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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The meeting of @realdonaldtrump.govmirrors.com and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social was surprisingly friendly; like others, I expected a lot more conflict. But deep political and policy differences remain that can't be bridged by one TV op. My latest blog in @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Can Trump And Mamdani’s TV Truce Overcome Their Deep Differences?

The Trump-Mamdani meeting was surprisingly friendly, but deep policy and political differences remain, especially over affordability.

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Community voices led by COPS/Metro fought it, but San Antonio will give hundreds of millions in subsidies to the San Antonio Spurs' wealthy owners . Economists know subsidies don't work, but cities and states keep giving taxes away. My latest @forbes.com blog: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

San Antonio: Do Stadium Subsidies Reward Billionaires Or Communities?

San Antonio is the latest approval of subsidies to billionaire sports owners even though economic research shows subsidies don't pay off. What can communities do?

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

As we revisit the 50th anniversary of New York's fiscal crisis and near bankruptcy, #DavidEichenthal in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social reminds us federal aid ultimately was provided, and how cities now face much worse prospects under @realdonaldtrump.govmirrors.com. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/wha...

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Vital City | What Came After ‘Drop Dead’

In the 1970s, the federal government helped rescue New York, but cities today can’t count on help from Washington.

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

No Kings in Sedona AZ thousands marching lots of supportive car honking

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

#Trump attacks on #cities combined with America's anti-urban bias mean even if @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is New York's next mayor, he'll have little room to enact or expand his programs. My article in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/can...

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Vital City | Can Cities Withstand Trump’s Assault?

Economically, New York faces few good options in the face of Washington’s hostility.

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

As @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes us think how New York CIty's economy can better serve those left out, a timely and important new book by historian Daniel Wortel-London, "The Menace of Prosperity," shows us that battle through the city's history. www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Rethinking New York City’s Economy: “The Menace Of Prosperity”

A new history of New York City's economy shows alternative visions from the past with ideas for the future; it will interest Mamdani and others who care about cities.

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

#AI dynamic pricing used for tickets to #WorldCup, #WaltDisneyWorld, Taylor Swift tour, and elsewhere. Fair and efficient, or disempowering for consumers and workers, and ethically challenged? My latest @forbes.com blog: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

World Cup, Disney World, Taylor Swift—Is AI Ticket Pricing Unethical?

The World Cup, Disney World, and Taylor Swift all use AI-enabled ticket pricing, but some complain it is unfair and unethical.

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

@nytimes.com story on @UAW.org doesn’t mention UAW higher education members, some estimates over 25% of membership (I’m in @UAWRegion9A.bsky.social) Fain has support strong there Shawn Fain, Who Pledged to Reform U.A.W., Faces Internal Dissent nytimes.com/2025/09/15/bus… via @NYTimes

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

New York #BoardofElections approves pro-housing amendments for voter consideration, in spite of some progressive opposition. But some in NY and L.A. fight against more housing, a mistaken position that will make affordability worse. My latest @forbes.com blog: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Progressives NIMBYs Threaten Affordable Housing In New York And L.A.

Opposition by some progressives to housing development in New York and Los Angeles could worsen housing affordability.

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Very important report out today on debt and development, written by progressive economist and commissioned to buy Pope Francis. Even with the Trump craziness, we must pay attention to these long-term structural problems that are choking off development for much of the world‘s population

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Republicans are united, not divided, around #Trump #big,beautifulbill. Deep, regressive tax cuts paid for by severe cuts in the safety net and trillions more in borrowing. The Republicans share these objectives. My latest @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Republicans: “Unbelievable Unity,” Not Division, On Big Beautiful Bill

Republican have virtual unanimity on Trump's "big, beautiful bill": large regressive tax cuts, big reductions in social programs, and trillions more in borrowing.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Good old #patriarchy at the #NewYorkTimes. Story on Amy Comey Barrett "confounding the right and the left" says she "locked in conservative victories on gun rights, affirmative action, and the power of federal agencies." Guess ending womens' right to choose wasn't so important.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

New York City revised its charter in 2022 to focus on #racialequity, coordinating that issue with the budget process. But the city is not meeting its deadlines and is behind what other cities are doing. My latest @forbes.com blog: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

New York’s Challenges In Budgeting For Racial Equity

New York City voters added racial equity provisions to the city charter. But implementation is lagging with required reports not issued.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Very sad news, my old boss and great Labor Secretary #alexisherman has died, too soon. Smart, principled, effective, and great to work for, she will be sorely missed. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/u...

