Katie Kirchner
@katie-kirchner.bsky.social
Probably talking about social justice, pop culture, or my cat. Roosevelter—Vice President of Field Building Programs at Roosevelt Institute & Roosevelt Forward—but opinions are my own.
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Social Security’s depleting trust fund has led people to doubt its long-term viability.
But is it really in crisis? @socio-steve.bsky.social explains how Congress can protect benefits and even strengthen the program's ability to ensure a good life in retirement. https://bit.ly/49mSedx
But is it really in crisis? @socio-steve.bsky.social explains how Congress can protect benefits and even strengthen the program's ability to ensure a good life in retirement. https://bit.ly/49mSedx
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Social Security’s depleting trust fund has led people to doubt its long-term viability.
But is it really in crisis? @socio-steve.bsky.social explains how Congress can protect benefits and even strengthen the program's ability to ensure a good life in retirement. https://bit.ly/49mSedx
But is it really in crisis? @socio-steve.bsky.social explains how Congress can protect benefits and even strengthen the program's ability to ensure a good life in retirement. https://bit.ly/49mSedx
As President Trump threatens (yet again) to invoke the insurrection act, and an appeals court ruled in a way that opens the door to rearrest Mahmoud Khalil, a reminder that we have been on a long road to this point of reckoning.
My piece from back in March: rooseveltforward.org/2025/03/26/o...
My piece from back in March: rooseveltforward.org/2025/03/26/o...
On Democratic Dissent: Part II - Roosevelt Forward
On March 8, the Trump administration detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student activist at Columbia University. Khalil, a legal permanent US resident, was not formally charged with a cri...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
As President Trump threatens (yet again) to invoke the insurrection act, and an appeals court ruled in a way that opens the door to rearrest Mahmoud Khalil, a reminder that we have been on a long road to this point of reckoning.
My piece from back in March: rooseveltforward.org/2025/03/26/o...
My piece from back in March: rooseveltforward.org/2025/03/26/o...
I've been told by many smart comms professionals that saying "I told you so" isn't a great strategy, but some of us really have been saying all along that the politics of young people are not as entrenched as polling (and election results) would have you believe!!!
Enten: "Trump has just fallen off a cliff when it comes to Gen Z. Trump's net approval in February of 2025 was +10. It's a drop of 42 points to -32. My goodness gracious."
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I've been told by many smart comms professionals that saying "I told you so" isn't a great strategy, but some of us really have been saying all along that the politics of young people are not as entrenched as polling (and election results) would have you believe!!!
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"...the more one relies on vice signaling as a style of action and communication, the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior."
latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
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latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
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Empire of Vice
In a perverse twist on virtue signaling, the Trump administration is training Americans in the politics of raw domination.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"...the more one relies on vice signaling as a style of action and communication, the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior."
latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
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latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social
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I think the possibility of generational backlash is something we should take seriously, especially with young people. But the youth movement and its leaders, participants, and would-be participants need a different approach from all of us this time:
nonprofitquarterly.org/beyond-wishf...
nonprofitquarterly.org/beyond-wishf...
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I think the possibility of generational backlash is something we should take seriously, especially with young people. But the youth movement and its leaders, participants, and would-be participants need a different approach from all of us this time:
nonprofitquarterly.org/beyond-wishf...
nonprofitquarterly.org/beyond-wishf...
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"Market supremacy has shrunk both our understanding of what a civic information economy ought to provide in a democracy, and our imagination about how to better guarantee the public access to reliable, diverse information."
new from @rooseveltinstitute.org rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
new from @rooseveltinstitute.org rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
The Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis - Roosevelt Institute
Bilal Baydoun, Shahrzad Shams, and Victor Pickard trace the roots of the US media crisis to decades of deregulation and commercial capture, outlining how consolidation, news deserts, and platform domi...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Market supremacy has shrunk both our understanding of what a civic information economy ought to provide in a democracy, and our imagination about how to better guarantee the public access to reliable, diverse information."
new from @rooseveltinstitute.org rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
new from @rooseveltinstitute.org rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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NEW📰: Democracy requires both an informed citizenry and a free press. But how do these ideals show up in public policy?
