The new school voucher program in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” helps parents pay for private-school tuition with public tax dollars. That availability “is expected to transfer” huge bucks to private schools and private equity kingpins. @brockhrehor.bsky.social

Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill is poised to accelerate the privatization of our schools — and private equity wants their piece.

My latest for
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Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms. www.levernews.com/private-equi...

Paradise is not for sale, a state steps up for consumers, regulators aim for ticket sellers, and global leaders take a stand on the tech takeover.

Misleading ads get muted, universal child care is here, a tech company gets caught cheating, and tenants step up. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...

It took some digging, but there are still a couple glimmers of hope out there.

For some quick hits on municipal grocery stores, state COVID protections, increased scrutiny over private equity in healthcare and gig worker unionization, check out this week’s ‘You Love To See It’ at @levernews.com.

Despite professing to be a good-government moderate, conservative tycoon Charles Munger Jr. is bankrolling misleading ads to aid Trump’s gerrymandering crusade. www.levernews.com/redistrictin...

Under the veneer of Charles Munger Jr. 's “good-government” reforms is a history of supporting misleading—and blatantly ideological—causes.

His funding of efforts to undermine CA’s redistricting plan is the latest in this long tradition.

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A reminder that proposals for municipal grocery stores in New York isn't some crackpot proposition - there are concrete instances of these initiatives providing food assistance to neglected communities throughout the country.

Trump's deportation plan is estimated to kill nearly 6 million jobs.

As reality begins to set in, he's opted instead to erode trust in federal employment statistics.

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From 'Kill the Cuts' rallies to lobbying legislatures in California, higher ed unions like the UAW and AFT have been at the forefront of opposition to the Trump administration's funding cuts. Check it out at @prospect.org
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As Trump undermines workers’ rights across the country, progressives in Philly passed a new law securing basic protections for over 750,000 domestic and service workers within the city. For @prospect.org:
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Last Thursday, Jared Polis struck down another bill that received unanimous support from Colorado Democrats. It would have reined in price-fixing software like RealPage, which is the subject of multiple ongoing lawsuits. Check it out at @prospect.org:
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As Senate Republicans celebrate the passing of their big, horrible bill, restaurant workers will likely lose more in Medicaid cuts than they’ll ever gain in no taxes on tips. prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

Unfortunately the veto took place after Colorado's General Assembly adjourned its session, meaning any act that gets vetoed is automatically killed.

The Worker Protection Act received unanimous support from Colorado's Democratic legislators and was backed by the state's labor movement. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it. My latest with @prospect.org:

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As federal attacks on labor continue, leaders in states like Colorado are putting pressure on their governments to step up and pass legislation that helps working Americans: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead
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Workers and authorities won back some $1.5 billion in stolen wages between 2021 and 2023. This, though, is just a drop in the bucket.
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