@popeconomy.bsky.social
beneath the Gilded Age’s shiny veneer was something sinister - and the people rose up to fight back. it’s time for a new Progressive Era.
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
beneath the Gilded Age’s shiny veneer was something sinister - and the people rose up to fight back. it’s time for a new Progressive Era.
After 4 days on strike, San Francisco teachers just won fully funded healthcare for families, 8.5% raises for the lowest-paid workers, 5% raises for teachers, sanctuary protections from ICE, and emergency housing for students.
We have more power than we think when we organize and work together.
We have more power than we think when we organize and work together.
February 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
After 4 days on strike, San Francisco teachers just won fully funded healthcare for families, 8.5% raises for the lowest-paid workers, 5% raises for teachers, sanctuary protections from ICE, and emergency housing for students.
We have more power than we think when we organize and work together.
We have more power than we think when we organize and work together.
The fact that a pro-billionaire rally had zero turnout is a beautiful reminder that despite their best efforts, regular people understand that billionaires are nothing more than a policy failure. Tax them.
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The fact that a pro-billionaire rally had zero turnout is a beautiful reminder that despite their best efforts, regular people understand that billionaires are nothing more than a policy failure. Tax them.
Next week, Meta and Google go to trial over claims they deliberately engineered addiction in children's brains.
Their own internal documents suggest they knew. And kept going.
These are the tobacco trials of our generation.
Their own internal documents suggest they knew. And kept going.
These are the tobacco trials of our generation.
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Next week, Meta and Google go to trial over claims they deliberately engineered addiction in children's brains.
Their own internal documents suggest they knew. And kept going.
These are the tobacco trials of our generation.
Their own internal documents suggest they knew. And kept going.
These are the tobacco trials of our generation.
A Meta employee internally wrote: "We’re basically [drug] pushers…We are causing Reward Deficit Disorder bc people are binging on IG so much they can't feel reward anymore."
That's an employee. At Meta. Talking about their own product.
And they still shipped it to 10-year-olds.
That's an employee. At Meta. Talking about their own product.
And they still shipped it to 10-year-olds.
February 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A Meta employee internally wrote: "We’re basically [drug] pushers…We are causing Reward Deficit Disorder bc people are binging on IG so much they can't feel reward anymore."
That's an employee. At Meta. Talking about their own product.
And they still shipped it to 10-year-olds.
That's an employee. At Meta. Talking about their own product.
And they still shipped it to 10-year-olds.
We can do our best to navigate a broken healthcare system but at the end of the day, we’re still stuck footing huge medical bills, all to continue propping up a FOR PROFIT healthcare system.
We need universal health coverage.
We need universal health coverage.
February 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
We can do our best to navigate a broken healthcare system but at the end of the day, we’re still stuck footing huge medical bills, all to continue propping up a FOR PROFIT healthcare system.
We need universal health coverage.
We need universal health coverage.
remember when one job could pay for rent, food, healthcare, and maybe even savings?
now 57% of young people need side hustles just to exist. they work harder than their parents did for less stability and pay.
the American Dream has become a subscription service.
now 57% of young people need side hustles just to exist. they work harder than their parents did for less stability and pay.
the American Dream has become a subscription service.
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
remember when one job could pay for rent, food, healthcare, and maybe even savings?
now 57% of young people need side hustles just to exist. they work harder than their parents did for less stability and pay.
the American Dream has become a subscription service.
now 57% of young people need side hustles just to exist. they work harder than their parents did for less stability and pay.
the American Dream has become a subscription service.
A new study reveals that poorer households face higher inflation than wealthy ones.
Why?
Because corporations raise prices on groceries, gas, housing - things you NEED - while keeping luxury goods affordable for the rich. It literally costs more to be poor in America.
Why?
Because corporations raise prices on groceries, gas, housing - things you NEED - while keeping luxury goods affordable for the rich. It literally costs more to be poor in America.
February 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
A new study reveals that poorer households face higher inflation than wealthy ones.
Why?
Because corporations raise prices on groceries, gas, housing - things you NEED - while keeping luxury goods affordable for the rich. It literally costs more to be poor in America.
Why?
Because corporations raise prices on groceries, gas, housing - things you NEED - while keeping luxury goods affordable for the rich. It literally costs more to be poor in America.
what he said
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
what he said
Them: "Gen Z just needs to work harder"
Us: Actually 57% of Gen Z have side hustles, work more hours than boomers did, earn less adjusted for inflation, and can't afford basic necessities
The problem isn't our work ethic, it’s a rigged economy designed to hoard wealth at the top.
Us: Actually 57% of Gen Z have side hustles, work more hours than boomers did, earn less adjusted for inflation, and can't afford basic necessities
The problem isn't our work ethic, it’s a rigged economy designed to hoard wealth at the top.