Today, we have a paper out that looks at how media has become highly concentrated, commercialized, and drained of its public interest potential.
Today, we have a paper out that looks at how media has become highly concentrated, commercialized, and drained of its public interest potential.
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW📰: Democracy requires both an informed citizenry and a free press. But how do these ideals show up in public policy?
Today, we have a paper out that looks at how media has become highly concentrated, commercialized, and drained of its public interest potential.
Today, we have a paper out that looks at how media has become highly concentrated, commercialized, and drained of its public interest potential.
Great piece from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social & @adambonica.bsky.social via @newrepublic.com with yet another important point about how we often misunderstand today’s young people:
We can’t wait for Gen Next to save us—but we can’t afford to write them off, either.🧵
bit.ly/4pd0FNr
We can’t wait for Gen Next to save us—but we can’t afford to write them off, either.🧵
bit.ly/4pd0FNr
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Great piece from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social & @adambonica.bsky.social via @newrepublic.com with yet another important point about how we often misunderstand today’s young people:
We can’t wait for Gen Next to save us—but we can’t afford to write them off, either.🧵
bit.ly/4pd0FNr
We can’t wait for Gen Next to save us—but we can’t afford to write them off, either.🧵
bit.ly/4pd0FNr
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Medical debt is a national crisis—and a policy choice.
Over 20 million Americans owe $220B in medical debt, deepening inequality and forcing painful tradeoffs.
In a new explainer, @maraheneghan.bsky.social shows how debt stems from a system built for profit, not patients: https://bit.ly/4p9HgNv
Over 20 million Americans owe $220B in medical debt, deepening inequality and forcing painful tradeoffs.
In a new explainer, @maraheneghan.bsky.social shows how debt stems from a system built for profit, not patients: https://bit.ly/4p9HgNv
What Medical Debt Cancellation Teaches Us About Our Failing Health-Care System - Roosevelt Institute
It is a somber year for health care in America. While we commemorate both the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid and the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we’re watching health...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Medical debt is a national crisis—and a policy choice.
Over 20 million Americans owe $220B in medical debt, deepening inequality and forcing painful tradeoffs.
In a new explainer, @maraheneghan.bsky.social shows how debt stems from a system built for profit, not patients: https://bit.ly/4p9HgNv
Over 20 million Americans owe $220B in medical debt, deepening inequality and forcing painful tradeoffs.
In a new explainer, @maraheneghan.bsky.social shows how debt stems from a system built for profit, not patients: https://bit.ly/4p9HgNv
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The Roosevelt Institute was honored to present @teenvogue.com with the 2025 Freedom of Speech Medal because their team understood that freedom is about both speaking truth to power and the capacity to build power.
Read our full statement:
rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
Read our full statement:
rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Roosevelt Institute was honored to present @teenvogue.com with the 2025 Freedom of Speech Medal because their team understood that freedom is about both speaking truth to power and the capacity to build power.
Read our full statement:
rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
Read our full statement:
rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
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When students speak, history tells us to listen. They often hold the line on justice while institutions maintain the status quo.
In #FiresideStacks🔥, @katie-kirchner.bsky.social argues that their activism should be the standard.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
In #FiresideStacks🔥, @katie-kirchner.bsky.social argues that their activism should be the standard.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
When students speak, history tells us to listen. They often hold the line on justice while institutions maintain the status quo.
In #FiresideStacks🔥, @katie-kirchner.bsky.social argues that their activism should be the standard.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
In #FiresideStacks🔥, @katie-kirchner.bsky.social argues that their activism should be the standard.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
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Young progressives aren’t “the future”—they’re the moral compass of the present.
Ignoring them isn’t just shortsighted. It’s a threat to progress.
