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Economic Security Project is an ideas advocacy organization that builds economic power for all Americans.
The state of California is facing a mixed financial outlook at a moment when families are already struggling with rising costs. But we've proven what's possible when government takes bold action— and we need to bring that same courage to how we build an economy that works for everyone. 1/
January 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The state of California is facing a mixed financial outlook at a moment when families are already struggling with rising costs. But we've proven what's possible when government takes bold action— and we need to bring that same courage to how we build an economy that works for everyone. 1/
Big News for New York Families. 👏
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced a free childcare program for 2-year-olds in NYC and a plan to expand universal Pre-K statewide. 1/
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced a free childcare program for 2-year-olds in NYC and a plan to expand universal Pre-K statewide. 1/
January 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Big News for New York Families. 👏
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced a free childcare program for 2-year-olds in NYC and a plan to expand universal Pre-K statewide. 1/
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced a free childcare program for 2-year-olds in NYC and a plan to expand universal Pre-K statewide. 1/
1/ 🚗Come on the Road to Affordability with us!
Over the past few months, we traveled across Illinois to hear how the #affordability crisis is impacting people’s lives — from the fairgrounds of Springfield to a community center in Chicago, to a powerful example of what’s possible in Venice. 🧵
Over the past few months, we traveled across Illinois to hear how the #affordability crisis is impacting people’s lives — from the fairgrounds of Springfield to a community center in Chicago, to a powerful example of what’s possible in Venice. 🧵
December 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
1/ 🚗Come on the Road to Affordability with us!
Over the past few months, we traveled across Illinois to hear how the #affordability crisis is impacting people’s lives — from the fairgrounds of Springfield to a community center in Chicago, to a powerful example of what’s possible in Venice. 🧵
Over the past few months, we traveled across Illinois to hear how the #affordability crisis is impacting people’s lives — from the fairgrounds of Springfield to a community center in Chicago, to a powerful example of what’s possible in Venice. 🧵
ESP’s Director of Policy & Research, Becky Chao, joins @liberalcurrents.com to talk about our #Affordability Framework—a tool for understanding why life has become so unaffordable.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/Dguyt1nbY5M
📖 Learn more about our Framework: economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/Dguyt1nbY5M
📖 Learn more about our Framework: economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
December 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
ESP’s Director of Policy & Research, Becky Chao, joins @liberalcurrents.com to talk about our #Affordability Framework—a tool for understanding why life has become so unaffordable.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/Dguyt1nbY5M
📖 Learn more about our Framework: economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/Dguyt1nbY5M
📖 Learn more about our Framework: economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
📣 We’re hiring a Senior Program & Research Manager, Cash Initiatives.
If you enjoy turning strategy into action, synthesizing complex research, and working alongside policy leaders to advance economic justice — this role is for you.
💰 $96,000–$119,000
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/careers
If you enjoy turning strategy into action, synthesizing complex research, and working alongside policy leaders to advance economic justice — this role is for you.
💰 $96,000–$119,000
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/careers
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
📣 We’re hiring a Senior Program & Research Manager, Cash Initiatives.
If you enjoy turning strategy into action, synthesizing complex research, and working alongside policy leaders to advance economic justice — this role is for you.
💰 $96,000–$119,000
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/careers
If you enjoy turning strategy into action, synthesizing complex research, and working alongside policy leaders to advance economic justice — this role is for you.
💰 $96,000–$119,000
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/careers
Welcome, Loyal Terry, to the team as our new Legislative Advocate! He comes to us from Asm Aguiar-Curry's office, where he staffed AB 325 — legislation ESCAA co-sponsored to ban algorithmic price-fixing. He'll drive our leg agenda in Sacramento on GI, responsible AI, and curbing corporate power.
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Welcome, Loyal Terry, to the team as our new Legislative Advocate! He comes to us from Asm Aguiar-Curry's office, where he staffed AB 325 — legislation ESCAA co-sponsored to ban algorithmic price-fixing. He'll drive our leg agenda in Sacramento on GI, responsible AI, and curbing corporate power.
On affordability, @c-hughes.bsky.social explains why we need an affirmative agenda focused on real solutions to address the challenges families are facing every day.
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
On affordability, @c-hughes.bsky.social explains why we need an affirmative agenda focused on real solutions to address the challenges families are facing every day.
ESP co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social breaks down why Trump Accounts won’t fix widening wealth + income inequality.
Families need equitable, well-designed cash policies paired with real investment in the foundations of a good life—not surface-level fixes.
Families need equitable, well-designed cash policies paired with real investment in the foundations of a good life—not surface-level fixes.