February 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Them: "Gen Z just needs to work harder"
Us: Actually 57% of Gen Z have side hustles, work more hours than boomers did, earn less adjusted for inflation, and can't afford basic necessities
The problem isn't our work ethic, it’s a rigged economy designed to hoard wealth at the top.
Us: Actually 57% of Gen Z have side hustles, work more hours than boomers did, earn less adjusted for inflation, and can't afford basic necessities
The problem isn't our work ethic, it’s a rigged economy designed to hoard wealth at the top.
Boomers bought homes for $30k, while Gen Z and Millennials are paying $3k for rent (while making $20/hr).
This poll should surprise no one.
This poll should surprise no one.
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Boomers bought homes for $30k, while Gen Z and Millennials are paying $3k for rent (while making $20/hr).
This poll should surprise no one.
This poll should surprise no one.
the NYT’s latest poll on affordability shows that 75% of voters under 30 cannot afford the life they feel they should be able to. the american dream has never been farther from reach.
February 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
the NYT’s latest poll on affordability shows that 75% of voters under 30 cannot afford the life they feel they should be able to. the american dream has never been farther from reach.
UnitedHealth CEO: "The cost of health insurance is driven by the cost of health care. It’s a symptom, not a cause."
Americans spend TWICE as much on healthcare than other wealthy countries - France, UK, Canada - and for WORSE health outcomes.
Insurance profits ARE the cause.
Americans spend TWICE as much on healthcare than other wealthy countries - France, UK, Canada - and for WORSE health outcomes.
Insurance profits ARE the cause.
February 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
UnitedHealth CEO: "The cost of health insurance is driven by the cost of health care. It’s a symptom, not a cause."
Americans spend TWICE as much on healthcare than other wealthy countries - France, UK, Canada - and for WORSE health outcomes.
Insurance profits ARE the cause.
Americans spend TWICE as much on healthcare than other wealthy countries - France, UK, Canada - and for WORSE health outcomes.
Insurance profits ARE the cause.
All you need to know about the abundance of our country’s resources and our government’s priorities:
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
All you need to know about the abundance of our country’s resources and our government’s priorities:
fun fact: 74 billionaires held government positions last year.
they buy the politicians.
they buy the media.
then they use both to convince us that trickle down economics is good for the working class.
meanwhile we can’t afford rent or groceries.
they buy the politicians.
they buy the media.
then they use both to convince us that trickle down economics is good for the working class.
meanwhile we can’t afford rent or groceries.
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 PM
fun fact: 74 billionaires held government positions last year.
they buy the politicians.
they buy the media.
then they use both to convince us that trickle down economics is good for the working class.
meanwhile we can’t afford rent or groceries.
they buy the politicians.
they buy the media.
then they use both to convince us that trickle down economics is good for the working class.
meanwhile we can’t afford rent or groceries.
A new report from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social shows how extreme wealth inequality is fueling authoritarianism and repression worldwide.
This isn’t about envy; it’s about power and whether democracy can survive when so much of it is concentrated in the hands of a few.
This isn’t about envy; it’s about power and whether democracy can survive when so much of it is concentrated in the hands of a few.
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A new report from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social shows how extreme wealth inequality is fueling authoritarianism and repression worldwide.
This isn’t about envy; it’s about power and whether democracy can survive when so much of it is concentrated in the hands of a few.
This isn’t about envy; it’s about power and whether democracy can survive when so much of it is concentrated in the hands of a few.
every billionaire in office is proof that our democracy has been hijacked.
January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
every billionaire in office is proof that our democracy has been hijacked.
fun fact: the same billionaires meeting in Davos to "solve" inequality are the ones creating it. they don't want solutions. they want you to believe this is normal.
January 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM
fun fact: the same billionaires meeting in Davos to "solve" inequality are the ones creating it. they don't want solutions. they want you to believe this is normal.
they'll tell you to blame immigrants.
don't.
blame the system that allows 12 people to hoard more wealth than the other 4 billion of us.
blame the billionaires who fund the politicians that prop up this system.
Don’t let them distract you from the real story.
don't.
blame the system that allows 12 people to hoard more wealth than the other 4 billion of us.
blame the billionaires who fund the politicians that prop up this system.
Don’t let them distract you from the real story.
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
they'll tell you to blame immigrants.
don't.
blame the system that allows 12 people to hoard more wealth than the other 4 billion of us.
blame the billionaires who fund the politicians that prop up this system.
Don’t let them distract you from the real story.
don't.
blame the system that allows 12 people to hoard more wealth than the other 4 billion of us.
blame the billionaires who fund the politicians that prop up this system.
Don’t let them distract you from the real story.
surrounded by the people who own multiple homes they've never lived in, Trump explains why you can't afford one.
this timeline is cursed.
this timeline is cursed.
January 21, 2026 at 8:45 PM
surrounded by the people who own multiple homes they've never lived in, Trump explains why you can't afford one.
this timeline is cursed.
this timeline is cursed.