These 5 words have killed millions in grants and advanced Trump’s agenda
Five words in an obscure regulation are being deployed by Trump’s appointees to kill grants unilaterally across the government.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In 2017, the Trump administration tried to kill >$200 million in federal grants for teen pregnancy programs bc it wanted to prioritize abstinence-first approaches. The courts prevented them from terminating w/o cause, so the admin inserted the “effectuates” language into OMB guidance on grants.
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My new paper is “The Autumn of the White Patriarch: Identity and Inequality in American Capitalism.”
This is the key chart. It shows how white men’s share of national income has fallen since the 1960s. Imho, this is why we have such identity politics on the US right today. 1/11
This is the key chart. It shows how white men’s share of national income has fallen since the 1960s. Imho, this is why we have such identity politics on the US right today. 1/11
March 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My new paper is “The Autumn of the White Patriarch: Identity and Inequality in American Capitalism.”
This is the key chart. It shows how white men’s share of national income has fallen since the 1960s. Imho, this is why we have such identity politics on the US right today. 1/11
This is the key chart. It shows how white men’s share of national income has fallen since the 1960s. Imho, this is why we have such identity politics on the US right today. 1/11
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This is the most controversial graph from my new paper.
It suggests that Piketty’s “golden age of social democracy” after World War II only really existed in the United States if you were white and male. 1/5
It suggests that Piketty’s “golden age of social democracy” after World War II only really existed in the United States if you were white and male. 1/5
March 21, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This is the most controversial graph from my new paper.
It suggests that Piketty’s “golden age of social democracy” after World War II only really existed in the United States if you were white and male. 1/5
It suggests that Piketty’s “golden age of social democracy” after World War II only really existed in the United States if you were white and male. 1/5
Some good news that may have gotten lost amid the headlines: Costco is raising the average hourly wage to over $30 after negotiations with their workers’ union. www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30
Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week.
www.reuters.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Some good news that may have gotten lost amid the headlines: Costco is raising the average hourly wage to over $30 after negotiations with their workers’ union. www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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"The mythology of founders and Silicon Valley too often obscures the indispensable role of American taxpayers in the innovation economy"—my recent remarks to @bloomberg.com about the critical importance of federally funded research. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump’s Big Gamble on the Future of AI Development
The new administration rethinks public funding for research, leaving it to private companies to chart the path ahead.
www.bloomberg.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
"The mythology of founders and Silicon Valley too often obscures the indispensable role of American taxpayers in the innovation economy"—my recent remarks to @bloomberg.com about the critical importance of federally funded research. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Trump's budget will starve the poor to feed the rich. The Republican Party are creating a true oligarchy. To fight it and build wealth and power for working-class communities, we need economic democracy.
Read the op-ed I wrote with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for The Guardian.
Read the op-ed I wrote with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for The Guardian.
March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump's budget will starve the poor to feed the rich. The Republican Party are creating a true oligarchy. To fight it and build wealth and power for working-class communities, we need economic democracy.
Read the op-ed I wrote with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for The Guardian.
Read the op-ed I wrote with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for The Guardian.
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The U.S. economy favors billionaires over families.
The GOP’s $4.5tn tax giveaway proves it—paid for by gutting Medicaid & more.
@itsmccarthy.bsky.social & Rashida Tlaib on building a democratic economy that puts power in workers’ hands @theguardian.com ⤵️ www.theguardian.com/commentis...
The GOP’s $4.5tn tax giveaway proves it—paid for by gutting Medicaid & more.
@itsmccarthy.bsky.social & Rashida Tlaib on building a democratic economy that puts power in workers’ hands @theguardian.com ⤵️ www.theguardian.com/commentis...
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The U.S. economy favors billionaires over families.
The GOP’s $4.5tn tax giveaway proves it—paid for by gutting Medicaid & more.
@itsmccarthy.bsky.social & Rashida Tlaib on building a democratic economy that puts power in workers’ hands @theguardian.com ⤵️ www.theguardian.com/commentis...
The GOP’s $4.5tn tax giveaway proves it—paid for by gutting Medicaid & more.
@itsmccarthy.bsky.social & Rashida Tlaib on building a democratic economy that puts power in workers’ hands @theguardian.com ⤵️ www.theguardian.com/commentis...
What does it mean to make AI pro worker? “Give workers a seat at the table in that transition.”
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The Biden Administration’s A.I. adviser Ben Buchanan discusses how the US Government is preparing for artificial general intelligence — and all the challenges that remain.
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youtu.be/Btos-LEYQ30?...
