Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Aaron Sojourner

@aaronsojourner.org

28K followers 6.7K following 12K posts

Labor econ @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & @IZA.org. Formerly senior economist for labor at White House CEA, UMinn prof, union organizer, bike courier, house painter, dishwasher... Minneapolis. Views mine. aaronsojourner.org Be kind • Work hard • Have fun .. more

Videos

Aaron Sojourner is an American economist and senior researcher at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. He was formerly an associate professor of economics at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers. His work has been widely covered by the media, particularly on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market in the United States. .. more

Economics 31%

Education 27%

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Sep 11

For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers, a Quick Start guide to plugging into the economics community here.

It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.

If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
📉📈 #️⃣#️⃣
aaronsojourner.org/for-bluesky-...

For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers - Aaron Sojourner

This Quick Start guide aims to help econ lovers easily join Bluesky’s growing economics community. The Bluesky User FAQ covers generic basics, like how to start an account. This guide orients you to e...

aaronsojourner.org

28 130 330

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 2h

His autobiography is worth a read
highlandercenter.org/product/the-...

The Long Haul: An Autobiography – Highlander Research and Education Center

highlandercenter.org

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 2h

#FundSocSci #econ_ra

NBER @nber.org · 3h

Open call for applications, Dissertation Fellow: Identifying and Nurturing Mathematical Talent Among Youth. Submit applications by 11:59pm EDT on January 4, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2h

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make unemployment benefits available to workers who are on strike.

www.unionprogress.com/2025/10/09/p...

Pa. House approves bill opening unemployment benefits to striking workers - Pittsburgh Union Progress

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would make unemployment compensation benefits available to workers who go on strike in the commonwealth. The sponsors of the leg...

www.unionprogress.com

5 77 360

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

NBER @nber.org · 3h

1 5

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

National Labor Relations Board Union @nlrbu.bsky.social · 3h

The Senate held a hearing yesterday on the topic of Labor Law Reform. Some witnesses testified in favor of a bill that proposes to make first contracts easier to reach between unions and employers.

But hovering over this hearing was the NLRB and its staffing and funding crises.

1 5 13

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 4h

Focused on addressing global rising temperatures and the research and policy gaps that leave 2 billion workers around the world vulnerable to extreme heat, CLJE's new working group will assess the efficacy and economic impacts of heat adaptation measures. Learn more:
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

New cohort of Scholarly Working Groups to tackle pressing global health challenges

The two Scholarly Working Groups will examine worker protection under climate change and address the health challenges of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI)...

news.harvard.edu

1 1 3

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 4h

This Day in Labor History: October 9, 1961. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a Tennessee state Supreme Court order revoking the charter of the Highlander Folk School. Let's talk about the most important organizing space int he South for both labor and civil rights!

2 28 56

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 6h

#KavanaughStop
bsky.app/profile/patd...

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 17h

1 9

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 7h

bsky.app/profile/mcbr...

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 11h

Praises and love to my Antifa father and his band of brothers, who fought in WWII on three continents and survived.

4 23

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 10h

If this term were a Mon-Fri 9am-5pm work week, it's Monday at 4:10 pm.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Aug 7

If this term were a Mon-Fri 9am-5pm work week, it's Monday at 2:27 pm.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Jun 28

If this term were a Mon-Fri 9am-5pm work week, it's Monday at 1:18 pm.

1 11

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 10h

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

www.nytimes.com

6 7

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 11h

Praises and love to my Antifa father and his band of brothers, who fought in WWII on three continents and survived.

2 21 88

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 14h

"Workers took a stand in new ways, strengthening our relationships and faith in our ability to fight and win. And we made significant strides, including $2-an-hour raises, union orientation for new hires, and protections for our immigrant co-workers." labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...

River Valley Co-op Workers Opened up Bargaining—and Won Big

River Valley Co-op is a consumer-owned cooperative grocery store with two locations in Western Massachusetts. We have been unionized with Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1459 for the last dec...

labornotes.org

6 18

Reposted by Megan L. Ranney, Aaron Sojourner

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17h

Southern right whales are growing in number after being on the brink of extinction.

