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Pamela Metz
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Dir of Chapter Development @scholars.org.
Founding Associate Director, Harvard Inequality & Social Policy (1998-2021)🚢

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Pamela Metz @pamelametz.bsky.social · Aug 8
Hello Sociology friends! Excited to be in Chicago for #ASA2025 with @scholars.org. Point me to your sessions!
scholars.org Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · Aug 8
SSN and our chapter leaders look forward to #ASA2025 in Chicago! Please stop by and say hello!
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mirandayaver.bsky.social
Here is my latest for @msnbc.com, on Trump's ill-advised concept of a plan for health care, which entails repealing the ACA, and redistributing private insurers' tax breaks to the people for what would essentially amount to an HSA, which is unhelpful if not wealthy. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump’s new plan for Obamacare leaves Americans to fend for themselves
We finally know what “concepts of a plan” looks like – and it’s not good.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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scholars.org
Join Georgia SSN for the 2nd webinar in their “Defending U.S. Democracy” webinar series featuring Frances Lee (Princeton University) and Drs. Daniel Pollock and Michael St. Louis (CDC)

🗓️ Tues, Nov 11
🕓 4pm - 5:30pm ET

🔗 Register: scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/g...
Graphic for the Scholars Strategy Network event titled “The Epistemic Crisis and Attack on Public Health: Lessons for Democracy’s Defenders.” The background shows the U.S. Capitol dome at sunset with trees in the foreground. Text reads: “Defending U.S. Democracy Series | 2nd of 4. Tue, Nov 11, 2025 - 4:00–5:30 pm ET.” Below are headshots of three speakers: Frances E. Lee (Princeton University), Daniel Pollock, MD (Medical epidemiologist, CDC), and Michael St. Louis, MD (Global HIV/AIDS, CDC). The Scholars Strategy Network Georgia logo appears in the lower right corner.
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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profhajaryazdiha.bsky.social
⚡️Coming soon: a special symposium on Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction at 90 organized by @alimeghji.bsky.social & Jose Itzigsohn! Early look at my piece here:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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bakerdphd.bsky.social
Very exciting! I keep telling people to take the time to read Black Reconstruction.

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Screenshot of the article website. Outlet is Sociological Forum. Title is A Du Boisian Theory of Memory: Truth-Telling Legacies of Du Bois's Black Reconstruction as Decolonized Theory, Method, and Praxis. Author is Hajar Yazdiha. First published: 04 November 2025. Abstract reads: In Black Reconstruction (1935), Du Bois developed a framework conceptualizing collective memory as a political project of knowledge construction where revisionist history served as the political propaganda of the colonizer. The mechanisms of historical distortion have long been built into our colonial epistemological fabric, reproduced through academic knowledge production. To examine these dynamics and their legacies today, this paper shows how Du Bois's Black Reconstruction provides a framework for both studying and challenging the politics of revisionist memory through three interconnected domains: theory, method, and praxis. The Du Boisian theory of memory shows that truth-telling not only helps us better reexamine the contingencies that lead to collective memory in the present. Truth-telling is a guiding force shaping the creative ways we collectively imagine and embark on the future.
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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hankinson.bsky.social
Next week, I will be at the #2025APPAM Annual Fall Research Conference in Seattle. I will be presenting new work on the local politics of renewable energy siting as well as updates on building a national housing permits database.

If you want to connect, please reach out: hankinson@gwu.edu
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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leahegose.bsky.social
Sharing an op-ed I penned about the importance of SNAP--not just for the program's beneficiaries, but for all us. In the meantime, we're putting a lot of pressure on local food pantries--and they will certainly need our support. (TLDR: give money to your local orgs)
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Interruption in SNAP benefit turns a chronic hunger problem into an acute crisis
Many food pantries are already operating at capacity and won't be able to close the gap when the federal shutdown cuts into aid.
www.latimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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caitlinpatler.bsky.social Caitlin Patler @caitlinpatler.bsky.social · Jul 25
W/ immigrant detention constantly in the news, I share my portfolio of peer-reviewed research on harms of this system. In @jamanetworkopen.com, we show alarmingly high prevalence of poor health, mental illness & PTSD for all, w/ esp high rates for those detained 6+mo. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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mwkraus.bsky.social
A difficult thing to explain to a 12 year old is the existence of a facility like broadview-- that our neighbors are being kidnapped daily off the street and held there in conditions that do "irreparable harm"
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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uclalppi.bsky.social
FACT: Latino neighborhoods face nearly triple the diesel pollution exposure than white neighborhoods, denser traffic, and greater proximity to toxic sites. Our new toolkit turns community insights into policy action for clean air and health equity. https://ucla.in/4hM9efR
Cleaner Air, Healthier Communities: A Policy Advocacy Toolkit for California’s Latino Communities
This policy toolkit provides key data and community-informed policy recommendations to address the disproportionate air pollution burdens facing California’s Latino neighborhoods.
ucla.in
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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mainessn.bsky.social
An article by Luisa S. Deprez, professor emerita of sociology and social policy at the University of Southern Maine, details the effects that a lack of SNAP benefits will have.

@scholars.org

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/30/l...
Attack on SNAP benefits weaponizes hunger | Opinion
The Trump administration is playing politics with people’s lives.
www.pressherald.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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jean23bean.bsky.social
My latest book, A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
Racialized Minorities at the Centre, co-edited with Ilke Adam and Mariska Jung is now published!! AND open-access!

