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.
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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
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
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Antitrust fights unfair biz practices that harm competition to juice profit at American workers', consumers', & innovators' expense.
Labor rights empower workers to organize to bargain on more balanced ground
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There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
They are flip sides of the same coin.
Wealth buys a lot of media, politicians, & influencers to scapegoat immigrants, women's careers, & DEI for pain caused by wealth concentration.
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Archon Fung, David Lazer , and 18 more Joanna Bryson, Archon Fung, David Lazer, Scott L. Greer, Philip N. Cohen, Erica Chenoweth, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, Aaron Sojourner, Dominique Meurs, Henry Farrell, Els Torreele, Mark Robinson, Stuart White, Juanjo Medina, Katja Rietzler, Aviel Roshwald, Thomas E. Murray, Dan Immergluck, Aina Gallego, David Darmofal
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Reposted by Peter Thorne, Linda J. Skitka, Martin Jung , and 16 more Peter Thorne, Linda J. Skitka, Martin Jung, Steve Peers, Martin Paul Eve, Alexander Wuttke, Trevon D. Logan, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Aaron Sojourner, McKenzie Wark, Stephen D. Murphy, Henry Farrell, Peter Jacobsen, Catherine Moury, James F. McGrath, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Pádua Fernandes, Steven H. Seggie
Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Aaron Sojourner
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Guy Grossman, Paul Goldstein , and 14 more Norbert Schwarz, Guy Grossman, Paul Goldstein, Charles W. Smith, Melanie C. Green, David R. Miller, Aaron Sojourner, R. Daniel Kelemen, Jacob T. Levy, Scott A. Imberman, Dean Eckles, Michael Jones‐Correa, Kate Starbird, Greg Linden, Aviel Roshwald, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal
Reposted by Rebecca Tushnet, Aaron Sojourner
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
Gamified online gambling seems much worse, & is becoming much more ubiquitous
It will immiserate so many
Congratulations, you made it through a Minnesota winter. You are tough.
Spring has arrived! 42 degrees never felt so hot.
You can now officially toss all that bulky winter gear! Get some new spring stuff to fill your hotel drawers.
Reposted by Aaron Sojourner
—Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel
Reposted by Ashish Arora, Brendan Nyhan, Neil Pederson , and 20 more Ashish Arora, Brendan Nyhan, Neil Pederson, Scott L. Greer, Mark D. White, David Rothschild, Eric Goldman, Gernot Wagner, Jonathan Hopkin, Aaron Sojourner, Michael D. McDonald, Erol Akçay, Erin O’Donnell, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Jon Dean, Karen O’Leary, Olivier Mannoni, Aviel Roshwald, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Jeannette Sutton, David Darmofal, Kristina McElheran
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UPS plans to cut an additional 30k jobs after cutting 48k last year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Kori Schake, Brendan Nyhan, Eric Goldman , and 13 more Kori Schake, Brendan Nyhan, Eric Goldman, Gernot Wagner, Alan Richardson, Aaron Sojourner, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Scott A. Imberman, Samantha Brennan, Jason Lyall, Michael Jones‐Correa, Mark Rice, Susan Strasser, Greg Linden, Colin Woodard, David Darmofal
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Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Nandita Sharma, Richard F. Catalano , and 43 more Lisa W. Fazio, Nandita Sharma, Richard F. Catalano, Joe R. Feagin, Ashish Arora, Peter Thorne, Neil Pederson, Steve Peers, Simon Chapman, Jonathan Wolff, Victor Asal, Jamie Morgan, Eric Goldman, Gernot Wagner, John Collins, Trevon D. Logan, Charles W. Smith, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, R. M. Wilson, Aaron Sojourner, Michael Zimmer, Gerald Friedman, Robert B. Reich, Stephen Ryan, Michael D. McDonald, James Goodwin, Josef Früchtl, Alfie Kohn, Mark Rice, Philipp Sarasin, Pauline Stafford, Nils Zurawski, Vaughan S. Roberts, Ismael Peña‐López, David Gamage, Prokla Redaktion, Karen O’Leary, Christina Pagel, Olivier Mannoni, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Pádua Fernandes, Manisha Sinha, Aviel Roshwald, David Darmofal
Some of his clients may have abused their institutional powers to throw other people's $ his way
It really is one of the biggest stories of our lifetimes. Huge web of corruption & ongoing cover up
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Will any official face any accountability for this crime spree?
If not, do we really have rights or law?
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Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...