The Biden Administration’s A.I. adviser Ben Buchanan discusses how the US Government is preparing for artificial general intelligence — and all the challenges that remain.
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youtu.be/Btos-LEYQ30?...
The Government Knows AGI is Coming | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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March 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What does it mean to make AI pro worker? “Give workers a seat at the table in that transition.”
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The Biden Administration’s A.I. adviser Ben Buchanan discusses how the US Government is preparing for artificial general intelligence — and all the challenges that remain.
open.spotify.com/episode/6u7l...
youtu.be/Btos-LEYQ30?...
The Biden Administration’s A.I. adviser Ben Buchanan discusses how the US Government is preparing for artificial general intelligence — and all the challenges that remain.
open.spotify.com/episode/6u7l...
youtu.be/Btos-LEYQ30?...
The Government Knows AGI is Coming | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The Biden Administration’s A.I. adviser Ben Buchanan discusses how the US Government is preparing for artificial general intelligence — and all the challenges that remain.
open.spotify.com/episode/6u7l...
youtu.be/Btos-LEYQ30?...
The Biden Administration’s A.I. adviser Ben Buchanan discusses how the US Government is preparing for artificial general intelligence — and all the challenges that remain.
open.spotify.com/episode/6u7l...
youtu.be/Btos-LEYQ30?...
Musk’s billions are in heavily illiquid and indebted capital. He has long borrowed against his shares in SpaceX and Tesla, of which the declining stocks accounts for most of his wealth. Investors must be concerned. How long until this house of cards collapses? www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
How America’s Richest People Can Access Billions Without Selling Their Stock
Many of the country’s richest people, including Elon Musk and Larry Ellison, borrow against their stock while avoiding capital gains taxes.
www.forbes.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Musk’s billions are in heavily illiquid and indebted capital. He has long borrowed against his shares in SpaceX and Tesla, of which the declining stocks accounts for most of his wealth. Investors must be concerned. How long until this house of cards collapses? www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
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Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
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Ever find yourself wishing sociology books had more pictures in them? Or maybe you’ve recently found yourself spending more time…um…thinking about the hidden curriculum in US public schools? If so, check out Michael Messner’s newest book, The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens!
"The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens, 1903-2024" ("The High School")
YouTube video by Rutgers University Press
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February 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ever find yourself wishing sociology books had more pictures in them? Or maybe you’ve recently found yourself spending more time…um…thinking about the hidden curriculum in US public schools? If so, check out Michael Messner’s newest book, The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens!
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I have been studying bureaucracy my entire career. Here are some insights from my research about the ongoing efforts to transform the US federal bureaucracy newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/is-the-u-s-c...
Is the U.S. Civil Service really broken? What the research says about bureaucratic efficiency and reform - Haas News | Berkeley Haas
The Trump administration is pursuing sweeping changes to the federal workforce, aiming to increase political control over civil servants and reduce the size of the bureaucracy. The new Department of G...
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February 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I have been studying bureaucracy my entire career. Here are some insights from my research about the ongoing efforts to transform the US federal bureaucracy newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/is-the-u-s-c...
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Write to your Congress-critters and Senators today (especially in red states) and urge them to contact the White House and let them know your thoughts.
Mine are that the purge yesterday likely did considerable damage to the US biomedical research and public health capacity.
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Mine are that the purge yesterday likely did considerable damage to the US biomedical research and public health capacity.
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February 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Write to your Congress-critters and Senators today (especially in red states) and urge them to contact the White House and let them know your thoughts.
Mine are that the purge yesterday likely did considerable damage to the US biomedical research and public health capacity.
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Mine are that the purge yesterday likely did considerable damage to the US biomedical research and public health capacity.
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Checking in with sources this morning...
The total from NIH was apparently slightly more than 1500 people (out of 5200 HHS Department-wide)
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The total from NIH was apparently slightly more than 1500 people (out of 5200 HHS Department-wide)
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February 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Checking in with sources this morning...
The total from NIH was apparently slightly more than 1500 people (out of 5200 HHS Department-wide)
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The total from NIH was apparently slightly more than 1500 people (out of 5200 HHS Department-wide)
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Here’s a short interview I did about the hidden human labour behind AI.
www.context.news/ai/eu-law-la...
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EU law 'last best hope' to protect ghost workers feeding AI | Context
New European rules could deliver more equitable future for the hidden labour powering AI
www.context.news
February 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Here’s a short interview I did about the hidden human labour behind AI.
www.context.news/ai/eu-law-la...
www.context.news/ai/eu-law-la...