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The Economic Speakers Bureau is a national network of policy experts who provide commentary and analysis for journalists and outlets covering the economy.
From groceries to rent to utility bills, families are paying more because corporations have more control. In Georgia, algorithmic rent-setting tools like RealPage have pushed Atlanta rents up by over $180 a month.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
From groceries to rent to utility bills, families are paying more because corporations have more control. In Georgia, algorithmic rent-setting tools like RealPage have pushed Atlanta rents up by over $180 a month.
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What a cruel, sick joke DOGE was. It took a chainsaw to people’s lives, cut services, killed jobs, and had to lie about how much money it saved. Now it’s over but the harm it caused isn’t.
“When this administration and Elon Musk talk about ‘efficiency,’ we should remember: workers die in the name of efficiency.”
–Former Acting Secretary of Labor @juliesulabor.bsky.social on DOGE’s devastating effects on the federal workforce and American workers
–Former Acting Secretary of Labor @juliesulabor.bsky.social on DOGE’s devastating effects on the federal workforce and American workers
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What a cruel, sick joke DOGE was. It took a chainsaw to people’s lives, cut services, killed jobs, and had to lie about how much money it saved. Now it’s over but the harm it caused isn’t.
The longest shutdown in history didn't just close offices — its impact went far beyond that.
Listen to Alejandra Y. Castillo as she breaks down the real costs: delayed paychecks, lost services, & a Republican Congress that chose politics over people's wellbeing.
Listen to Alejandra Y. Castillo as she breaks down the real costs: delayed paychecks, lost services, & a Republican Congress that chose politics over people's wellbeing.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The longest shutdown in history didn't just close offices — its impact went far beyond that.
Listen to Alejandra Y. Castillo as she breaks down the real costs: delayed paychecks, lost services, & a Republican Congress that chose politics over people's wellbeing.
Listen to Alejandra Y. Castillo as she breaks down the real costs: delayed paychecks, lost services, & a Republican Congress that chose politics over people's wellbeing.
"They talk about fiscal responsibility but use public money for anything other than the mission."
@choprausa.bsky.social on the Trump administration's dismantling of the CFPB—an agency that was returning billions to consumers, capping late fees, removing medical debt from credit reports, and more.
@choprausa.bsky.social on the Trump administration's dismantling of the CFPB—an agency that was returning billions to consumers, capping late fees, removing medical debt from credit reports, and more.
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"They talk about fiscal responsibility but use public money for anything other than the mission."
@choprausa.bsky.social on the Trump administration's dismantling of the CFPB—an agency that was returning billions to consumers, capping late fees, removing medical debt from credit reports, and more.
@choprausa.bsky.social on the Trump administration's dismantling of the CFPB—an agency that was returning billions to consumers, capping late fees, removing medical debt from credit reports, and more.
Millions of renters are facing unaffordable, rising rents while homeownership slips further out of reach.
@mnegron01.bsky.social & co-authors lay out a bold plan to lower housing costs, accelerate construction, & close the nation’s 2 mil-unit housing gap. www.americanprogress.org/article/buil...
@mnegron01.bsky.social & co-authors lay out a bold plan to lower housing costs, accelerate construction, & close the nation’s 2 mil-unit housing gap. www.americanprogress.org/article/buil...
Build, Baby, Build: A Plan To Lower Housing Costs for All
CAP’s plan would focus federal efforts on building homes and lower housing costs.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Millions of renters are facing unaffordable, rising rents while homeownership slips further out of reach.
@mnegron01.bsky.social & co-authors lay out a bold plan to lower housing costs, accelerate construction, & close the nation’s 2 mil-unit housing gap. www.americanprogress.org/article/buil...
@mnegron01.bsky.social & co-authors lay out a bold plan to lower housing costs, accelerate construction, & close the nation’s 2 mil-unit housing gap. www.americanprogress.org/article/buil...
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Welcome to New York, @econspeakers.bsky.social. We're setting up shop in the Empire State to bring some much-needed balance to the economic news landscape.
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Welcome to New York, @econspeakers.bsky.social. We're setting up shop in the Empire State to bring some much-needed balance to the economic news landscape.
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Prices and political winds have the climate community and broader political class discovering--again!--that climate is fundamentally an economic development issue. New Substack up today: khgordon.substack.com/p/its-the-cl...
It's the (Climate) Economy, Stupid
Prices and political winds have the climate community discovering economic development...again.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Prices and political winds have the climate community and broader political class discovering--again!--that climate is fundamentally an economic development issue. New Substack up today: khgordon.substack.com/p/its-the-cl...
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Housing. Health care. Utilities. Groceries.
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Housing. Health care. Utilities. Groceries.
Millions of Americans are already squeezed by rising prices and now are facing steep health care premium spikes.
All because Congressional Republicans refused to extend enhanced tax credits that help families afford coverage.
Alejandra Y. Castillo on @wvns59news.bsky.social
All because Congressional Republicans refused to extend enhanced tax credits that help families afford coverage.