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
ESP co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social breaks down why Trump Accounts won’t fix widening wealth + income inequality.
Families need equitable, well-designed cash policies paired with real investment in the foundations of a good life—not surface-level fixes.
Families need equitable, well-designed cash policies paired with real investment in the foundations of a good life—not surface-level fixes.
NEW: Economic Security Project Executive Director Taylor Jo Isenberg comments on historic numbers from Moody's in @usatoday.com. A near-majority of consumer spending in the U.S. economy now comes from the top 10% of earners—highlighting the daily precarity the other 90% face.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
NEW: Economic Security Project Executive Director Taylor Jo Isenberg comments on historic numbers from Moody's in @usatoday.com. A near-majority of consumer spending in the U.S. economy now comes from the top 10% of earners—highlighting the daily precarity the other 90% face.
Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp helped define today’s social media landscape—and this decision shows how difficult it is to unwind consolidation years later. 1/
🔗 www.businessinsider.com/meta-wins-ft...
🔗 www.businessinsider.com/meta-wins-ft...
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp helped define today’s social media landscape—and this decision shows how difficult it is to unwind consolidation years later. 1/
🔗 www.businessinsider.com/meta-wins-ft...
🔗 www.businessinsider.com/meta-wins-ft...
On @cnbc.com's Squawk Box, ESP Board Chair and Co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social describes the industrial policy we need:
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On @cnbc.com's Squawk Box, ESP Board Chair and Co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social describes the industrial policy we need:
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
President Trump’s economy runs on deals, not strategy—ad hoc bargains that expand presidential power without building public capacity.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
President Trump’s economy runs on deals, not strategy—ad hoc bargains that expand presidential power without building public capacity.
The votes are in and the result is clear: it’s time to make life affordable for everyone.
From New York to Virginia, voters elected leaders who took the rising cost of living seriously and offered concrete solutions rooted in the realities of their communities. 1/
From New York to Virginia, voters elected leaders who took the rising cost of living seriously and offered concrete solutions rooted in the realities of their communities. 1/
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The votes are in and the result is clear: it’s time to make life affordable for everyone.
From New York to Virginia, voters elected leaders who took the rising cost of living seriously and offered concrete solutions rooted in the realities of their communities. 1/
From New York to Virginia, voters elected leaders who took the rising cost of living seriously and offered concrete solutions rooted in the realities of their communities. 1/
Congressional Republicans’ cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid will make healthcare more expensive for 22M Americans. ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social broke down what’s at stake on CSPAN. WATCH 👇
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Congressional Republicans’ cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid will make healthcare more expensive for 22M Americans. ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social broke down what’s at stake on CSPAN. WATCH 👇
1/💬 In a New York Times op-ed, ESP President Natalie Foster called out Congressional Republicans’ healthcare plan for what it is: a raw deal for Gen Z and working Americans.🧵
October 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
1/💬 In a New York Times op-ed, ESP President Natalie Foster called out Congressional Republicans’ healthcare plan for what it is: a raw deal for Gen Z and working Americans.🧵
1/ Most people are not judging the state of the economy by GDP—they’re judging it by the cost of their weekly groceries or rent.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
1/ Most people are not judging the state of the economy by GDP—they’re judging it by the cost of their weekly groceries or rent.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
Nearly 2M Californians could see their healthcare costs double, and 400K families could lose coverage as ACA tax credits expire. It’s a blow to working families stretched thin and a consequence of this summer’s tax law that prioritized tax breaks for the wealthy over healthcare affordability.
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Nearly 2M Californians could see their healthcare costs double, and 400K families could lose coverage as ACA tax credits expire. It’s a blow to working families stretched thin and a consequence of this summer’s tax law that prioritized tax breaks for the wealthy over healthcare affordability.
Cook County is making history. President Toni Preckwinkle’s 2026 budget makes the nation’s largest #guaranteedincome program permanent — putting $ directly in the pockets of working families. ESIL is proud to partner on this nation-leading effort.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Cook County is making history. President Toni Preckwinkle’s 2026 budget makes the nation’s largest #guaranteedincome program permanent — putting $ directly in the pockets of working families. ESIL is proud to partner on this nation-leading effort.
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/news/cook-co...
🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/news/cook-co...
Michigan just showed what it looks like to invest in families.
A $270M state budget boost will expand #RxKids tenfold, reaching 30K babies a year👏👏👏
🔗 www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
A $270M state budget boost will expand #RxKids tenfold, reaching 30K babies a year👏👏👏
🔗 www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
October 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Michigan just showed what it looks like to invest in families.
