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Advocacy affiliate of @rooseveltinstitute.org. We believe that new politics and policymaking—that can equalize power in our society—are possible. www.rooseveltforward.org || Subscribe to our Substack #FiresideStacks 🔥 firesidestacks.com

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Julie A. Su @juliesulabor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Elizabeth and I share many connections. It’s no surprise that so much of what is in the Roosevelt Institute’s Good Life Agenda under her leadership reflects our priorities in the Mamdani administration, especially recognizing that an economy isn’t just numbers. It’s people.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 18/09/2026
The Trump administration killed the IRS’s free Direct File program. Now, former DOGE “officials” are reportedly considering putting free direct filing into a new AI-powered government portal. They could have just kept Direct File.
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Trump Aides Are Prepping an AI Takeover of Government Services
Former DOGE operatives are working on a website that could offer services like direct tax filing — similar to a Biden-era program the Trump administration killed.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 17/09/2026
New for Fireside Stacks: Our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social speaks with New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice @juliesulabor.bsky.social about how the project of building a good life for New Yorkers requires “bringing people into government who have been on the sidelines.” Read ⬇️
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The break-glass public servants we need (with Julie Su)
Why economic justice and growth go hand in hand
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Suzanne Kahn @suzmkahn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A true highlight of my year was getting to talk to Diana about Care Blocks.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 03/09/2026
Bogotá, Colombia found a smart way to give caregivers time back: put the services they need in the same place. In our latest Fireside Stack, @suzmkahn.bsky.social speaks with Care Blocks creator Diana Rodriguez Franco about how this program works and what US cities can learn from it:
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We should copy this time-saving Bogotá policy (with Diana Rodriguez Franco)
How Care Blocks are reshaping space and giving people time back.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 20/08/2026
NEW: Our @toddntucker.com interviews @bearerfriend.bsky.social and @polcz.bsky.social on how their research helped inspire Bernie Sanders’s AI tax proposal. They make the case for public ownership of AI and explain what it could mean for workers, creators, and the public. ⬇️
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How Bernie’s AI tax idea came to be (with Jeremy Bearer-Friend + Sarah Polcz)
Meet the experts who put AI public equity stakes on the map.
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Mike Madowitz @mikemadowitz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I had a blast with all 4 of these, including the background to make sure I wasn’t lying! But the best part is saying the quiet part out loud 👇
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 06/08/2026
Will a rent freeze help or hurt NYC renters? Is AI in a Gulf-fueled bubble? And what does GDP miss about working families? You asked. @mikemadowitz.bsky.social answered. 🔥 The first edition of Burning Questions is here. Read the latest Fireside Stacks:
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Is AI in a Gulf-fueled bubble? And more! (with Michael Madowitz)
You asked. Michael answered.
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Katie Kirchner @katie-kirchner.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My piece from March 2025: rooseveltforward.org/2025/03/26/o...
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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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Katie Kirchner @katie-kirchner.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
One year later vs. two years later (cc: @ositanwanevu.com)
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Oh hey rooseveltforward.org/2025/09/11/t...
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The Cruelty Is the Point: Work Requirements Don’t Lift People Up—They Drag Us All Down. - Roosevelt Forward
In last week's Substack, we wrote about how politicians have been scapegoating a very specific population of people: “able-bodied adults without dependents,” or ABAWDs for short. The consequences of c...
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Roberta Rakove @rmrakove.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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The Cruelty Is the Point: Work Requirements Don’t Lift People Up—They Drag Us All Down. - Roosevelt Forward
In last week's Substack, we wrote about how politicians have been scapegoating a very specific population of people: “able-bodied adults without dependents,” or ABAWDs for short. The consequences of c...
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I contributed a bit to this discussion last year rooseveltforward.org/2025/06/10/t...
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Trump Accounts Are Not Baby Bonuses. They’re Another Giveaway to the Wealthy. - Roosevelt Forward
Much has been made of the supposed transformation of the GOP into a pro-worker and pro-family party. And yet the new GOP has pushed policies that, in the horrific damage they will visit upon working-c...
