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Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
February 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
Reposted by Rebecca Fritz
Eliminating the Department of Education means fewer protections for students and more scams from for-profit colleges.
It’s not about helping education—it’s about letting businesses cash in on student debt. More from Emily DiVito in her new blog: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-fal...
It’s not about helping education—it’s about letting businesses cash in on student debt. More from Emily DiVito in her new blog: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-fal...
The Fall of the Department of Education and the Rise of For-Profit Colleges - Roosevelt Institute
Last week, Donald Trump directed Elon Musk to begin dismantling the Department of Education. Though not the only federal entity to face attacks from the new administration, it is the first cabinet-lev...
rooseveltinstitute.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Eliminating the Department of Education means fewer protections for students and more scams from for-profit colleges.
It’s not about helping education—it’s about letting businesses cash in on student debt. More from Emily DiVito in her new blog: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-fal...
It’s not about helping education—it’s about letting businesses cash in on student debt. More from Emily DiVito in her new blog: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-fal...
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“We are learning just how deeply offended powerful men are by the idea that any limits might be placed on them."
In @msmagazine.com, @suzmkahn.bsky.social connects the dots between Big Tech’s war on antitrust and the MAGA movement’s rollback of women’s rights. msmagazine.com/2025/02/05/sil...
In @msmagazine.com, @suzmkahn.bsky.social connects the dots between Big Tech’s war on antitrust and the MAGA movement’s rollback of women’s rights. msmagazine.com/2025/02/05/sil...
Silicon Valley’s Deal with the Devil: How Tech Billionaires Aligned with Misogyny and MAGA
We are learning just how deeply offended powerful men are by the idea that any limits might be placed on them. Faced with the most basic oversight, they have lashed out and are now determined to take bodily and economic autonomy away from the rest of us.
msmagazine.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“We are learning just how deeply offended powerful men are by the idea that any limits might be placed on them."
In @msmagazine.com, @suzmkahn.bsky.social connects the dots between Big Tech’s war on antitrust and the MAGA movement’s rollback of women’s rights. msmagazine.com/2025/02/05/sil...
In @msmagazine.com, @suzmkahn.bsky.social connects the dots between Big Tech’s war on antitrust and the MAGA movement’s rollback of women’s rights. msmagazine.com/2025/02/05/sil...
Mark David at Independent Australia is giving me life.
CARTOONS: Donald blames while LA's in flames
Meanwhile, Peter Dutton's commentary heats up as Australia talks election.
independentaustralia.net
February 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Mark David at Independent Australia is giving me life.
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As we learn of new federal return-to-work mandates, our Director of Stratification Economics takes on the impact of these changes on workers with disabilities in this 🧵
Since the pandemic people with disabilities have worked at locally historic rates. A labor force participation rate of ~ 24 percent may not seem like much but it represent a major gain over the pre-pandemic average. Although LFPR has grown for most groups...1/8
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fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01...
Labor Force Participation Rate - With a Disability, 16 Years and over
Labor Force Participation Rate - With a Disability, 16 Years and over
fred.stlouisfed.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As we learn of new federal return-to-work mandates, our Director of Stratification Economics takes on the impact of these changes on workers with disabilities in this 🧵