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Economic Security Project is an ideas advocacy organization that builds economic power for all Americans.

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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 3h
1/ California just took a major step toward tackling corporate power and the affordability crisis. Gov. Newsom signed a new law updating California’s antitrust laws for the first time in more than a century. 🧵⬇️
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 23h
The development of AI is moving fast, and we need our rules need to keep up. ESP co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social stopped by Squawk Box to talk about what bank regulation can teach us about keeping AI safe and holding AI companies accountable.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 28/09/2026
1/ We're excited to welcome three new research fellows! Jacob Hacker, Gaby Aboulafia, and Devesh Kodnani bring deep expertise in health policy and the political economy of work. With our Ideas Team, they'll develop ideas + strategies to build an economy that works for all Americans.
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 24/09/2026
The US ranks 40th out of 41 comparably wealthy nations on accessible, affordable, quality childcare. But even with the federal government stalled, some states have been showing what's possible. Our new brief from @lbilik.bsky.social looks at what a national system should learn from them:
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Where States Are Innovating on Childcare: Lessons for a National Universal Childcare Policy - Roosevelt Institute
States are expanding public childcare through broader subsidies, investments in the childcare workforce, coordinated governance, capital funding, and community engagement. This brief examines Connecti...
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 18/09/2026
We’re not going to solve the childcare crisis by asking families to pay more or providers to stretch thin budgets even further. We need a public option that expands the supply of care and makes the system work better for families and workers. Our partners @economicsecurityproject.org make the case:
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A Space for All: The Case for a Childcare Public Option - Economic Security Project
Executive Summary Childcare is a critical public need, but the market meant to provide it is broken. The United States is the only economically advanced nation that doesn’t recognize childcare as a pu...
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The CTC, EITC, and guaranteed income pilots across the nation all point to the same conclusion: unrestricted cash builds financial stability. Fund and expand what works!
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 23/09/2026
Access to affordable medicine is out of reach for millions of Americans, but public pharma offers a real solution. On 9/28, join the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy’s HPEP, T1International, & NYU Law to learn how it works. Register: event.newschool.edu/publicpharma...
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Public Pharma, Public Power: Taking Back Control of the Medicine Supply
Access to affordable medicine is a human right. Yet across the United States, drug prices remain out of reach for millions,  with the heaviest burdens falling on Black, Latino, Indigenous, and other c...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 18/09/2026
Including cash in the universal childcare playbook is how we start building a system that actually works for families – whether that’s a full-time daycare spot, a trusted relative, or a parent choosing to stay home.
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The Biggest Obstacle to Universal Child Care: Babies
Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 17/09/2026
To afford childcare, a single-parent household must spend 33% of their annual income on average. A childcare public option — government-funded, operated, and regulated childcare facilities — could help fix this broken system. Read the full report to learn how we can build it.
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A Space for All: The Case for a Childcare Public Option - Economic Security Project
Executive Summary Childcare is a critical public need, but the market meant to provide it is broken. The United States is the only economically advanced nation that doesn’t recognize childcare as a pu...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 14/09/2026
ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social joined The Julie Mason Show to break down why Americans are feeling worse about the economy and how the Trump administration's choices like pulling back on antitrust enforcement and massive healthcare cuts are contributing to the affordability crisis.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 10/09/2026
Last night, President Trump made a pledge we've heard before: cash for every American. The President has promised to cut checks for families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis many times in the past few years, (1/5)
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 08/09/2026
The Trump administration is using strained federal childcare funds to push its vision of what a family SHOULD look like. As ESP's Shafeka Hashash explains, it's "a moral judgment that honors married households while jeopardizing support for single, working parents."
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Mayors for a Guaranteed Income @mayorsforagi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Full-time work among cash pilot participants increased substantially in nearly 60 percent of programs with relevant findings, and those benefits often persisted after the pilots ended."
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The James Irvine Foundation @irvinefdn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How have guaranteed income pilot programs in the United States affected employment and supported families through life transitions? Check out @economicsecurityproject.org's new reports at irvine.ly/46apVNa and at irvine.ly/3TfQmOs
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Right on Time: How Cash Helps Families Move Through Life's Transitions - Economic Security Project
Executive Summary Over the past decade, more than 250 guaranteed income pilots, programs that provide people with regular cash with no restrictions on how they use it, have run across 40 states and th...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 03/09/2026
Welcome to our Cost of Living series, where we’re breaking down what everyday life actually costs. First up: breakfast. 🍳☕🥓 How much does it cost to make breakfast in America? A lot more than it used to.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 02/09/2026
How does direct cash affect work? Our new report, "Cash Works. So Do Its Recipients," reviewed 40+ pilots across the country and found that cash supports work, strengthens families, and bolsters local economies.