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Darrick Hamilton is one of the designers of Baby Bonds...when he tells you Trump Accounts are basically anti-Baby Bonds you should listen.
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Darrick Hamilton went further...calling Trump Accounts “upside down.” Hamilton warned that the program will enhance inequality rather than reduce it, and that $1,000 isn’t enough to make a meaningful difference for a child living in poverty. www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/trump-a...
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What parents need to know about Trump Accounts
Louisiana families with young children can benefit from the new federal savings program, Trump Accounts, which provides a $1,000 seed deposit for children born between 2025-2028 and additional bene…
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Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The wealth tax will officially be on the California ballot. @rooseveltforward.org www.firesidestacks.com/p/california...
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California is putting billionaires on defense (with Emmanuel Saez)
"Tax the rich" is getting real.
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Elizabeth Wilkins @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
There are so many things we could deliver if we just had the courage: public options for crucial services, increased charity care, lowering the cost of borrowing, and more. Read and get inspired. And then let’s get to work.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 27/06/2026
The wealthiest 20 Americans now hold wealth equal to roughly 12% of US GDP—about four times the share seen during the Gilded Age, according to latest data. So what would it actually take to tax extreme wealth?
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As billionaires’ wealth soars, US workers struggle: ‘The rich keep getting richer for no good reason’
Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 26/06/2026
California once led the tax revolt. Now, it may become the first state to tax billionaire wealth at scale. Noa Rosinplotz spoke with Emmanuel Saez about the proposal, the economics behind it, and what other states can learn.
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California is putting billionaires on defense (with Emmanuel Saez)
"Tax the rich" is getting real.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 25/06/2026
Americans want a good life, fewer corporate hurdles, more income, more time. Policymakers have the power to deliver. They just need the will to use it. @danamilbank.bsky.social breaks it down for @notus.com www.notus.org/perspectives...
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Dana Milbank: Democrats Are Drafting Plans to Govern Like Trump in 2029
He may have inadvertently sown the seeds of a new progressive age.
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Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"The constraint isn’t fiscal capacity, but rather what we collectively decide is important and fundamentally a right for New York City’s working class." www.firesidestacks.com/p/what-zohra... @rooseveltforward.org
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What Zohranomics is teaching us (with Jessica Forden)
The economic strength of a people-powered agenda.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I talked with @socio-steve.bsky.social @rooseveltforward.org about my new book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States (www.amazon.com/Coverage-Den...). This is Part II of our chat about health ins barriers and paths to reform www.firesidestacks.com/p/fixing-sys...
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Fixing a System That Denies Health Coverage: Miranda Yaver on Insurance Reforms (Part II)
"Comprehensive health insurance reform really needs to happen at the federal level."
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I had the pleasure of working on this article with @scottlgreer.bsky.social @hjarman.bsky.social and @xrkulik.bsky.social. We assess the impact of the dramatic cuts to health spending (including wrt insurance), attacks on science, undermining of regulation, and more. www.aft.org/hc/spring202...
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What Donald Trump's Second Presidency Has Meant for Health
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I recently had the opportunity to chat with @socio-steve.bsky.social about the scope & findings of my book Coverage Denied, which came out today. I had a lot to say, so it turned into a 2-part series that spans the patient and physician experiences of ins barriers. open.substack.com/pub/roosevel...
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When Health Insurers Decide: Miranda Yaver on Coverage Denials (Part I)
"There are more ways people can be denied by their health insurer than they realize."
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This week on fireside stacks ( @rooseveltforward.org ) I sat down with @mirandayaver.bsky.social to discuss her new book, "Coverage Denied," which deals with one of the lesser understood aspects of our health insurance maze. You can find part I below. 1/2 www.firesidestacks.com/p/when-healt...
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When Health Insurers Decide: Miranda Yaver on Coverage Denials (Part I)
"There are more ways people can be denied by their health insurer than they realize."
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
And keep your eyes peeled for part I of my interview with Prof. Yaver on Fireside Stacks later this week. CC: @rooseveltforward.org
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 14/04/2026
We wrote earlier this year about how killing free public filing has shifted costs onto working people. With Tax Day tomorrow, a reminder that our broken and expensive tax filing system is actually working as this administration intended—to generate profit for the companies cashing in on it.
