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Juliet Schor

@julietschor.bsky.social

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Professor of Sociology at Boston College, TED talk The Case for the Four Day Week, https://www.ted.com/talks/juliet_schor_the_case_for_a_4_day_work_week?subtitle=en global research on #4DayWeek, author of After the Gig Boston, MA Born November 9, 1955 .. more

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Juliet B. Schor is an American economist and Sociology Professor at Boston College. She has studied trends in working time, consumerism, the relationship between work and family, women's issues and economic inequality, and concerns about climate change in the environment. From 2010 to 2017, she studied the sharing economy under a large research project funded by the MacArthur Foundation. She is currently working on a project titled "The Algorithmic Workplace" with a grant from the National Science Foundation. .. more

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 1d

House Dems Launch Probe Into ‘Violent, Heavy-Handed’ ICE Raid of Chicago Apartment Complex

House Democrats launch probe into controversial Chicago raid by federal immigration officials, demanding answers from Homeland Security and Attorney General.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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Juliet Schor @julietschor.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump ballroom x.com/EastEndJoe/s...

Joe G on X: "Whoever made this deserves an award! https://t.co/A30QnsyRx4" / X

Whoever made this deserves an award! https://t.co/A30QnsyRx4

x.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

look at the map here -- more than 2000 protests planned already...

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No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 6d

“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”

Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits

A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6d

Donald Trump says he wants our military to use cities like Los Angeles and Portland as a "training ground." Absolutely not.

This un-American, illegal use of the military to terrorize in our communities must end now.

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Julie Parsonnet @julieparsonnet.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you, UPenn AAUP, for your powerful response to the administration's "invitation" (correctly renamed "threat") to join their academic compact. #academicfreedom #defendhighered @aaup-penn.bsky.social @aaup.org

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 8d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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Juliet Schor @julietschor.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you @lauriesantos.bsky.social It was such a privilege to have this conversation. I loved being on your pod!

Centre for Thriving Places @thrivingplaces.bsky.social · 8d

At CTP we've been embracing the 4 day week since 2018 and believe this system is not only possible but better. In her podcast for The Happiness Lab Dr Laurie Santos and economist @julietschor.bsky.social explore what happens when we build work around human wellbeing.

Take a Three-Day Weekend Without Losing Any Pay (with Juliet Schor) | The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Economist Juliet Schor has studied every kind of business and found that thoughtfully reducing work hours benefits employees, improves productivity and increases profits. She explains how you too can…

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Centre for Thriving Places @thrivingplaces.bsky.social · 8d

Take a Three-Day Weekend Without Losing Any Pay (with Juliet Schor) | The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Kindra Cotton @kindracotton.com · 11d

Let's get that same kind of effort galvanized behind Black women who lost their jobs this year!

NOTE: Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period. white men gained 365,000

Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period.

White men saw the largest job
increase 一 365,000 一 among
groups.

According to an analysis of the most recent labor statistics by
Katica Roy, a gender economist

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 12d

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13d

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 13d

Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts

After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
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Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts

Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.

pressgazette.co.uk

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Juliet Schor @julietschor.bsky.social · 14d

@deanbaker13.bsky.social 's Mostly Economics Podcast is great and if you haven't listened to it, the new episode is with yours truly on the 4 day week and the longer term outlook for working time reduction. Take a minute from your desk and give a listen.
cepr.net/mostly-econo...

Mostly Economics Podcast

Mostly Economics is a weekly podcast hosted by CEPR Senior Economist and co-founder, Dean Baker, about ways US economic policies affect everyday lives—from household budgets to global trade relationsh...

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thimbles.bsky.social @thimbles.bsky.social · 15d

Economists from @julietschor.bsky.social to Adrian Bilal and @dkaenzig.bsky.social have pointed out that our failure to take into account the effects on local environs and the increased frequency of extreme events has caused an underestimation of climate cost for decades.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Why global temperature matters

Climate change is frequently described as an existential threat, posing significant risks to our lives, livelihoods and the global economy. This view, however, stands in stark contrast to empirical estimates of the impact of climate change on economic activity, which imply only modest economic effects. Do existing estimates not account for the full impact of climate change, or are the costs of climate change truly so small? This column argues that shifting attention to a new and comprehensive source of variation in the data – global temperature itself – implies drastically larger impacts of climate change than conventional estimates.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

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Juliet Schor @julietschor.bsky.social · 16d

So glad to hear rhis

Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 17d

Thrilled that Alaa will be free. Heartbroken at the costs paid by his family and everyone that loves him: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah to be freed from prison

Reports say writer, who has served six years for liking a Facebook post, has also been given a presidential pardon

www.theguardian.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17d

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday

Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 17d

Thrilled that Alaa will be free. Heartbroken at the costs paid by his family and everyone that loves him: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah to be freed from prison

Reports say writer, who has served six years for liking a Facebook post, has also been given a presidential pardon

www.theguardian.com

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Juliet Schor @julietschor.bsky.social · 17d

When we fight…. We win

ProPublica @propublica.org · 17d

Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.

“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.

Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case

“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica on his release from an Ohio jail. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of…

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Juliet Schor @julietschor.bsky.social · 17d

Today’s #SunDay march to the Boston Common was so inspiring. Thank you @thirdactorg.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social and many more for this phenomenal day. Let’s hope there are many more to come.