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Cash Works. So Do Its Recipients. - Economic Security Project
A common question about cash programs is how they impact work. This memo examines how guaranteed income affects employment by reviewing employment outcomes from over 40 cash pilots across the United S...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 25/08/2026
Today, we lost an icon, but few people know Dolly Parton was also an early champion of cash support. In 2016, after wildfires devastated her native Sevier County, she gave survivors $1K/month for 6 months, plus a final $5K check – no strings attached.
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Dolly Parton: basic income trailblazer?
Among the numbers used to demonstrate the need for a basic income today, one sticks to the ribs like no other: almost half of Americans…
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 25/08/2026
1/ As city-owned grocery stores move from bold idea to reality across the US, Bryce Covert takes a deep look at what is driving the movement, speaking with ESP Executive Director Taylor Jo Isenberg and Illinois Director of Policy and Research Erion Malasi.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 19/08/2026
Dollars add up fast when you're just trying to get by. For millions of working families, paying $1 more on every gallon of gas means fewer trips, cutting back, and making hard choices. All because the President started a war that’s costing lives, unleashing horror, and raising gas prices.
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Natalie Foster @nataliefoster.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Childcare. Healthcare. Groceries. Gas. Every essential costs more. @economicsecurityproject.org launched the Affordability Dashboard - a live, interactive tool designed to reflect the multitude of economic pressures facing Americans in real time. economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
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Affordability Dashboard
Childcare. Healthcare. Groceries. Gas. Every essential costs more since the pandemic.
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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Very excited to share what we built at @economicsecurityproject.org: the Affordability Dashboard. There's a bunch of scattered data I'm always pulling, stuff useful for politicos, reporters, and activists on affordability, so we put it in one place. /1 economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
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Affordability Dashboard
Childcare. Healthcare. Groceries. Gas. Every essential costs more since the pandemic.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 13/08/2026
1/ Families are being squeezed by rising costs. Our new Affordability Dashboard is tracking the numbers in real time. Since 2019: ☕ Coffee: up 133% 💡 Electricity: up nearly 40% ⛽ Gasoline: up 60% 🏠 Rent: up nearly 40%
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 12/08/2026
1/ Our new report, “Right on Time: How Cash Helps Families Move Through Life's Transitions,” explains that cash is one of the most effective tools we have to help families and young adults find their footing during life’s pivotal moments. economicsecurityproject.org/resource/rig...
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Right on Time: How Cash Helps Families Move Through Life's Transitions - Economic Security Project
Executive Summary Over the past decade, more than 250 guaranteed income pilots, programs that provide people with regular cash with no restrictions on how they use it, have run across 40 states and th...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 07/08/2026
1/ “Governmental bodies keep writing the same checks and expecting a different ending.” In a new @chicago.suntimes.com op-ed, ESIL’s Director of Policy and Research Erion Malasi argues that Chicago’s latest grocery store closures are part of a sad story that keeps repeating. 🧵⬇️
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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We all should have easy access to grocery stores. Subsidizing the for-profit sector has failed. Chi can show that the public sector can play a critical role in grocery access. Malasi of @economicsecurityproject.org in @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 05/08/2026
How do we ensure AI’s economic gains are broadly shared? ESP’s Teri Olle spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle about why we need answers before disruption hits. “Lawmakers don’t act until the bear is in their face.” 🔗 www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 04/08/2026
1/ Our new blueprint, "Putting Cash in Parents' Pockets: An Executive Action Plan for the Next Presidential Administration," lays out four executive actions the next president can take on day one to put cash in the pockets of families — without waiting on Congress. They include:
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 28/07/2026
Short answer: no. Investing in kids and families early is a good idea, but Trump Accounts could "widen the wealth gap instead of shrinking it," explains NYT's Claire Cain Miller. Wealthy families stand to benefit most — parents with more to invest, tax accountants, and employers who'll match.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 27/07/2026
New York's affordability crisis has a new tool: city-owned grocery stores that guarantee 30% off staples like produce, meat, bread, and milk. That's real money back in New Yorkers' pockets — up to $1,000 a year.
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Mamdani’s Grocery Stores Will Offer 30 Percent Discount on Some Products
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s five city-owned grocery stores will provide a 30 percent discount on produce, meat, bread and milk.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 24/07/2026
OpenAI started as a nonprofit with one promise: ensure AI benefits all of humanity. The billions it amassed belong to the public—not OpenAI's to take. As it moves toward a trillion-dollar IPO, our coalition is demanding the SEC force real disclosure before working families are exposed.