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
This open access book explores anti-racist struggles and practices across a range of European contexts, tracing both change and continuity over time
link.springer.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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tiffanydjoseph.bsky.social
Not All In reveals a major flaw in U.S. healthcare reform: having insurance doesn’t ensure care access. It highlights how racialized legal status affects marginalized communities, opposing the goals of Massachusetts and ACA reforms. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3IbGe3u
#NotAllIn #ACA
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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abigailandrews.bsky.social
I have been heartbroken about the death of my friend and amazing human being, Greg Prieto. I finally wrote something to share via the Scholars' Strategy Network, which I'll also share here: scholars.org/features/tri...

Greg Prieto, PRESENTE!
A Tribute To Greg Prieto | Scholars Strategy Network
Dear SSN community,
scholars.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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scholars.org
To honor Greg, his family kindly requests that memorial gifts be made to the University of San Diego College of Arts and Sciences in support of the Dr. Greg Prieto Memorial Scholarship.

Gifts can be made online: www.givecampus.com/campaigns/48...
www.givecampus.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Greg Prieto, longtime SSN member & former San Diego Chapter Leader.
In this tribute, colleagues & friends Brian Adams, Stacey Livingstone, John Skrentny & @abigailandrews.bsky.social share Greg’s legacy of compassion & justice.
🔗 scholars.org/features/tri...
Greg Prieto Headshot
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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mwkraus.bsky.social
Listen to @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social and I chat about inequality. We talked about:

-the ways social class impacts our psychology

-the importance of scientists speaking clear and true to the public about what is happening in the world

Listen here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...
picture of the stress puzzle podcast for episode 16 about inequality and how class shapes our lives. It's a picture of the podcast guest (me) Michael Kraus
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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wdlopez.bsky.social
Happy book birthday, a.k.a. publication day, to Raiding the Heartland: American Story of Deportation and Resistance!
September 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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kevintmorris.bsky.social
It's official: An American Problem (our book on the Voting Rights Act, preclearance, and the effects of Shelby County) will be coming out next year with Princeton University Press. As the VRA faces continued threats, we're hopeful it will offer insight into why the it's is so vitally important
An American Problem: The States, the Courts, and Voting Rights Michael G. Miller Kevin T. Morris Contents List of Tables List of Figures Introduction 1 I The Voting Rights Act: A Legal and Political History 15 1 Time of Justice: The Long Rise of the VRA 17 2 More Elaborate Measures: The VRA Ascends 57 3 Vestiges of Discrimination: How Was Preclearance Utilized? 89 4 Chops on the Log: The End of Preclearance 117 II Voting Rights Since Shelby County 161 5 Similar Maneuvers: The Turnout Gap 163 6 Unlawful Dilution: Districting 193 7 First Generation Barriers: Voter List Maintenance 231 8 Almost Surgical Precision: Voter ID 265 9 Purity of the Ballot Box: Mail Voting 303 The Soul of America: Epilogue 335 End Notes 357 Bibliography 395
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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mainessn.bsky.social
Maine SSN chapter member Amy Fried (@asfried.bsky.social) and Luisa S. Deprez discuss the upcoming Senate vote in Maine, as well as the intricacies surrounding the candidates in a Washington Monthly article. (@washingtonmonthly.com)

washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/24/g...
Campaign 2026: As Maine Goes…
Tattooed Graham Platner and a challenger to Jared Golden are roiling their races. How Maine’s political tradition shapes these contests.
washingtonmonthly.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both. Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table." It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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peggybaileydc.bsky.social
It couldn't be clearer. The Trump Administration MUST use contingency reserves for SNAP benefits during the shutdown. It is the law & precedent.

The Administration's choice treats people like political pawns rather than people who simply need help affording groceries.
katiebergh.bsky.social Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 14d
The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations

We have the receipts:
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Thank you for your patience, Amicus listeners. This week's episode is now up and running. Listen! It's an important conversation with Janai Nelson about probably the most important case of the term. (and pls let us know if you're still having trouble accessing it) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Voting Rights, But Mainly for White People
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 10/18/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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dhopkins1776.bsky.social
My Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed w @chriswarshaw.bsky.social, "Gerrymandering is Bad. Expanding it is even worse," is out.

1 limit on gerrymandering -> inability to see the future. If the parties redraw district boundaries every cycle, anti-democratic biases grow.

www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Gerrymandering is bad. Expanding it is even worse. | Opinion
Constant redistricting of electoral maps is likely to make congressional elections even less competitive.
www.inquirer.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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jcgreenfield.bsky.social
Increasing work requirements isn’t going to increase workforce participation. It’s going to increase hunger. I’m glad Newsweek is clear about this (and grateful I had a chance to comment in this piece).
SNAP work rules may lead to loss of benefits
New SNAP rules have raised concerns about employment and potential loss of benefits.
www.newsweek.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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chris-howard.bsky.social
Selective demolition of health insurance will hurt Virginia | Guest column richmond.com/opinion/colu...
Selective demolition of health insurance will hurt Virginia | Guest columnn
Rising insurance premiums in Virginia's ACA marketplace may leave hundreds of thousands struggling to afford health coverage, with potential consequences for individuals and the healthcare industry.
richmond.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM