David Stein
@davidstein.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of History, UCSB. Former fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. Social movements & political economy—civil rights movement; economic policy; inflation; mass incarceration.
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David Stein
@davidstein.bsky.social
· Dec 16
1/5 🧵Really happy to have a long-gestating piece in this issue. It connects several threads that I’ve been circling around for the past decade: (1) the racial, gendered and social politics of the NAIRU; (2)alternative modes of inflation management; and... muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, PPFP, has been a jewel in the crown for faculty development and recruitment at the University of California for years and the results have been an expanded faculty with almost 100% tenure rates — unprecedented success.
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, PPFP, has been a jewel in the crown for faculty development and recruitment at the University of California for years and the results have been an expanded faculty with almost 100% tenure rates — unprecedented success.
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This article presents the end of the PPFP as a done deal, but it’s not—until the chancellors’ meeting this afternoon.
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This article presents the end of the PPFP as a done deal, but it’s not—until the chancellors’ meeting this afternoon.
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I am very concerned about anticipatory compliance at UC. Provost Katherine Newman has opted to defund a critical program called the UC Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPFP). This incredibly selective postdoc has provided a route to UC faculty for many of my most valued colleagues. +
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am very concerned about anticipatory compliance at UC. Provost Katherine Newman has opted to defund a critical program called the UC Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPFP). This incredibly selective postdoc has provided a route to UC faculty for many of my most valued colleagues. +
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The UC President axed a signature part of our Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). UCOP cites the budget, but PPFP is a key program the Trump admin is threatening us over.
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The UC President axed a signature part of our Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). UCOP cites the budget, but PPFP is a key program the Trump admin is threatening us over.
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
"[William McChesney Martin's] segregationist commitments thus define what the ideology of Federal Reserve independence has meant in practice." - @nathantankus.bsky.social
Periodic reminder that nobody is doing it like Nathan.
Periodic reminder that nobody is doing it like Nathan.
NEW PIECE: I finally unveil the deep segregationist Georgia relationships of Fed Chair Bill Martin I dug up over the course of researching my (now set aside) book on the Federal Reserve: Picking Losers. Its a labyrinthine story so grab a coffee & Subscribe
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
BOMBSHELL: 1951-1970 Federal Reserve Chair Bill Martin Was a Committed Segregationist
This is a Premium piece of Notes on the Crises.
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook was born and raised in Milledgeville Georgia, about a 100 miles away from Atlanta. She also shares a birth year with...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"[William McChesney Martin's] segregationist commitments thus define what the ideology of Federal Reserve independence has meant in practice." - @nathantankus.bsky.social
Periodic reminder that nobody is doing it like Nathan.
Periodic reminder that nobody is doing it like Nathan.
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Tremendous historical work from Nathan here. You should subscribe to Notes on the Crises.
NEW PIECE: I finally unveil the deep segregationist Georgia relationships of Fed Chair Bill Martin I dug up over the course of researching my (now set aside) book on the Federal Reserve: Picking Losers. Its a labyrinthine story so grab a coffee & Subscribe
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
BOMBSHELL: 1951-1970 Federal Reserve Chair Bill Martin Was a Committed Segregationist
This is a Premium piece of Notes on the Crises.
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook was born and raised in Milledgeville Georgia, about a 100 miles away from Atlanta. She also shares a birth year with...
www.crisesnotes.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Tremendous historical work from Nathan here. You should subscribe to Notes on the Crises.
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NEW PIECE: I finally unveil the deep segregationist Georgia relationships of Fed Chair Bill Martin I dug up over the course of researching my (now set aside) book on the Federal Reserve: Picking Losers. Its a labyrinthine story so grab a coffee & Subscribe
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
BOMBSHELL: 1951-1970 Federal Reserve Chair Bill Martin Was a Committed Segregationist
This is a Premium piece of Notes on the Crises.
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook was born and raised in Milledgeville Georgia, about a 100 miles away from Atlanta. She also shares a birth year with...
www.crisesnotes.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW PIECE: I finally unveil the deep segregationist Georgia relationships of Fed Chair Bill Martin I dug up over the course of researching my (now set aside) book on the Federal Reserve: Picking Losers. Its a labyrinthine story so grab a coffee & Subscribe
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...