3 22 120

Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17h

100% clean on OpSec. A perfect text message.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

“.. On Sept. 20, Trump meant to send a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to prosecute” Comey.

“.. Trump believed he had sent Bondi the message directly .. and was surprised to learn it was public, the officials said.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

1 5 28

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17h

Seems like important leadership and progress by administration.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 18h

Israel, Hamas reach agreement on 'first phase' of plan to stop fighting, release hostages and prisoners, Trump says

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

cnb.cx

Reposted by David R. Miller, Aaron Sojourner

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

47 330 1.1K

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 9 more Brendan Nyhan, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Rosemary A. Joyce, Joseph Schafer, Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Aaron Sojourner, Judith Scott-Clayton, Kate Starbird, Greg Linden

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 18h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

39 1K 5K

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 18h

bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Oct 24

Defeating fascism with democracy makes America great.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 18h

🤝

1 1

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 18h

My Uncle Jules was antifa
bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Oct 24

My uncle Jules (Guilio) Lorenzi flew 23 missions as a WW2 US Air Force B-17 bombardier/navigator against Nazi targets.

When Allies liberated concentration camps, he transported survivors.

Later, as a Republican, he had deep contempt for Nazi sympathy. He saw horrors fascist scapegoating created.

2 1 45

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 18h

bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Dec 2

Albert Einstein was antifa ("antifaschistischen").

Also a trade unionist.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Dec 2

90 years ago, prominent German physicist Albert Einstein, artist Kathe Kollwitz, writer Heinrich Mann, & others appealed for a unity coalition against the Nazi Party in coming elections.

United the other parties could narrowly win. Divided Hitler would win. The opposition didn't unite.

1 1 22

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

CNBC @cnbc.com · 18h

Israel, Hamas reach agreement on 'first phase' of plan to stop fighting, release hostages and prisoners, Trump says

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

cnb.cx

2 3 4

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 19h

Oil-garch update
bsky.app/profile/chri...

Christopher Wright @chriswrightau.bsky.social · 21h

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

www.theguardian.com

2 12

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 20h

bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Nov 17

Every businesses would be more profitable if they could use costly inputs without paying for them. This is not unique to AI.

Many potential businesses could be profitable if they could use costly inputs without paying for them. We do not let them operate usually because that is stealing.

Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · Nov 17

As creators challenge unpermissioned use of copyright-protected work to train generative AI, a major investor in the technology joins Big Tech in pushing for a "fair use" designation. Translation: paying for rights is just too expensive www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 20h

Update
bsky.app/profile/ufw....

United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 20h

“The rule change amounts to an immediate transfer of income from poor farm workers to the very rich, very large agribusinesses which dominate US farms.“
unherd.com/newsroom/tru...

Trump’s new farm rule betrays American workers

Last week, the Trump administration pushed through a rule change that went largely unnoticed by the mainstream press. Under the new rules, H-2A workers — the only uncapped guest worker programme in th...

unherd.com

2 11

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 20h

As the self-proclaimed champions of free speech and opponents of cancel culture take power, a golden age of free expression dawns...
bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 20h

“The rule change amounts to an immediate transfer of income from poor farm workers to the very rich, very large agribusinesses which dominate US farms.“
unherd.com/newsroom/tru...

Trump’s new farm rule betrays American workers

unherd.com

3 86 200

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 20h

Any worker who worked for Congratulations Construction Inc. on the UMaryland Capital Region Cancer Center or Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse Complex to contact the Office of the Attorney General at [email protected] regarding restitution.
#WageTheft
oag.maryland.gov/News/Pages/F...

Former Baltimore Construction Company Field Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Wages from Workers
Published: 9/29/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contacts
press@oag.state.md.us
410-576-7009

BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that Fredy Arellano, 45, of York, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to participating in a felony theft scheme that defrauded construction workers of wages on University of Maryland projects.

4 7

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Federica Genovese

Christopher Wright @chriswrightau.bsky.social · 21h

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

www.theguardian.com

1 4 8