Reposted by David SteinBenjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Every obituary for neoliberalism remains premature 072
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Notable: Paul Volcker’s father—his hero—was the city manager of Teaneck, NJ. 051
Reposted by David SteinSarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22/07/2026Please share my post, share my outrage and sign, and share this petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...actionnetwork.orgOpen Letter Concerning the Tenure Denial of Dr. Iván Chaar LópezThe denial of tenure to Dr. Chaar López has become a national concern because it raises questions that extend far beyond one faculty member or one institution. Scholars across disciplines depend upon ... 02621
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 18/07/2026“Garcetti will advise the company on public-private partnerships, government policy and urban infrastructure strategy, according to Metropolis.” 😐 mynewsla.com/business/202... 050
Reposted by David SteinRaffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 15/07/2026stay creative. after Baby Beluga (1980) 🐳, I didn’t worry about how I would top that.. just kept growing as a person and musically. 14 years later came Bananaphone! 🍌 and 32 years after that, Penny Penguin. 🐧 181043231
Reposted by David SteinNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: This is my Alan Greenspan obituary... but really I'm honoring the late congressman Henry B. Gonzalez. Like reading FOMC transcripts? You have him to thank. I also have a question for Warsh in his Humphrey Hawkins hearing today www.crisesnotes.com/alan-greensp...crisesnotes.comAlan Greenspan’s Death is a Chance to Remember the Heroism of his Most Powerful CriticThis is a free piece of Notes on the Crises. Subscribe to support our work. Subscribe Today! When I first learned of Alan Greenspan’s death at the age of 100 a few weeks ago, my first th... 34916
Reposted by David SteinJocelyn Simonson @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Working on finishing up a law review article for the upcoming submission cycle? ICYMI, the final version of @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social & my essay "The Part IV Problem in Legal Scholarship" is now online at the Columbia Law Review: columbialawreview.org/content/the-...columbialawreview.orgTHE PART IV PROBLEM IN LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP - Columbia Law ReviewIntroduction As legal scholars, we have tremendous freedom to choose what we study and how we study it, to engage with the relationship between how law is and what legal arrangements might help move u... 45617
Reposted by David SteinJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I’ve been thinking for a while that Slaughter and the preceding decisions are really attacks on the idea of law itself. So I’m very glad to see @nathantankus.bsky.social taking up this argument. www.crisesnotes.com/agency-indep... 024376
Reposted by David SteinNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: It finally happened, Unitary Executive Theory minus the Federal Reserve is the law of the land. In today's piece I explain what it all means. www.crisesnotes.com/agency-indep...crisesnotes.comAgency Independence in One Agency: Humphrey’s Executor is Cowering in the Basement of the Eccles BuildingToday is the 6th anniversary of Bloomberg Businessweek's profile on me, which forever changed my life. Its so long ago now that many readers may not actually be familiar with it, so I'm linking to it ... 314851
Reposted by David SteinJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 30/06/2026What do you suppose would be left of the American socialist tradition, if historically we'd limited immigration to what "our political culture can absorb"? 1729546
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This piece is phenomenal. Someone contact Nathan and publish it soon. 1235
Reposted by David SteinNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Having trouble placing my Greenspan obit because I got going pitching places too late in the cycle- most places have one in the works & so many outlets have gigantic editing backlogs rn. Contact me on signal at username Nathantankus.01 or email me at crisesnotes[at]gmail[dot]com to express interest. 2309
Reposted by David SteinNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026By gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is killing the Second Reconstruction. The first Reconstruction shows how Congress should respond. Me and Daphna Renan in the NYT on the tools we have to save democracy from a hostile Court.nytimes.comOpinion | Ruling by Ruling, the Supreme Court Is Undoing the Civil Rights Movement 412126688
Reposted by David SteinTej Nagaraja @tejnagaraja.bsky.social · 15/04/2026My book TROOP MOVEMENTS is coming soon. Check it out? It’s about political struggles over fascism & war, the imperial & the carceral, class & race & global freedom. www.pennpress.org/978151282990... If you might want to assign it, or review it, or preorder it — please stay tuned, or get in touch! 32211
Reposted by David SteinSuzanne Kahn @suzmkahn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Must read piece on this wild stat: More than 400 day cares in Oklahoma have gone out of business since November. Don't miss the parents sending their kid to live in a different state b/c they don't have care. It's past time for universal childcare! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...nytimes.comThe Last Day at Kids of Faith: Parents Navigating a Child Care Crisis 19042