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We got California to intervene about OpenAI's corporate switch from nonprofit status. It's time for the SEC to come to the table | Fortune
A little-known Class N share lets the nonprofit Foundation control OpenAI's board even if it sells its 26% equity stake, raising fresh SEC questions.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 24/07/2026
What does the affordability crisis actually feel like? For the past six months, we traveled across California and spoke to 250 Californians about their experience with the economy. 🧵
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 17/07/2026
1/ “Now, I’m afraid I could lose Medicaid coverage because I accidentally missed paperwork. Even though I’m still eligible. Forgetfulness is not fraud.” 🧵⬇️
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 15/07/2026
"Successful industrial policy requires coherent policy, clear lines of authority, and fair administration. What we have instead is rule by deal." ESP co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social on Silicon Valley's new relationship with Washington.
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Silicon Valley Needs Washington After All - The American Prospect
The industry that spent 50 years insisting it didn’t need the state has discovered it can’t do without it.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 13/07/2026
Can direct cash help disaster survivors rebuild? The Kahua Card is proving it can. 🧵⬇️
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 09/07/2026
At our Wages, Work, and AI panel, ESP Executive Director Taylor Jo Isenberg explained that AI can contribute to shared prosperity, but only if we first confront how our economy is failing people. Otherwise, new technologies risk further concentrating wealth and power. #GINOW2026
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 08/07/2026
Thanks to Democracy Journal for featuring new research from ESP’s Kelli Smith and Fellow Gabriel Zucker on what comes next for Direct File, the free public tax-filing tool that proved that the IRS could build something people actually liked using.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 07/07/2026
USC Distinguished Professor Manuel Pastor (@profmpastor.bsky.social, @eri-usc.bsky.social) on why framing matters when building Latino support for direct cash. His takeaway: it's best to frame cash as a platform for mobility.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 05/07/2026
Cash isn't charity. It's freedom. This #July4th, as we mark 250 years, we're also celebrating another milestone — 250 #guaranteedincome pilots across 40 states trusting thousands of families to know what they need and honoring them with the agency to make their own decisions. 1/
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 29/06/2026
"I was met with cash at a moment when I needed it— and it transformed my life.” ESP Director of Cash Initiatives Shafeka Hashash has experienced the power of direct cash firsthand and has made it her life's mission to help people build economic stability.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 26/06/2026
1/ Sen. Sanders recently introduced legislation that would tax the largest AI companies’ stock to fund a sovereign wealth fund that pays the American people a 5% annual dividend. 🧵⬇️
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 25/06/2026
Illinois just took a major step toward making everyday life more affordable today when Governor Pritzker signed into law a bill banning junk fees—the hidden charges that cost working families hundreds of dollars a year. Check out the full statement from @economicsecurity.us ⬇️
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 25/06/2026
ESP co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social has a new op-ed reframing Alan Greenspan's legacy. He spent decades using the full weight of the federal government to shape a financial system that worked for Wall Street and left everyone else behind.
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Greenspan Was the Creator of His Own Disaster - The American Prospect
The former Fed chair, who died at the age of 100 this week, deliberately engineered financial markets to be faster and looser. Then they blew up.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 23/06/2026
The 21st Century ROAD Act, which the Senate passed on Monday, is a bipartisan step toward fixing America's broken housing market — but as ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social explains, the crisis runs deeper.
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 23/06/2026
1/ We're thrilled to announce that @mtkonczal.bsky.social has been promoted to Vice President of Policy and Research at Economic Security Project. 🎉
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 21/06/2026
“ I got a phone call saying, ‘You have been approved.’ That was the best feeling. I felt relieved.” That’s Sherrif Polk, a father of six and a participant in the Chicago Future Fund — a #guaranteedincome pilot for formerly incarcerated individuals run by Equity and Transformation (EAT).🧵⬇️
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 19/06/2026
This #Juneteenth weekend, BLIS is hosting Reclamation Day — a festival bringing together 50+ artists, organizers, advocates, & cultural leaders to tell a truer story of America through Black + Indigenous narratives of joy and resilience. Expect art, performance, & movement-building. Come through!
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 16/06/2026
“There’s nothing especially partisan about providing a free and easy tax filing tool.” ESP Fellow Gabriel Zucker joined The Federal Drive to discuss our new report, The Future of Tax Filing — what Direct File got right, why it ended, and what comes next. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 12/06/2026
Young people in rural communities are watching the industries that sustained their families for generations start to disappear. AS Travis Helmondollar of CASEWV explained at #GINOW2026, cash helps people navigate moments of transition. Full convo 👇 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHC9...
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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 10/06/2026
1/ Today, ESP released Building Affordability, our new policy agenda on housing, which tackles the 2 causes of unaffordability: broken markets + broken incomes. ✍️ by Becky Chao, @mtkonczal.bsky.social, & @resnikoff.bsky.social, it shows how policy can expand supply while also protecting tenants.
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 02/06/2026
We’ve spent decades told that if the economy grows, people’s lives will get better. Millions are working harder, paying more, and losing faith that institutions can deliver. Imagine an economy and democracy that actually make life better. That’s why today, we’re launching The #GoodLife Agenda. 🧵
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