Jeremy Ney
@jeremybney.bsky.social
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Author of American Inequality, Columbia prof, Former econ policy at Federal Reserve 📝 americaninequality.substack.com
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I dug into half a million detention records to uncover where the immigration court system is buckling. I identify why courts are drowning under backlogs, where immigrants are crammed into facilities, and which detention centers are profiting. americaninequality.substack.com/p/injustice-...
Uncovering Injustice in Immigration Court
No representation, massive backlogs, no criminal convictions, and for-profit prisons.
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Really looking forward to this conversation.
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I’ll be live with @julieroginsky.bsky.social on Friday at 10am ET discussing how state policies are now driving some of the biggest differences in outcomes across regions. Find out if the state where you live is leading or lagging in creating opportunity open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: How State Choices Drive Prosperity, with Julie Roginsky
Starting Oct 10 at 10:00 AM EDT
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I’ll be live with @julieroginsky.bsky.social on Friday at 10am ET discussing how state policies are now driving some of the biggest differences in outcomes across regions. Find out if the state where you live is leading or lagging in creating opportunity open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: How State Choices Drive Prosperity, with Julie Roginsky
Starting Oct 10 at 10:00 AM EDT
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Only 35% of Americans now consider college “very important,” down from 53% in 2019 and 75% in 2010, per Gallup.
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The geography of hate crimes maps onto economic despair and social fragmentation. Communities under stress turn on their most vulnerable members.
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@pbsnews.org needs our help, which is why I was thrilled to share my data and maps with them for this article on which parts of the US have the lowest life expectancies.
Support PBS while you can! youtu.be/LsToZlTBeGc?...
Why People Die Earlier in The Southeast
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The same communities that lack good schools, jobs, and services also have the highest crime rates. This isn't coincidence - it's structural neglect.
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Climate change and social justice intersect in transportation. Long car commutes forced by housing inequality drive emissions. Environmental and social problems intertwine.
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Transit-oriented development isn't just urban planning - it's social justice. Good transit access should be a right, not a luxury good.
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The "spatial mismatch" problem: Jobs concentrate in areas where poor people can't afford to live, creating epic commutes that drain time, money, and health.
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When affordable housing is far from job centers, working families sacrifice hours of their lives daily just to survive economically. Time is the ultimate inequality.
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I'm having a conversation with @c-hughes.bsky.social, co-founder of Facebook and chair of the @economicsecurityproject.org, on Monday 9/15 at noon. open.substack.com/live-stream/.... We'll be talking about his new book Marketcrafters and what's coming for the U.S. economy. Add it to your cal!
LIVE SOON: What’s Next for the U.S. Economy, with Chris Hughes
Starting Sep 15 at 12:00 PM EDT
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There's a narrative that declining alcohol consumption is a bad sign because it means there's less socialization going on. However, alcohol is one of the worst destroyers of US communities. Every 3 min, a person loses their life due to alcohol abuse americaninequality.substack.com/p/alcohol-an...
Alcohol Fuels a Dangerous Divide
Why drinking deaths fall by half by crossing from Nevada to Utah
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I'll be live with @c-hughes.bsky.social, founder of @economicsecurityproject.org talking about what's in store for the U.S. economy. Make sure to tune in and add to your calendars. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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🚨 Manufacturing used to be the American Dream ladder. Automation, declining unions, and trade shocks have broken that ladder for workers without college degrees.
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Appreciate that. Will update the article too.
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Last week, our Director of Cash Initiatives Shafeka Hashash joined @jeremybney.bsky.social on Substack Live to talk about what it really takes to build direct cash programs that deliver for families. Watch a highlight!
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This crisis isn't over
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SNAP helps 40 million Americans get $127/month for food. The National School Lunch Program serves 30 million daily lunches. These programs work - but we need $20B more to end food insecurity.
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Black families are TWICE as likely to be food insecure as white families (19.1% vs 7.9%). 8 of the 10 most food insecure counties are at least 60% Black. Systemic inequality is real.