This week’s #FiresideStacks🔥 is a wake-up call from @katie-kirchner.bsky.social.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
Ignoring them isn’t just shortsighted. It’s a threat to progress.
This week’s #FiresideStacks🔥 is a wake-up call from @katie-kirchner.bsky.social.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Young progressives aren’t “the future”—they’re the moral compass of the present.
Ignoring them isn’t just shortsighted. It’s a threat to progress.
This week’s #FiresideStacks🔥 is a wake-up call from @katie-kirchner.bsky.social.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
Ignoring them isn’t just shortsighted. It’s a threat to progress.
This week’s #FiresideStacks🔥 is a wake-up call from @katie-kirchner.bsky.social.
www.firesidestacks.com/p/we-c...
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I was pleased to get to write this piece for @rooseveltforward.org. With proliferation of insurer reliance on AI tools to deny claims & prior auths, workers in self-insured health plans regulated by ERISA are esp vulnerable because if harmed, no legal recourse. www.firesidestacks.com/p/ai-powered...
How a 1974 Law Made AI-Powered Insurance Denials All But Impossible to Fight
Prominent health insurers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to process medical claims and prior authorizations. What few realize is that when this system fails, patients have almost ...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I was pleased to get to write this piece for @rooseveltforward.org. With proliferation of insurer reliance on AI tools to deny claims & prior auths, workers in self-insured health plans regulated by ERISA are esp vulnerable because if harmed, no legal recourse. www.firesidestacks.com/p/ai-powered...
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Here is part I of my piece w/ Noa Rosinplotz on "ABAWDs," a category constructed to provide a rhetorical punching bag for politicians who want to cut the social safety net. This piece focuses on misconceptions about the group. Part II will be on the consequences of sorting folks by "deservingness."
“ABAWDs,” aren’t the lazy caricature politicians make them out to be.
They’re caregivers, neighbors, and workers trying to get by.
The latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 from @socio-steve.bsky.social and Noa Rosinplotz unveils the truth behind the rhetoric: www.firesidestacks.com/p/abawds-are...
They’re caregivers, neighbors, and workers trying to get by.
The latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 from @socio-steve.bsky.social and Noa Rosinplotz unveils the truth behind the rhetoric: www.firesidestacks.com/p/abawds-are...
September 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Here is part I of my piece w/ Noa Rosinplotz on "ABAWDs," a category constructed to provide a rhetorical punching bag for politicians who want to cut the social safety net. This piece focuses on misconceptions about the group. Part II will be on the consequences of sorting folks by "deservingness."
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Social Security is one of the most important public programs in US history.
It helps millions retire with dignity, supports people with disabilities, and keeps families afloat.
A cornerstone of economic security worth fighting for. #ProtectSocialSecurity rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/doge-wa...
It helps millions retire with dignity, supports people with disabilities, and keeps families afloat.
A cornerstone of economic security worth fighting for. #ProtectSocialSecurity rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/doge-wa...
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Social Security is one of the most important public programs in US history.
It helps millions retire with dignity, supports people with disabilities, and keeps families afloat.
A cornerstone of economic security worth fighting for. #ProtectSocialSecurity rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/doge-wa...
It helps millions retire with dignity, supports people with disabilities, and keeps families afloat.
A cornerstone of economic security worth fighting for. #ProtectSocialSecurity rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/doge-wa...
For so long, so many of us warned about heading right to this moment:
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www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
For so long, so many of us warned about heading right to this moment:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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“If the president can issue his own currency, then the White House becomes a storefront for personal gain, and the mind runs wild with all the possibilities for corruption,” said Bilal Baydoun, director of Democratic Institutions at the Roosevelt Institute.”
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-stands...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-stands...
Trump Stands to Profit As He Signs Crypto Legislation
The president signed the GENIUS Act, which would establish a regulatory framework for stablecoin, but critics have raised concerns over conflicts of interest.
www.thedailybeast.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“If the president can issue his own currency, then the White House becomes a storefront for personal gain, and the mind runs wild with all the possibilities for corruption,” said Bilal Baydoun, director of Democratic Institutions at the Roosevelt Institute.”