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How the Trump Administration Made Tax Filing Harder—and More Profitable
With the opening of tax season this week, it’s a good time to remind Americans that the misery of filing taxes isn’t an accident.
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Denton A. Cohen @dent-on.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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What If Oakland Owned the A’s?
If you’re anything like me, you won’t be able to watch this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) Opening Day without thinking about the Oakland (Sacramento?) A’s. Today, the Oakland Coliseum, worn and d...
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Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Amazing insights in this convo between @shahrzadshams.bsky.social and @giantwhispers.bsky.social "Polarization often gets a bad rap...We need to offer our audience sharp moral choices about the issues of our times by polarizing against unjust policies." www.firesidestacks.com/p/narrative-...
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From “What If?” to “This Must Be!”: Patrick Reinsborough on Building Narrative Power
Why the stories we tell matter, and how to tell better ones.
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Shahrzad Shams @shahrzadshams.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I had the pleasure of interviewing @giantwhispers.bsky.social for @rooseveltforward.org's Fireside Stacks. We discussed the importance of narrative power, why the Left needs to prioritize it, & some of the important aspects of an effective narrative strategy ⤵️ www.firesidestacks.com/p/narrative-...
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From “What If?” to “This Must Be!”: Patrick Reinsborough on Building Narrative Power
Why the stories we tell matter, and how to tell better ones.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 10/04/2026
Policy wins aren't enough if we don't control the narrative. In an interview with @shahrzadshams.bsky.social, @giantwhispers.bsky.social breaks down how movements can build the power to shift what’s politically possible and win lasting change Read the full interview: bit.ly/4dAl4tt
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From “What If?” to “This Must Be!”: Patrick Reinsborough on Building Narrative Power
Why the stories we tell matter, and how to tell better ones.
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Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑 @giantwhispers.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
For anyone curious about my approach to building #narrative power for our movements, check out my interview with the lovely folks at @rooseveltforward.org for their Fireside stacks newsletter. They asked some great questions and I did my best to answer them. #ChangeTheStory #PeoplePower
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 30/03/2026
Real corporate accountability means changing the structure: how power is distributed, how decisions get made, and who benefits. More from Julie Menter of Transform Finance in this week's #FiresideStacks🔥: www.firesidestacks.com/p/beyond-sta...
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 13/03/2026
New evidence confirms what many suspected: the Supreme Court increasingly rules for the rich. What’s driving the shift and what it means for democracy. The latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 from @andreaprat.bsky.social, @proffionasm.bsky.social and Jacob Spitz: bit.ly/4cFUY7U
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MM de Silva @mmdesilva.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This. www.firesidestacks.com/p/billionair...
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Billionaires Shouldn't Just Pay More. They Should Have Less.
Igor Volsky leads the Tax the Greedy Billionaires campaign and is the founder of Volsky Ventures.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 06/03/2026
Who profits from a supersized ICE? @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social, @bedoyausa.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social break down how corporations benefit from a massively expanded detention and deportation apparatus. 🎥 Watch the video: www.firesidestacks.com/p/how-compan... #FiresideStacks🔥
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Aastha पास्ता @aasthauprety.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
"This notion of a zero-sum fight is a construction by people who want to profit by hoarding more and more of that wealth and opportunity. It is not about immigration at all, actually." @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social www.firesidestacks.com/p/how-compan...