Reposted by David SteinRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 02/04/2026Our democracy is at a crossroads, and the old policy playbook—tax credits, privatization, vouchers—is failing us. It’s like using a hammer to drive a screw. To build a #GoodLife for all Americans, we need more than market-focused fixes. We need public goods and services. 🧵 14213
Reposted by David SteinSuzanne Kahn @suzmkahn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Thrilled to have this paper out in the world. We can't restore democracy without restoring faith in its ability to deliver for people. Public options are part of the toolkit we need to do that. 0196
Reposted by David SteinTrevor Griffey @trevorgriffey.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The @uofcalifornia.bsky.social is developing new ways to pit #highereducation workers against each other: 1) put faculty on management bargaining teams; 2) require teachers to pick up the work of striking TAs and graders; 3) make faculty collect TA/RA timesheets; and 4) offer $ for adjuncts to scab. 1109
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 17/02/2026RIP, Jesse Jackson “Mr. Reagan curbed inflation by cutting consumer demand. He cut consumer demand with conscious and callous fiscal and monetary policies…Mr. Reagan brought inflation down by destabilizing our economy and disrupting family life.” (1984 DNC Speech) 052
Reposted by David SteinHopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Congratulations @davidstein.bsky.social! Read "Toward an Intersectional Analysis of Money: Racial Capitalism, Stagflation, and Unemployment as Economic Policy" from the Dec 2024 issue of American Quarterly on @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...muse.jhu.eduProject MUSE - Toward an Intersectional Analysis of Money: Racial Capitalism, Stagflation, and Unemployment as Economic Policy 061
Reposted by David SteinStacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Comprehensive deep dive into how Zionist reactionaries attacked the University of California. UC failed to anticipate an organized political attack and gave into pressure by violating the rights of all UC students, faculty, staff. Required reading for UC workers! jewishcurrents.org/portrait-of-...jewishcurrents.orgPortrait of a Campus in CrisisUCLA capitulated to its own hardline pro-Israel activists long before President Trump came calling. As a result, its students have repeatedly become… 22412
Reposted by David SteinAEA Information @aeainformation.bsky.social · 02/12/2025The AEA has imposed a lifetime ban on Lawrence H. Summers’ membership and participation in AEA activities. See the full statement here. www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...aeaweb.orgStatement from the American Economic Association 14595156
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Excited to share that this article received honorable mention for the Constance M. Rourke prize for best article in American Quarterly. Congrats to Sam Ikehara and all the other winners! www.theasa.net/about/news-e... 090
Reposted by David SteinBrian Highsmith @bhighsmith.bsky.social · 24/11/2025🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16] 9436178
Reposted by David SteinVeena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 14/11/2025BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!! We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org 292459642
Reposted by David SteinSarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 02/11/2025The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, PPFP, has been a jewel in the crown for faculty development and recruitment at the University of California for years and the results have been an expanded faculty with almost 100% tenure rates — unprecedented success. 8309126
Reposted by David SteinMiriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 05/11/2025This article presents the end of the PPFP as a done deal, but it’s not—until the chancellors’ meeting this afternoon.insidehighered.comUC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc ProgramEstablished in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates. 21616
Reposted by David SteinMiriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 05/11/2025I am very concerned about anticipatory compliance at UC. Provost Katherine Newman has opted to defund a critical program called the UC Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPFP). This incredibly selective postdoc has provided a route to UC faculty for many of my most valued colleagues. + 18928
Reposted by David SteinStacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 05/11/2025The UC President axed a signature part of our Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). UCOP cites the budget, but PPFP is a key program the Trump admin is threatening us over. UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...insidehighered.comUC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc ProgramEstablished in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates. 2117
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 29/10/2025"[William McChesney Martin's] segregationist commitments thus define what the ideology of Federal Reserve independence has meant in practice." - @nathantankus.bsky.social Periodic reminder that nobody is doing it like Nathan. 2166
Reposted by David SteinJoe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Tremendous historical work from Nathan here. You should subscribe to Notes on the Crises. 210822
Reposted by David SteinNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025NEW PIECE: I finally unveil the deep segregationist Georgia relationships of Fed Chair Bill Martin I dug up over the course of researching my (now set aside) book on the Federal Reserve: Picking Losers. Its a labyrinthine story so grab a coffee & Subscribe www.crisesnotes.com/bombshell-19...crisesnotes.comBOMBSHELL: 1951-1970 Federal Reserve Chair Bill Martin Was a Committed SegregationistThis is a Premium piece of Notes on the Crises. Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook was born and raised in Milledgeville Georgia, about a 100 miles away from Atlanta. She also shares a birth year with... 419856