Alejandra Y. Castillo on @wvns59news.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Millions of Americans are already squeezed by rising prices and now are facing steep health care premium spikes.
All because Congressional Republicans refused to extend enhanced tax credits that help families afford coverage.
Alejandra Y. Castillo on @wvns59news.bsky.social
All because Congressional Republicans refused to extend enhanced tax credits that help families afford coverage.
Alejandra Y. Castillo on @wvns59news.bsky.social
Families can’t wait years for relief on housing & energy prices. @bharatramamurti.bsky.social & @nealemahoney.bsky.social argue for targeted, temporary price controls paired with the housing construction & clean-energy investments needed to bring down costs long-term. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | Economists Hate This Idea. It Could Be a Way Out of the Affordability Crisis.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Families can’t wait years for relief on housing & energy prices. @bharatramamurti.bsky.social & @nealemahoney.bsky.social argue for targeted, temporary price controls paired with the housing construction & clean-energy investments needed to bring down costs long-term. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
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Trump helped create the cost-of-living crisis, & now he’s scrambling for a quick fix.
A 50-year mortgage isn’t a solution. It’s a gimmick that forces families to pay thousands more in interest while doing nothing to fix sky-high housing costs.
Our @alexsjacquez.bsky.social says it all 🗣️
A 50-year mortgage isn’t a solution. It’s a gimmick that forces families to pay thousands more in interest while doing nothing to fix sky-high housing costs.
Our @alexsjacquez.bsky.social says it all 🗣️
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trump helped create the cost-of-living crisis, & now he’s scrambling for a quick fix.
A 50-year mortgage isn’t a solution. It’s a gimmick that forces families to pay thousands more in interest while doing nothing to fix sky-high housing costs.
Our @alexsjacquez.bsky.social says it all 🗣️
A 50-year mortgage isn’t a solution. It’s a gimmick that forces families to pay thousands more in interest while doing nothing to fix sky-high housing costs.
Our @alexsjacquez.bsky.social says it all 🗣️
1 in 20 households are facing severely delinquent utility bills.
New @tcfdotorg.bsky.social & @borrowerjustice.bsky.social study breaks down how rising utility costs are driving families into debt. Monthly energy bills have soared 35% since 2022—nearly 3x overall inflation. tcf.org/content/comm...
New @tcfdotorg.bsky.social & @borrowerjustice.bsky.social study breaks down how rising utility costs are driving families into debt. Monthly energy bills have soared 35% since 2022—nearly 3x overall inflation. tcf.org/content/comm...
Fueling Debt: How Rising Utility Costs Are Overwhelming American Families
As temperatures cool and Americans’ dissatisfaction with the economy grows, families across the country are staring down a winter season that will be more
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November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
1 in 20 households are facing severely delinquent utility bills.
New @tcfdotorg.bsky.social & @borrowerjustice.bsky.social study breaks down how rising utility costs are driving families into debt. Monthly energy bills have soared 35% since 2022—nearly 3x overall inflation. tcf.org/content/comm...
New @tcfdotorg.bsky.social & @borrowerjustice.bsky.social study breaks down how rising utility costs are driving families into debt. Monthly energy bills have soared 35% since 2022—nearly 3x overall inflation. tcf.org/content/comm...
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Next year, Iowa’s Max Miller and I will be launching a new show, kind of like a Car Talk for the f-ed up economy. Until then, we’re going live on Fridays at 8:45am ET / 7:45am CT to test out different things and talking about said economy. This Friday: Air travel. Why does it suck?
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(Send us YOUR air travel horror stories to Stories at TheFairFightPod dot com and tune in Friday at 8:45am ET / 7:45am CT)
(Send us YOUR air travel horror stories to Stories at TheFairFightPod dot com and tune in Friday at 8:45am ET / 7:45am CT)
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Next year, Iowa’s Max Miller and I will be launching a new show, kind of like a Car Talk for the f-ed up economy. Until then, we’re going live on Fridays at 8:45am ET / 7:45am CT to test out different things and talking about said economy. This Friday: Air travel. Why does it suck?
This week on Radio Bilingue, Lorelei Salas discussed how millions are facing economic insecurity due to skyrocketing food, electricity, & health insurance premiums.
20+ million people are being left to choose between food & medical care.
20+ million people are being left to choose between food & medical care.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This week on Radio Bilingue, Lorelei Salas discussed how millions are facing economic insecurity due to skyrocketing food, electricity, & health insurance premiums.
20+ million people are being left to choose between food & medical care.
20+ million people are being left to choose between food & medical care.
Taxing extreme wealth isn’t a break from American tradition—it’s a return to it.
In a new op-ed, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social and @bearerfriend.bsky.social trace warnings from early American thinkers who saw concentrated wealth as a direct threat to government and political freedom.
In a new op-ed, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social and @bearerfriend.bsky.social trace warnings from early American thinkers who saw concentrated wealth as a direct threat to government and political freedom.
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Taxing extreme wealth isn’t a break from American tradition—it’s a return to it.