A $270M state budget boost will expand #RxKids tenfold, reaching 30K babies a year👏👏👏
🔗 www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
A $270M state budget boost will expand #RxKids tenfold, reaching 30K babies a year👏👏👏
🔗 www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
1/ 🎉🧵 BIG WIN: Gov. Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) yesterday signed #AB325 into law! The era of corporate collusion hiding behind computer code is over. Californians deserve fair prices, not corporate price manipulation, and that’s exactly what this bill delivers.
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
1/ 🎉🧵 BIG WIN: Gov. Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) yesterday signed #AB325 into law! The era of corporate collusion hiding behind computer code is over. Californians deserve fair prices, not corporate price manipulation, and that’s exactly what this bill delivers.
1/ Oregon’s Direct Cash Transfer Plus (DCT+) pilot proves that trust and cash changes lives.
In 2022, Oregon launched the first statewide, publicly funded #guaranteedincome program for young people, ages 18–24, experiencing homelessness. 🧵
In 2022, Oregon launched the first statewide, publicly funded #guaranteedincome program for young people, ages 18–24, experiencing homelessness. 🧵
October 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
1/ Oregon’s Direct Cash Transfer Plus (DCT+) pilot proves that trust and cash changes lives.
In 2022, Oregon launched the first statewide, publicly funded #guaranteedincome program for young people, ages 18–24, experiencing homelessness. 🧵
In 2022, Oregon launched the first statewide, publicly funded #guaranteedincome program for young people, ages 18–24, experiencing homelessness. 🧵
California just set the national standard for AI safety and innovation.
@governor.ca.gov just signed #SB53 into law, ensuring the future of AI serves all of us, not just Big Tech’s bottom line.
Here’s what the law does 🧵
@governor.ca.gov just signed #SB53 into law, ensuring the future of AI serves all of us, not just Big Tech’s bottom line.
Here’s what the law does 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
California just set the national standard for AI safety and innovation.
@governor.ca.gov just signed #SB53 into law, ensuring the future of AI serves all of us, not just Big Tech’s bottom line.
Here’s what the law does 🧵
@governor.ca.gov just signed #SB53 into law, ensuring the future of AI serves all of us, not just Big Tech’s bottom line.
Here’s what the law does 🧵
1/ Launched in 2024 in Flint, Michigan, #RxKids is the nation’s first-ever community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program.
The results of two studies are in:
💡Preterm births fell by 18% and low birthweights by up to 27%
💡Evictions fell by 91%!
💡Postpartum depression fell by 14%
The results of two studies are in:
💡Preterm births fell by 18% and low birthweights by up to 27%
💡Evictions fell by 91%!
💡Postpartum depression fell by 14%
September 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
1/ Launched in 2024 in Flint, Michigan, #RxKids is the nation’s first-ever community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program.
The results of two studies are in:
💡Preterm births fell by 18% and low birthweights by up to 27%
💡Evictions fell by 91%!
💡Postpartum depression fell by 14%
The results of two studies are in:
💡Preterm births fell by 18% and low birthweights by up to 27%
💡Evictions fell by 91%!
💡Postpartum depression fell by 14%
Childcare isn’t just a family issue. Sky-high costs ripple across the economy, hurting businesses, shrinking local economies, and forcing parents (mostly women) out of the workforce, explains ESP President @nataliefoster.bsky.social.
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Childcare isn’t just a family issue. Sky-high costs ripple across the economy, hurting businesses, shrinking local economies, and forcing parents (mostly women) out of the workforce, explains ESP President @nataliefoster.bsky.social.
Private capital’s reach is everywhere—from housing to retail to healthcare.
TOMORROW: ESP’s @nataliefoster.bsky.social will moderate a conversation with @techequity.us Founder + CEO Catherine Bracy and journalist @greenwell.bsky.social on what this means for our economy.
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TOMORROW: ESP’s @nataliefoster.bsky.social will moderate a conversation with @techequity.us Founder + CEO Catherine Bracy and journalist @greenwell.bsky.social on what this means for our economy.
🔗 ow.ly/LK0w50WKnq1
September 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Private capital’s reach is everywhere—from housing to retail to healthcare.
TOMORROW: ESP’s @nataliefoster.bsky.social will moderate a conversation with @techequity.us Founder + CEO Catherine Bracy and journalist @greenwell.bsky.social on what this means for our economy.
🔗 ow.ly/LK0w50WKnq1
TOMORROW: ESP’s @nataliefoster.bsky.social will moderate a conversation with @techequity.us Founder + CEO Catherine Bracy and journalist @greenwell.bsky.social on what this means for our economy.
🔗 ow.ly/LK0w50WKnq1