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Worth noting that history PhD slots have at Harvard have already basically been cut in half over the last decade
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Worth noting that history PhD slots have at Harvard have already basically been cut in half over the last decade
Quite an honor to be on the podcast / show that I’ve listened to for more than 15 years. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Quite an honor to be on the podcast / show that I’ve listened to for more than 15 years. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
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Tune into the Against the Grain show on Berkeley's KPFA Radio this coming Monday at 12:05 PM PST for an in-depth chat with David Stein, a contributor to "Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics."
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October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tune into the Against the Grain show on Berkeley's KPFA Radio this coming Monday at 12:05 PM PST for an in-depth chat with David Stein, a contributor to "Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics."
Tune in worldwide at kpfa.org.
@kpfa.org
@davidstein.bsky.social
Tune in worldwide at kpfa.org.
@kpfa.org
@davidstein.bsky.social
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Sharing my new article — "Gotta Study War Work More."
'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Sharing my new article — "Gotta Study War Work More."
'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?'
read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl...
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AI is deskilling our young people to the extent that they no longer have the ability, or at least resolve, to craft their own *texts.*
The widespread adoption of these technologies is actually a form of child abuse. We are systematically destroying human potential
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The widespread adoption of these technologies is actually a form of child abuse. We are systematically destroying human potential
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
July 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
AI is deskilling our young people to the extent that they no longer have the ability, or at least resolve, to craft their own *texts.*
The widespread adoption of these technologies is actually a form of child abuse. We are systematically destroying human potential
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The widespread adoption of these technologies is actually a form of child abuse. We are systematically destroying human potential
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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I miss @adybarkan.bsky.social every day. This last week especially, his call on all of us to do what we each can to @beaheroaction.bsky.social has been ringing louder than ever in my ears.
Grateful to spend a bit of e-day with @rscar.bsky.social & @ Sarah Johnson.
Grateful to spend a bit of e-day with @rscar.bsky.social & @ Sarah Johnson.
June 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I miss @adybarkan.bsky.social every day. This last week especially, his call on all of us to do what we each can to @beaheroaction.bsky.social has been ringing louder than ever in my ears.
Grateful to spend a bit of e-day with @rscar.bsky.social & @ Sarah Johnson.
Grateful to spend a bit of e-day with @rscar.bsky.social & @ Sarah Johnson.
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Ady would have LOVED it.
June 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ady would have LOVED it.
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Last NYC mayoral post (pretending I still live in NYC is my favorite hobby). Zohran’s win is huge but part of the reason it feels so transformative is this partnership. The love for Brad at Zohran’s party last night was palpable. Can’t wait to see them building a better New York together.
June 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last NYC mayoral post (pretending I still live in NYC is my favorite hobby). Zohran’s win is huge but part of the reason it feels so transformative is this partnership. The love for Brad at Zohran’s party last night was palpable. Can’t wait to see them building a better New York together.
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Today, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social examines the reactionary vision of governance emerging under the Trump administration—and offers a progressive alternative focused on dismantling systems of domination.
Anti-Domination and the Future of Progressive Administration
The Trump administration is simultaneously dismantling, weaponizing, and centralizing state capacities in order to enact a reactionary vision of administration — one which seeks to roll back efforts…
lpeproject.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social examines the reactionary vision of governance emerging under the Trump administration—and offers a progressive alternative focused on dismantling systems of domination.
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🚨TOMORROW: You still have time to join @davidstein.bsky.social, @iraregmi.bsky.social, @bilalb.bsky.social and Clara Mattei for this important conversation.
Decades of austerity have gutted public programs. We need bold alternatives for a government that truly uses all its resources to serve the people.
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
Department of Government Efficiency as Austerity’s Endgame - Roosevelt Institute
Join the Roosevelt Institute on June 24 for a critical conversation on the roots and repercussions of this moment.
rooseveltinstitute.org
June 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨TOMORROW: You still have time to join @davidstein.bsky.social, @iraregmi.bsky.social, @bilalb.bsky.social and Clara Mattei for this important conversation.
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Clara Mattei and @davidstein.bsky.social are precisely the people we need to hear from in this moment. Join us tomorrow so that we can make some sense of what history tells us about austerity and how we understand the current moment!
🚨TOMORROW: You still have time to join @davidstein.bsky.social, @iraregmi.bsky.social, @bilalb.bsky.social and Clara Mattei for this important conversation.
