
Darrick Hamilton
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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
BIG UP’s to President Shuler!.“….Trump’s illegal…pattern to bend independent agencies to his political will” . Also patterned…Trump’s slander against Black leadership & Black excellence as fodder for his abusive attempts to grab authoritarian power #Politics_of_division.
President Trump’s illegal attempted firing of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve is part of a pattern to bend independent agencies to his political whims, risking jobs and our economy. Congress and the courts must rein in these attacks.
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RT @AFLCIO: Tune in today for AFL-CIO President @LizShuler’s annual Labor Day State of the Unions address, where she’ll discuss the fight a….
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AFL-CIO on Trump’s Attempted Illegal Firing of Fed Board Member Lisa Cook
aflcio.org
In response to President Trump attempt to illegally fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement:
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RT @INETeconomics: Economics has a race problem. 👉 👀.Learn why from @drlisadcook @RevDrBarber @aliciagarza @profjoh….
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: “When the economy is in a slide, we are the first to be shown the door.”. In an insightful op-ed, @AFLCIO Secretary-Tr….
blackpressusa.com
by Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO Secretary – Treasurer President Trump likes to say he is delivering for working people. He promised on the campaign trail that he would protect “Black jobs.” But like so many...
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: In an article for @OGR_EN, Senior Fellow Todd Howland invokes the legacy of President Jimmy Carter as he makes the cas….
openglobalrights.org
President Carter’s message from the great beyond: applying human rights to the economy and at all levels of government
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RT @AFLCIO: The EPA’s “Endangerment Finding” is the legal basis for many environmental protections that allow working people to live in hea….
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RT @AFLCIO: Recklessly firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner because you don’t like the new jobs numbers won’t do a thing to c….
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RT @AFLCIO: Job growth over the past three months has fallen to its lowest in more than a decade – and the unemployment rate for Black work….
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: AI regulations are already in place in 27 states, but Republicans are still considering a 10-year ban on these laws wh….
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: As Trump announces AI policies that benefit Big Tech and Big Oil, we’re joining 90+ organizations to call for an appro….
washingtonpost.com
Critics unveiled their own “People’s AI Action Plan” ahead of new executive orders expected to address energy and “woke” AI.
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RT @Pierce4NCHouse: Black economist & @kapsi1911 member @DarrickHamilton came up with the concept of baby bonds almost 20 years ago. #incom….
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expert explains why Trump mega-bill accounts for newborns will chiefly benefit those who come from wealthier families
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RT @INAssetNetwork: “They’re subsidizing the transmission of intergenerational wealth for those that already have wealth in the first place….
indianacapitalchronicle.com
With fertility rates declining, Republicans backed a policy tucked inside the megabill they say will help save for children’s futures.
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: Join Founding Director Darrick Hamilton and Director Justin Schein for a screening of the new documentary “Death & Tax….
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: Just two years after its establishment, 33,000 babies are enrolled in CT’s Baby Bonds program! It’s a successful model….
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: ✏️Planet Money’s Summer School is in session, and Institute Founding Director @DarrickHamilton is your teacher in the….
npr.org
We all know the government uses taxes to pay for things. But what about using taxes to control behavior? This week on Summer School, Professor Darrick Hamilton of The New School, helps us explore the...
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RT @RacePowerPolicy: Could Mamdani’s plan for free buses be the new reality for New Yorkers? Our research found that buses disproportionate….
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