Darrick Hamilton
@DarrickHamilton
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Henry Cohen University Professor of Economics and Policy and Director, @RacePowerPolicy @TheNewSchool; and @AFLCIO Chief Economist
Brooklyn, NY
Joined December 2011
42 MILLION people rely on SNAP food assistance. Working families are already struggling to make ends meet. They aren’t pawns in political games, and they shouldn’t go hungry because the Trump administration refuses to fix the mounting health care crisis.
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For the 42 million people who rely on the country’s largest anti-hunger program, it has been a chaotic, nerve-racking week. Here are some of their stories.
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@WPFWDC's "Unionism Drives Community!" Thurs., Nov. 6 @ 5 pm interview with AFL-CIO Chief Econ. and New School Econ. Prof @DarrickHamilton will discuss the state of working class America and promoting worker solidarity and power to broaden rights for all.
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The latest U.S. Chamber report says 58% of small businesses now use generative AI, up from 40% in 2024
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Featured speakers include: Jennifer Jones Austin of @fpwa and @NationalTCL, Joanne Grell of @CASAbronx, Founding Director @DarrickHamilton, NYC Comptroller @bradlander, @lrmelodia of @CenterNYC, Joyce McMillan of @JMAC_org, and Aaliyah Guillory-Nickens of @YouthRepresent
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📷 “When SFO workers are under attack, what do we do?” 📷 Stand up! Fight back! #SFO #LaborPower #seiuusww
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9 months of this administration & we are accelerating towards negative trifecta of stagflation-simultaneous sluggish growth, ⬆️unemployment & ⬆️ inflation. Accompanied w trending authoritarianism & pubic assaults on personhoods grounded racisms, sexism & nativism. #ReverseCourse
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I can’t wait to get up Saturday morning to vote for @ZohranKMamdani for the next NYC mayor. I’m early voting and not taking any chances with any Election Day shenanigans. #LetsGoMamdani!
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What if the world ended tomorrow… and the first to sense it wasn’t you — but the one sleeping at your feet? In this cinematic short, we explore a chilling yet heartwarming what-if scenario: when the deceased begin to rise, and every bark, growl, and whimper from your loyal
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Let’s get out and early vote and be strong against any attempted Election Day shenanigans! It’s OUR government. #ElectionSeason
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My union brother David Huerta is a leader in the LA community who was exercising his constitutional rights when he was violently arrested. It’s a gross abuse of power and a threat to all workers that Trump’s DOJ is pursuing these baseless charges. https://t.co/z1fGS1UREk
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Kent Wong was the best of our movement. He was a trailblazer for labor, immigrant, civil, and human rights everywhere he went – in California, the House of Labor, and all around the world. My heart is with his family and the generations of workers touched by his life and legacy.
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How do we create more paths to economic opportunity? At the 2025 @StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening, Founding Director @DarrickHamilton will share how Baby Bonds can lead to thriving communities. 👉 Register for digital access: https://t.co/6Z3yH6dzo3
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NEAR Intents just doubled its daily volume ATH with $200M in the last 24 hours 🔥 Unstoppable liquidity is NEAR
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We’re heading into our morning plenary: Economic Policies to Unlock Opportunity! Starting off with opening reflections from @JenBlatz + Susan Dawson, before @DarrickHamilton, @MichaelRStrain, + Josh Davis dive in. Strong starts make strong futures #ConveneC2C
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"A good democracy is one where we link arms [...] to demand the structure changes for our economy that will actually center children and families and the environments in which we live." - @DarrickHamilton
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📉 300,000+ Black women have lost their jobs since Trump returned to office. On @VelshiMSNBC, @DarrickHamilton explained why this is an early warning sign for the entire American economy. Watch the full conversation with @AliVelshi and @RepGwenMoore: https://t.co/eU34XQejGI
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Unemployment among Black workers just reached its highest level since 2021 at 7.2% In @WSJ, Institute Founding Director @DarrickHamilton argues that cuts to the federal workforce are partially to blame. Read more:
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Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021. “I am in the fight of my life.”
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Book launch announcement! On 10/15 at 6:30, join New Yorker staff writer @ericlach, historian Nicholas Dagen Bloom, and myself at @ptknitwear to welcome “The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development” into the world! https://t.co/SkiRGyBayf
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Revisit insights from #ASA2025 in these Plenary Session videos, w/ David Takeuchi, Lindsay Owens, @alondra, @Daniel_Laurison, Catherine Moran, @Collins_SOCY498, @AdiaHWingfield, David Pedulla, @DarrickHamilton, @JessicaCalarco, & Beth Pearson. https://t.co/g0QqOl9Xp3
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Policy made the racial wealth gap. Policy can help close it. Founding Director @DarrickHamilton’s Baby Bonds proposal would give every child the chance to build wealth, no matter their race or zip code. Read more about Baby Bonds in @npquarterly
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US wealth inequality is getting worse. Reversing this requires two things: identifying policies that help people without wealth build wealth and making those policies law.
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