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As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Every Student Succeeds Act, The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event to explore measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools. RSVP to watch: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/k-12-e...
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Every Student Succeeds Act, The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event to explore measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools. RSVP to watch: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/k-12-e...
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Need a conversation starter for Thanksgiving? The Hamilton Project is hiring for a research assistant to join our team.
Please circulate widely or apply here:
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Learn more about @hamiltonproject.org here:
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#EconSky
Please circulate widely or apply here:
careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3757/re...
Learn more about @hamiltonproject.org here:
www.hamiltonproject.org
#EconSky
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The Hamilton Project produces evidence-based policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Need a conversation starter for Thanksgiving? The Hamilton Project is hiring for a research assistant to join our team.
Please circulate widely or apply here:
careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3757/re...
Learn more about @hamiltonproject.org here:
www.hamiltonproject.org
#EconSky
Please circulate widely or apply here:
careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3757/re...
Learn more about @hamiltonproject.org here:
www.hamiltonproject.org
#EconSky
How do we regulate AI? Join us on 12/4 at 10:00 a.m. ET for a virtual event with @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik:
Opportunities and challenges in AI regulation - The Hamilton Project
On December 4, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event focusing on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
How do we regulate AI? Join us on 12/4 at 10:00 a.m. ET for a virtual event with @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik:
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) not only helps families put food on the table; it can also help them, and the economy, weather tough times. This Thanksgiving, learn more about why SNAP matters: #FigureFriday
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) not only helps families put food on the table; it can also help them, and the economy, weather tough times. This Thanksgiving, learn more about why SNAP matters: #FigureFriday
In @nytimes.com, @laurenhlb.bsky.social discusses how SNAP plays a critical role both in combating hunger and acting as an automatic stabilizer during economic downturns: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/d...
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In @nytimes.com, @laurenhlb.bsky.social discusses how SNAP plays a critical role both in combating hunger and acting as an automatic stabilizer during economic downturns: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/d...
From search engines to resume screening, algorithmic AI has become increasingly common in our everyday lives. On 12/4, hear from @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms:
Opportunities and challenges in AI regulation - The Hamilton Project
On December 4, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event focusing on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
From search engines to resume screening, algorithmic AI has become increasingly common in our everyday lives. On 12/4, hear from @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms:
Raising revenue via tariffs is:
❌ inefficient
❌ ineffective
❌ regressive
Learn more from @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social:
❌ inefficient
❌ ineffective
❌ regressive
Learn more from @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social:
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue - The Hamilton Project
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Raising revenue via tariffs is:
❌ inefficient
❌ ineffective
❌ regressive
Learn more from @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social:
❌ inefficient
❌ ineffective
❌ regressive
Learn more from @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social:
“One way to think about the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it could end SNAP in some states, and it certainly ends SNAP as a national entitlement that is there for people in good economic times and bad.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social spoke to @Slate.com’s @shirinali.bsky.social about the OBBBA’s SNAP cuts:
Republicans Are Ripping a New Giant Hole in the Social Safety Net
After punishing hungry people during the government shutdown, the GOP has a new plan to make life harder for the most vulnerable.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“One way to think about the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it could end SNAP in some states, and it certainly ends SNAP as a national entitlement that is there for people in good economic times and bad.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social spoke to @Slate.com’s @shirinali.bsky.social about the OBBBA’s SNAP cuts:
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly algorithmic AI, hold the potential to improve access to services, increase efficiency, and reduce bias. They also raise questions about discrimination and fairness.
On 12/4, join us for a virtual event on regulating AI:
On 12/4, join us for a virtual event on regulating AI:
Opportunities and challenges in AI regulation - The Hamilton Project
On December 4, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event focusing on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly algorithmic AI, hold the potential to improve access to services, increase efficiency, and reduce bias. They also raise questions about discrimination and fairness.
On 12/4, join us for a virtual event on regulating AI:
On 12/4, join us for a virtual event on regulating AI:
#FigureFriday: Amid ongoing uncertainty about SNAP funding, The Hamilton Project has created four figures visualizing federal outlays to SNAP for November 2025. The figures will update daily on weekdays, excluding federal holidays. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#FigureFriday: Amid ongoing uncertainty about SNAP funding, The Hamilton Project has created four figures visualizing federal outlays to SNAP for November 2025. The figures will update daily on weekdays, excluding federal holidays. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
Why is raising revenue via tariffs bad for the U.S. economy? How do tariffs reduce economic growth? @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social answers these questions and more in a new Hamilton Project explainer:
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue - The Hamilton Project
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Why is raising revenue via tariffs bad for the U.S. economy? How do tariffs reduce economic growth? @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social answers these questions and more in a new Hamilton Project explainer:
“Cutting back on this important social safety net benefit that stimulates and supports the local economy is not, in my professional opinion, a wise move right now.” Watch Diane Schanzenbach and other experts discuss threats to the SNAP program:
Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project hosted a webcast to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the program in the One Big Beautiful…
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Cutting back on this important social safety net benefit that stimulates and supports the local economy is not, in my professional opinion, a wise move right now.” Watch Diane Schanzenbach and other experts discuss threats to the SNAP program:
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NEW: we've pulled out the SNAP line item (from the Daily Treasury Statement) to follow along daily with federal outlays to the program.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW: we've pulled out the SNAP line item (from the Daily Treasury Statement) to follow along daily with federal outlays to the program.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
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In case you missed it: Last week, @klobuchar.senate.gov, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, @davidasuper.bsky.social, and @laurenhlb.bsky.social joined us for a virtual event on SNAP.
Read the recap: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Read the recap: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project hosted a webcast to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the program in the One Big Beautiful Bill...