In a new op-ed, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social and @bearerfriend.bsky.social trace warnings from early American thinkers who saw concentrated wealth as a direct threat to government and political freedom.
In a new op-ed, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social and @bearerfriend.bsky.social trace warnings from early American thinkers who saw concentrated wealth as a direct threat to government and political freedom.
Alejandra Y. Castillo spoke with Telemundo 44 about how SNAP helps stabilize local economies.
This week, the distribution of these benefits remains in limbo following Trump's latest request to block the funds.
This week, the distribution of these benefits remains in limbo following Trump's latest request to block the funds.
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Alejandra Y. Castillo spoke with Telemundo 44 about how SNAP helps stabilize local economies.
This week, the distribution of these benefits remains in limbo following Trump's latest request to block the funds.
This week, the distribution of these benefits remains in limbo following Trump's latest request to block the funds.
Trump’s 50-year mortgage is a short-term gimmick that will cost families hundreds of thousands more. The administration's tariff and immigration policies are worsening housing affordability by reducing the supply of labor and driving up costs. This only makes it worse. @bharatramamurti.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump’s 50-year mortgage is a short-term gimmick that will cost families hundreds of thousands more. The administration's tariff and immigration policies are worsening housing affordability by reducing the supply of labor and driving up costs. This only makes it worse. @bharatramamurti.bsky.social
Starbucks workers are striking nationwide after four years without a contract. With the NLRB weakened and corporate lawbreaking largely unchecked, executives face little pressure to bargain in good faith.
“More and more CEOs consider their workers dispensable,” said Jennifer Abruzzo.
“More and more CEOs consider their workers dispensable,” said Jennifer Abruzzo.
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Starbucks workers are striking nationwide after four years without a contract. With the NLRB weakened and corporate lawbreaking largely unchecked, executives face little pressure to bargain in good faith.
“More and more CEOs consider their workers dispensable,” said Jennifer Abruzzo.
“More and more CEOs consider their workers dispensable,” said Jennifer Abruzzo.
Watch Alejandra Y. Castillo sit down with Jorge Ramos to discuss the impact of the shutdown on families' finances, jobs, and why normalcy is not returning immediately after 40 days of chaos in the federal government.
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Watch Alejandra Y. Castillo sit down with Jorge Ramos to discuss the impact of the shutdown on families' finances, jobs, and why normalcy is not returning immediately after 40 days of chaos in the federal government.
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NEW from me & Ellis Chen on IRS oversight. What do we know and what we need to know about:
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
Five Questions for IRS CEO Frank Bisignano
The IRS has a new leader – maybe he can tell us whats happening
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November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
NEW from me & Ellis Chen on IRS oversight. What do we know and what we need to know about:
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
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Smart piece by @bharatramamurti.bsky.social on how political leaders can solve the Affordability Conundrum — address immediate voter pain through price controls and increase supply in the long-term through anti-monopoly and industrial policies.
The Other Big Winner in Yesterday's Elections
Yesterday’s elections were a big win for Democrats—and for price controls.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Smart piece by @bharatramamurti.bsky.social on how political leaders can solve the Affordability Conundrum — address immediate voter pain through price controls and increase supply in the long-term through anti-monopoly and industrial policies.
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health plans has begun, and millions of Americans are facing steep increases in monthly premiums.
Families shouldn’t have to choose between paying for health care and covering rent, groceries, or other essentials.
Families shouldn’t have to choose between paying for health care and covering rent, groceries, or other essentials.
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health plans has begun, and millions of Americans are facing steep increases in monthly premiums.
Families shouldn’t have to choose between paying for health care and covering rent, groceries, or other essentials.
Families shouldn’t have to choose between paying for health care and covering rent, groceries, or other essentials.
📖 Out today: The Price of Democracy by @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social — a vivid history revealing how conflicts over taxes became fights over representation, equality, and the future of American democracy. Order your copy: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
The Price of Democracy
An eye-opening history of taxation showing that battles over taxes have always really been battles over democracy itself “A convincing case that we must ta...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
📖 Out today: The Price of Democracy by @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social — a vivid history revealing how conflicts over taxes became fights over representation, equality, and the future of American democracy. Order your copy: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
"The president is looking for a quick fix to a market that is fundamentally broken."
Stretching payments over 50 years means families spend more on interest while doing nothing to address the housing shortage driving prices higher. We need more homes, not more debt. @alexsjacquez.bsky.social
Stretching payments over 50 years means families spend more on interest while doing nothing to address the housing shortage driving prices higher. We need more homes, not more debt. @alexsjacquez.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"The president is looking for a quick fix to a market that is fundamentally broken."
Stretching payments over 50 years means families spend more on interest while doing nothing to address the housing shortage driving prices higher. We need more homes, not more debt. @alexsjacquez.bsky.social
Stretching payments over 50 years means families spend more on interest while doing nothing to address the housing shortage driving prices higher. We need more homes, not more debt. @alexsjacquez.bsky.social
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Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.