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Quite an honor to be on the podcast / show that I’ve listened to for more than 15 years. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...podcasts.apple.comBayard Rustin, Movement TacticianPodcast Episode · KPFA - Against the Grain · 10/20/2025 · 15m 0102
Reposted by David SteinNYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Tune into the Against the Grain show on Berkeley's KPFA Radio this coming Monday at 12:05 PM PST for an in-depth chat with David Stein, a contributor to "Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics." Tune in worldwide at kpfa.org. @kpfa.org @davidstein.bsky.socialkpfa.orgKPFA | Community Powered Radiohere 021
Reposted by David SteinTej Nagaraja @tejnagaraja.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Sharing my new article — "Gotta Study War Work More." 'How can we interpret the relationship between warfare and workers?' read.dukeupress.edu/labor/articl... 22614
Reposted by David SteinNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 03/07/2025AI is deskilling our young people to the extent that they no longer have the ability, or at least resolve, to craft their own *texts.* The widespread adoption of these technologies is actually a form of child abuse. We are systematically destroying human potential www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... 331004299
Reposted by David SteinBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 24/06/2025I miss @adybarkan.bsky.social every day. This last week especially, his call on all of us to do what we each can to @beaheroaction.bsky.social has been ringing louder than ever in my ears. Grateful to spend a bit of e-day with @rscar.bsky.social & @ Sarah Johnson. 07910
Reposted by David SteinRachael King @rscar.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Last NYC mayoral post (pretending I still live in NYC is my favorite hobby). Zohran’s win is huge but part of the reason it feels so transformative is this partnership. The love for Brad at Zohran’s party last night was palpable. Can’t wait to see them building a better New York together. 1241
Reposted by David SteinLPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Today, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social examines the reactionary vision of governance emerging under the Trump administration—and offers a progressive alternative focused on dismantling systems of domination.lpeproject.orgAnti-Domination and the Future of Progressive AdministrationThe Trump administration is simultaneously dismantling, weaponizing, and centralizing state capacities in order to enact a reactionary vision of administration — one which seeks to roll back efforts… 03313
Reposted by David SteinRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 23/06/2025🚨TOMORROW: You still have time to join @davidstein.bsky.social, @iraregmi.bsky.social, @bilalb.bsky.social and Clara Mattei for this important conversation. 055
Reposted by David SteinIra.R @iraregmi.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Clara Mattei and @davidstein.bsky.social are precisely the people we need to hear from in this moment. Join us tomorrow so that we can make some sense of what history tells us about austerity and how we understand the current moment! 082
Reposted by David SteinRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 20/06/2025Decades of austerity have gutted public programs. We need bold alternatives for a government that truly uses all its resources to serve the people. On June 24 we're unpacking the chaos unleashed by Musk & Trump’s "Dept of Government Efficiency" 👇 rooseveltinstitute.org/event/...rooseveltinstitute.orgDepartment of Government Efficiency as Austerity’s Endgame - Roosevelt InstituteJoin the Roosevelt Institute on June 24 for a critical conversation on the roots and repercussions of this moment. 1186
David Stein @davidstein.bsky.social · 19/06/2025I’ll be speaking at this exciting @rooseveltinstitute.org event on Tuesday with Clara Mattei, @bilalb.bsky.social, and Ira Regmi. And I’ll be bringing one of the best charts of New Deal economic analysis you’ll ever see. 0165
Reposted by David SteinRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 16/06/2025Trump and Musk’s “efficiency” agenda isn’t about fixing the government—it’s about breaking it. Join us June 24 as experts unpack the harms of austerity politics and chart a path toward a government that serves the people. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M...events.zoom.usRoosevelt Events 095
Reposted by David SteinRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 13/06/2025DOGE promised “efficiency.” It delivered chaos. 📅 Join us on June 24 for a conversation on how DOGE used the austerity politics playbook to undermine democracy and strip down essential public services. events.zoom.us/ev/Ar-gjHUXJ7M... 0115
Reposted by David SteinJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Jacobin seems to have decided to be the official journal of the anti-tolerance, anti-personal autonomy left. If you are a socialist who thinks that kids these days have it too easy, and that all those druggies should be back in jail, then they're the journal for you. jacobin.com/2025/06/futu... 149316
Reposted by David SteinJames Brandt @jamesbrandt.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Summer is here, and nothing says 'beach read' quite like these scorching hot analyses of rent control, eviction processes, and profit-push inflation. 🏖️ 0225