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How Companies Profit from a Supersized ICE
A Conversation with Alvaro Bedoya and Sabeel Rahman
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 26/02/2026
Bezos’ layoffs at the Washington Post are a warning: the extremely wealthy buy essential institutions and reshape them to extract more from all of us. Taxing billionaires is about breaking that power. Read more from @igorvolsky.bsky.social in this week's #FiresideStacks🔥 : bit.ly/4rCLlLE
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Mike Madowitz @mikemadowitz.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
At tonight’s SOTU, Trump will toss out cherry-picked numbers. But they miss the point. The real question is simple: are working people better off than a year ago? On what shapes daily life—prices, paychecks, and job security—the answer is no. 🧵
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 13/02/2026
President and CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social talks with @bedoyausa.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social about Trump 2.0’s deportation regime, protests from Minnesota and beyond, and how ICE ballooned into an $85B agency. Who profits from the detention boom? #FiresideStacks🔥 Listen here:
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How Companies Profit from a Supersized ICE
A Conversation with Alvaro Bedoya and Sabeel Rahman
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 04/02/2026
You know how annoying tax season is? There’s a reason for that. A new breakdown shows how tax filing was made harder on purpose—and who benefited when the free IRS Direct File was eliminated. #TaxSeason #FreeFile bit.ly/3MioHsJ
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How the Trump Administration Made Tax Filing Harder—and More Profitable
With the opening of tax season this week, it’s a good time to remind Americans that the misery of filing taxes isn’t an accident.
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 29/01/2026
Filing your taxes shouldn't be this hard. The IRS built a free filing tool that worked. This administration killed it. Tax prep companies are cashing in. This is how complexity become a profit strategy, Noa Rosinplotz in this week's #FiresideStacks🔥 : bit.ly/3NNVCFZ
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 27/01/2026
New from our President and CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social: @mayor.nyc.gov is reshaping the city's affordability approach, from multibillion-dollar childcare to rent freezes, wage floors, and people-led policy engagement. Read more in our latest #FiresideStacks🔥 bit.ly/4rfYtWD
An image featuring a quote from Elizabeth Wilkins about Zohran Mamdani's approach to people-centered policymaking, presented by Roosevelt Forward: "What truly distinguishes this approach is that Mamdani treats people-centered policymaking as a source of governing power, not just popular appeal. He has invested in building a sense of belonging that is now translating into sustained civic engagement."
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 24/01/2026
Affordability is at the center of people’s needs and today's politics. Our President & CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social highlights @mayor.nyc.gov as an exemplar for tackling care, housing, and wages by listening and using a people-first approach to policymaking. bit.ly/4t2IZXO
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Evan Morrison @evanstruth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
You deserve food, shelter and medical care. You don't deserve an economic/political system that shames you for not being able to afford any of those www.firesidestacks.com/p/billionair...
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Billionaires Want You to Blame Yourself. We Win When We Stop.
For most of my life, I thought my hardest moments—the bills I couldn’t pay, the groceries I had to put back at the checkout line, the dental emergency that spiraled into medical debt and eventually co...
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 15/01/2026
States know the federal minimum wage is too low—that’s why 19 raised theirs. So why do most still rely on outdated federal overtime rules? If wages must keep up with inflation, overtime should too. Patrick Oakford in this week’s #FiresideStacks🔥 bit.ly/49NboIG
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 12/01/2026
“For a lot of powerful people [...] ‘too progressive’ is code used to undermine any economic agenda that favors working people.” 🎯 from @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social at @pressclubdc.bsky.social. The debate we should have is not left vs. right, but how we ensure working families can afford to live.
Senator Elizabeth Warren speaking at The National Press Club on January 12th, 2026.
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Sam Pizzigati @sgp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Shame tells people their suffering reflects bad personal choices. Shame isolates and silences us. Our billionaire class thrives off of — depends on — our fear, our shame, and our isolation. @fairshareamerica.bsky.social @rooseveltforward.org www.firesidestacks.com/p/billionair...
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Billionaires Want You to Blame Yourself. We Win When We Stop.
For most of my life, I thought my hardest moments—the bills I couldn’t pay, the groceries I had to put back at the checkout line, the dental emergency that spiraled into medical debt and eventually co...
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 09/01/2026
The Trump Admin keeps putting forward flashy housing ideas that are unlikely to lower costs. Investor bans that barely move the needle on supply, 50-year mortgages that saddle families with debt, and gutting agencies that stop abuse—do little to address the affordability crisis. Must-read thread ⬇️
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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 08/01/2026
So much of what we’re told is “personal failure” is actually public policy failure. Shame keeps people silent and that silence protects the billionaire class. @kristencrowell.bsky.social of @fairshareamerica.bsky.social in this week's #FiresideStacks🔥 bit.ly/4jwQW2T
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