Decades of austerity have gutted public programs. We need bold alternatives for a government that truly uses all its resources to serve the people.
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
June 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Clara Mattei and @davidstein.bsky.social are precisely the people we need to hear from in this moment. Join us tomorrow so that we can make some sense of what history tells us about austerity and how we understand the current moment!
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Decades of austerity have gutted public programs. We need bold alternatives for a government that truly uses all its resources to serve the people.
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
Department of Government Efficiency as Austerity’s Endgame - Roosevelt Institute
Join the Roosevelt Institute on June 24 for a critical conversation on the roots and repercussions of this moment.
rooseveltinstitute.org
June 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Decades of austerity have gutted public programs. We need bold alternatives for a government that truly uses all its resources to serve the people.
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...
I’ll be speaking at this exciting @rooseveltinstitute.org
event on Tuesday with Clara Mattei, @bilalb.bsky.social, and Ira Regmi. And I’ll be bringing one of the best charts of New Deal economic analysis you’ll ever see.
event on Tuesday with Clara Mattei, @bilalb.bsky.social, and Ira Regmi. And I’ll be bringing one of the best charts of New Deal economic analysis you’ll ever see.
June 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I’ll be speaking at this exciting @rooseveltinstitute.org
event on Tuesday with Clara Mattei, @bilalb.bsky.social, and Ira Regmi. And I’ll be bringing one of the best charts of New Deal economic analysis you’ll ever see.
event on Tuesday with Clara Mattei, @bilalb.bsky.social, and Ira Regmi. And I’ll be bringing one of the best charts of New Deal economic analysis you’ll ever see.
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Trump and Musk’s “efficiency” agenda isn’t about fixing the government—it’s about breaking it.
Join us June 24 as experts unpack the harms of austerity politics and chart a path toward a government that serves the people. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
Join us June 24 as experts unpack the harms of austerity politics and chart a path toward a government that serves the people. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
Roosevelt Events
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June 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump and Musk’s “efficiency” agenda isn’t about fixing the government—it’s about breaking it.
Join us June 24 as experts unpack the harms of austerity politics and chart a path toward a government that serves the people. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
Join us June 24 as experts unpack the harms of austerity politics and chart a path toward a government that serves the people. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
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DOGE promised “efficiency.” It delivered chaos.
📅 Join us on June 24 for a conversation on how DOGE used the austerity politics playbook to undermine democracy and strip down essential public services. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
📅 Join us on June 24 for a conversation on how DOGE used the austerity politics playbook to undermine democracy and strip down essential public services. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
June 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
DOGE promised “efficiency.” It delivered chaos.
📅 Join us on June 24 for a conversation on how DOGE used the austerity politics playbook to undermine democracy and strip down essential public services. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
📅 Join us on June 24 for a conversation on how DOGE used the austerity politics playbook to undermine democracy and strip down essential public services. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...
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Jacobin seems to have decided to be the official journal of the anti-tolerance, anti-personal autonomy left. If you are a socialist who thinks that kids these days have it too easy, and that all those druggies should be back in jail, then they're the journal for you. jacobin.com/2025/06/futu...
June 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Jacobin seems to have decided to be the official journal of the anti-tolerance, anti-personal autonomy left. If you are a socialist who thinks that kids these days have it too easy, and that all those druggies should be back in jail, then they're the journal for you. jacobin.com/2025/06/futu...
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Summer is here, and nothing says 'beach read' quite like these scorching hot analyses of rent control, eviction processes, and profit-push inflation. 🏖️
Today, we reach into the vault and highlight some of our most illuminating posts on the legal underpinnings of the housing crisis.
Featuring Angela Harris, Duncan Kennedy, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, David Stein, Kathryn Sabbeth, Karl Klare, Tara Raghuveer, and more!
Featuring Angela Harris, Duncan Kennedy, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, David Stein, Kathryn Sabbeth, Karl Klare, Tara Raghuveer, and more!
From the Vault: LPE & Housing
A collection of our favorite posts about the legal underpinnings of today’s housing crisis, and about what might be done to restore a conception of housing as shelter, not commodity.
lpeproject.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Summer is here, and nothing says 'beach read' quite like these scorching hot analyses of rent control, eviction processes, and profit-push inflation. 🏖️