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In case you missed it: Last week, @klobuchar.senate.gov, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, @davidasuper.bsky.social, and @laurenhlb.bsky.social joined us for a virtual event on SNAP.
Read the recap: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Read the recap: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
The Trump administration has radically reshaped U.S. trade policy with extremely high tariff rates, making the U.S. unusual among its peers.
For #FigureFriday, learn why more developed, rich nations have moved away from funding their governments with tariffs: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
For #FigureFriday, learn why more developed, rich nations have moved away from funding their governments with tariffs: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trump administration has radically reshaped U.S. trade policy with extremely high tariff rates, making the U.S. unusual among its peers.
For #FigureFriday, learn why more developed, rich nations have moved away from funding their governments with tariffs: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
For #FigureFriday, learn why more developed, rich nations have moved away from funding their governments with tariffs: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
The Trump administration has radically reshaped U.S. trade policy with extremely high tariff rates. A variety of objectives have been used to justify these tariffs, including raising revenue.
But “tariffs are a damaging and inefficient way to raise funds,” @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social writes.
But “tariffs are a damaging and inefficient way to raise funds,” @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social writes.
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue - The Hamilton Project
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Trump administration has radically reshaped U.S. trade policy with extremely high tariff rates. A variety of objectives have been used to justify these tariffs, including raising revenue.
But “tariffs are a damaging and inefficient way to raise funds,” @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social writes.
But “tariffs are a damaging and inefficient way to raise funds,” @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social writes.
Raising revenue via tariffs is costly: “It will hurt consumers. It will hurt the U.S.’ most productive firms. It will reduce economic growth. And, it will undermine U.S. relationships around the world,” @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social writes.
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue - The Hamilton Project
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Raising revenue via tariffs is costly: “It will hurt consumers. It will hurt the U.S.’ most productive firms. It will reduce economic growth. And, it will undermine U.S. relationships around the world,” @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social writes.
One of the justifications for the Trump administration’s tariffs has been raising revenue: The United States raised roughly $30 billion in tariff revenue in August.
But, in a new explainer, @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social shows why raising revenue via tariffs is bad for the U.S. economy:
But, in a new explainer, @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social shows why raising revenue via tariffs is bad for the U.S. economy:
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue - The Hamilton Project
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One of the justifications for the Trump administration’s tariffs has been raising revenue: The United States raised roughly $30 billion in tariff revenue in August.
But, in a new explainer, @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social shows why raising revenue via tariffs is bad for the U.S. economy:
But, in a new explainer, @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social shows why raising revenue via tariffs is bad for the U.S. economy:
There has long been a debate in policy circles over targeted vs. universal programs. In @nytimes.com, @bobgreensteindc.bsky.social discusses what this means for policymakers: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
There has long been a debate in policy circles over targeted vs. universal programs. In @nytimes.com, @bobgreensteindc.bsky.social discusses what this means for policymakers: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
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Yesterday, @hamiltonproject.org hosting a zippy briefing about what is going on with SNAP. We covered the waterfront with @klobuchar.senate.gov, @davidasuper.bsky.social, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, and yours truly.
Watch here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
#SNAP
Watch here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
#SNAP
Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the progra...
www.hamiltonproject.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Yesterday, @hamiltonproject.org hosting a zippy briefing about what is going on with SNAP. We covered the waterfront with @klobuchar.senate.gov, @davidasuper.bsky.social, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, and yours truly.
Watch here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
#SNAP
Watch here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
#SNAP
Happening now: Hear from @klobuchar.senate.gov, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, @davidasuper.bsky.social, and @laurenhlb.bsky.social as the clock ticks down on SNAP funding.
Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the…
www.hamiltonproject.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happening now: Hear from @klobuchar.senate.gov, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, @davidasuper.bsky.social, and @laurenhlb.bsky.social as the clock ticks down on SNAP funding.
The USDA has announced that no SNAP benefits will be issued on November 1. Join us today at 12:30 PM ET to understand what this means for families, communities, and the economy: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The USDA has announced that no SNAP benefits will be issued on November 1. Join us today at 12:30 PM ET to understand what this means for families, communities, and the economy: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
TOMORROW AT 12:30 PM ET: Join @klobuchar.senate.gov and a panel of leading experts for a conversation on SNAP and everything you need to know ahead of November 1.
Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the…
www.hamiltonproject.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
TOMORROW AT 12:30 PM ET: Join @klobuchar.senate.gov and a panel of leading experts for a conversation on SNAP and everything you need to know ahead of November 1.
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Tomorrow at 12:30PM ET, @hamiltonproject.org will host a public event on SNAP.
@klobuchar.senate.gov will provide framing remarks
and I will be moderating an *expert* panel with Danielle Perry, @davidasuper.bsky.social, Diane Schanzenbach, and Stacy Dean:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
@klobuchar.senate.gov will provide framing remarks
and I will be moderating an *expert* panel with Danielle Perry, @davidasuper.bsky.social, Diane Schanzenbach, and Stacy Dean:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the progra...
www.hamiltonproject.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Tomorrow at 12:30PM ET, @hamiltonproject.org will host a public event on SNAP.
@klobuchar.senate.gov will provide framing remarks
and I will be moderating an *expert* panel with Danielle Perry, @davidasuper.bsky.social, Diane Schanzenbach, and Stacy Dean:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
@klobuchar.senate.gov will provide framing remarks
and I will be moderating an *expert* panel with Danielle Perry, @davidasuper.bsky.social, Diane Schanzenbach, and Stacy Dean:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
📢 NEW: We are pleased to announce that @klobuchar.senate.gov will be joining our event tomorrow to deliver remarks on SNAP.
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
📢 NEW: We are pleased to announce that @klobuchar.senate.gov will be joining our event tomorrow to deliver remarks on SNAP.
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...