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Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

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Teresa Ghilarducci @tghilarducci.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Here we are. America’s richest have never been richer & most Americans are scared they won’t be able to retire. It’s not hard to see why a pitchforks metaphor resonates. Fixing Social Security won’t solve everything. But it’s a smart and humane first step tinyurl.com/mstt9pvz

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7 Alarming Facts About Wealth Inequality: Bring On the Pitchforks?

Now more than ever we are living in an era defined by a gaping and growing divide between the haves and have-nots.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Amid continuing attacks on #DEI, @andreperryedu.bsky.social has a timely and important new book, "Black Power Scorecard," on continuing racial gaps and what it might take to overcome them. My review @forbes.com : www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Andre Perry’s “Black Power Scorecard” Is Essential Reading, Especially Now

Andre Perry's "Black Power Scorecard" details America's persistent racial gaps and what it might take to overcome them.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Brillilant review of #abundance by @toddturner.bsky.social who finds much to like but points out political naïveté of @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social. A political movement requires broad political support, especially #unions, Tucker doesn't think authors have a political path.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#DonaldTrump spending freeze #impoundment overrides law, precedent, and the Constitution, threatening trillions of dollars in Congressionally approved spending and hurting states, nonprofits, and vital services. My latest @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Impoundment: Can Trump Freeze Spending Approved By Congress?

President Trump is impounding funds already legally authorized by Congress, in defiance of law, precedent, and arguably the Constitution.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Solving America's #housingcrisis means more building. But some progressives oppose more development, based on three erroneous myths. My latest in @forbes.com : www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

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A shame to lose @pkrugman.bsky.social from the ever-worsening and Trump-accomodating @nytimes.com. Krugman combines rigorous analysis with knowing that economics must be more than technique, and help us achieve shared prosperity for all, especially those left behind. He'll be missed in that space.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

A great reminder of the anniversary of Rosa Parks’ defiance of bus segregation. But the mug shot is February 1956, part of the organized movement and the Montgomery bus boycott. Parks was part of a large civil rights movement, not just some isolated individual who suddenly got angry

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

New York City’s housing crisis has been fueled by years of anti-development policy, but Mayor Eric Adams’ new “City of Yes” will help close the housing gap. My latest @forbes.com blog: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

“City Of Yes”: Promising, But Won’t Solve New York Housing Crisis

The "City of Yes" will help address the New York housing crisis, but isn't enough by itself. Decades of inadequate construction will need major changes in policy.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Cities face hostility and loss of support from #DonaldTrump and Republican Congress. NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social has detailed the potential harm to NYC's budget, damage that will be repeated in cities across the country. My latest @forbes.com blog: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Trump’s Policies Will Be Bad News For America’s Cities

Trump’s rhetoric is starkly anti-city, and the policies he’s envisioning will make these next four years very challenging for urban America.

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Jerusalem Demsas @jerusalem.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

New >> California and New York are projected to lose up to 8 electoral votes in 2030. Texas and Florida are projected to gain 8. If Kamala Harris had to compete with that map, even winning Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin wouldn’t have saved her. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The Democrats’ Electoral College Squeeze

In the future, even winning the former “Blue Wall” states won’t be enough for the party’s presidential nominees.

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Rick McGahey @rickmcgahey.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Economics of #Trump are mostly sound bites, so hard to analyze in detail. But he supports regressive tax cuts, costly tariffs, and immigration policies that will all hurt the economy. My latest @Forbes.com blog: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Trump’s Economic Plans Don’t Add Up

Donald Trump's economic ideas are presented with little detail. But he favors tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, and tariffs that will cost American families