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-stands...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-stands...
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does not take a crystal ball to know that this will not end well
July 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
does not take a crystal ball to know that this will not end well
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✅ Take crypto lobbyists' money to win the election
✅ Have crypto sweepstakes events at a White House dinner
✅ Gut consumer protection services
✅ Pass bills written by the same crypto lobbyists
The makings of a disaster Americans do not deserve
www.firesidestacks.com/p/cryp...
✅ Have crypto sweepstakes events at a White House dinner
✅ Gut consumer protection services
✅ Pass bills written by the same crypto lobbyists
The makings of a disaster Americans do not deserve
www.firesidestacks.com/p/cryp...
Crypto Week: Brought to You by $TRUMP
The House has declared this week “Crypto Week,” seeking to pass major legislation that would embed cryptocurrencies more deeply into the US financial system. Yet the real story here is how this week is the culmination of efforts designed to specifically enrich Donald Trump personally at the expense of everyday consumers.
www.firesidestacks.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
✅ Take crypto lobbyists' money to win the election
✅ Have crypto sweepstakes events at a White House dinner
✅ Gut consumer protection services
✅ Pass bills written by the same crypto lobbyists
The makings of a disaster Americans do not deserve
www.firesidestacks.com/p/cryp...
✅ Have crypto sweepstakes events at a White House dinner
✅ Gut consumer protection services
✅ Pass bills written by the same crypto lobbyists
The makings of a disaster Americans do not deserve
www.firesidestacks.com/p/cryp...
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At the very beginning of their professional lives, some young people have had their summer internships derailed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Collateral Damage in Federal Work Force Cuts: Summer Interns
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
At the very beginning of their professional lives, some young people have had their summer internships derailed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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New Roosevelt report out today! How AI is changing the jobs of the govt employees Americans interact with most: the folks who process your marriage license, unemployment insurance, driving tests. Upshot: new tech is just transferring more work onto citizens rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
AI and Government Workers: Use Cases in Public Administration - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis Samantha Shorey explores how AI tools in state and local government can burden public workers and undermine service quality—posing risks to equity, efficiency, and job stability.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New Roosevelt report out today! How AI is changing the jobs of the govt employees Americans interact with most: the folks who process your marriage license, unemployment insurance, driving tests. Upshot: new tech is just transferring more work onto citizens rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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This bill isn’t just an economic travesty, it’s a moral one. Forget trickle down economics; we’re now in a greed-first economy, one that will take great moral courage to overturn.
The now-passed budget bill is "a cruel and calculated transfer of wealth from working families to the rich."
New post on #FiresideStacks by CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social www.firesidestacks.com/p/republican...
New post on #FiresideStacks by CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social www.firesidestacks.com/p/republican...
Republican Leaders To Working Americans: You’re on Your Own
President Donald Trump’s budget bill has passed and is headed to his desk. It’s not just an economic travesty; it’s a moral one. It represents the culmination of decades of a market-first political or...
www.firesidestacks.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This bill isn’t just an economic travesty, it’s a moral one. Forget trickle down economics; we’re now in a greed-first economy, one that will take great moral courage to overturn.
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Another corporate pardon.
The CFPB ordered Navy Federal Credit Union to repay over $80 million to customers hit with allegedly illegal overdraft fees. Yesterday, the CFPB terminated the requirement they repay customers.
If the money isn't already out the door, Navy Fed isn't paying.
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...
If the money isn't already out the door, Navy Fed isn't paying.
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Navy Federal Exits CFPB Overdraft Settlement as Trump Axes Deals
Navy Federal Credit Union potentially avoided having to pay as much as $80 million in redress to harmed consumers and escaped monitoring mandated under a 2024 overdraft settlement as the Consumer Fina...
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July 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Another corporate pardon.