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Connecting you with America’s top scholars to improve policy and strengthen democracy. Scholars' views are their own. Follow us & @NoJargonPodcast.
Boston, MA
Joined May 2012
🧵 Showing Up, Not Shutting Down We’re proud to share SSN's 2024–25 Annual Report. Check out our highlights from the past academic year on this thread. ⤵️ 🔗 Read the full report: https://t.co/F39737kVai
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Shakima Tozay (@UA_SocialWork) explains how policy can expand access to doula care and improve maternal health by supporting community-based programs, aligning Medicaid coverage, and recognizing doula care as essential health care. Read the policy brief: https://t.co/8KILTvKU8X
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In this new @CityLimitsNews op-ed, @heathbrown (@CUNY) says that New York City should bring back the Talking Transition Tent, which previously helped Bill de Blasio's mayoral transition in 2013, to assist new mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Read the op-ed:
citylimits.org
"Rather than rely solely on the new mayor or pundits to interpret the results, the transition tents served as an informal poll of what New Yorkers really wanted."
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We're excited to launch our Southwest Borderlands chapter! The chapter includes members from institutions along the U.S./Mexico Borderlands. Chapter leaders: Amy J. Bach & @AM_NunezPhD Learn more from their SSN chapter page:
scholars.org
The Southwest Borderlands chapter, launching in November 2025, includes members from institutions along the U.S./Mexico Borderlands in West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in...
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In this episode, Katie Kronick (@ubaltlaw) explains why people with intellectual disabilities slip through the cracks of the justice system. She shares ideas for a new system that recognizes the needs of defendants with disabilities. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/5pI8YPkb0I
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In this @thehill op-ed, Joseph Harris (@BU_Tweets) argues that offering a “public option” could reduce health care costs for millions of Americans and explains why Republican lawmakers could view the idea as a viable strategy for 2026. Read the piece: https://t.co/8ERktBmQlG
thehill.com
The Republican Party needs to offer a “public option” in the American health care system to provide relief to Americans facing soaring health care premiums and to avoid a midterm electi…
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If you’re a researcher facing safety concerns, join @PENamerica and partner organizations on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 3pm ET for a Researcher Safety Resource Fair. Representatives from many organizations will share top tips for the moment. 🔗 Register:
pen.org
Join us for a Researcher Safety Resource Fair to ask questions and get connected with organizations that can support you and your work.
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“For a lot of people, it’s going to be quite shocking,” says @SimonFHaeder (@OhioState) in this @FortWorthWeekly article on rising health premiums, and what it means for #ACA's future in Congress and Texas. Read from Mark Henricks:
fwweekly.com
A quarter of a million Tarrant County residents could face bills of hundreds of dollars more per month for health insurance next year. Congressional reluctance to extend COVID-era tax credits for...
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In this policy brief, Jim Stimpson (@UTSWMedCenter), Citlalmina Ilhuicamina, and @BilligJessica, discuss how private-equity ownership distorts healthcare. They suggest policy solutions to mitigate adverse impacts. Read the full piece: https://t.co/Hyu8SPUwUL
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In this @NACLA op-ed, @fernandotormos, Catalina de Onís, Nona Chai, and Lara Aumann (Just Transition Alliance) argue that the experiences of Indigenous peoples and frontline workers must be at the forefront of decision-making at #COP30. Read: https://t.co/fHiTbyHn7T
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Lindsey Haynes-Maslow has been quoted in multiple outlets, including: 🔗 @sacbee_news: https://t.co/ZA3sZtPSBY 🔗 @19thnews: https://t.co/BL9z2TxPRr 🔗 @statesnewsroom: https://t.co/dJPeqbh2lC
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@sarahkbowen1 & Lindsey Haynes-Maslow were both featured in video interviews with @wcnc to give a local and expert perspective to the suspension of SNAP benefits. 🔗 Bowen: https://t.co/okJLR7i52T 🔗Haynes-Maslow: https://t.co/MM7tWMsiCg
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For @latimes, Leah E. Gose wrote this op-ed where she drew on her research and volunteer work to show how the SNAP benefits cutoff is worsening hunger. 🔗 Read the op-ed: https://t.co/ibYzt7Vz1L
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SSN trains scholars to share their research with the public, so scholars like Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, @sarahkbowen1, and Leah Gose can show up to explain people how lives will be affected by policy decisions like the cut-off of #SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.
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🏥 In this @njdotcom op-ed, Soumitra Bhuyan (@blousteinschool) and Shamik Bhat (@Princeton) argue that ending #ACA subsidies for New Jersey residents will not eliminate costs, but instead transfer expenses to hospitals, states, and taxpayers. Read here: https://t.co/0Rxh2fcZzZ
nj.com
The federal government must continue its responsibility to invest in Americans and their health; it is an economic and moral failing to abandon this duty.
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Some states have implemented policies that prohibit or limit paper mail within prisons. In this op-ed, @wmnstudischolar (@Wellesley) explains why protecting physical mail is essential for dignity, organizing, and collective learning. Read in @truthout:
truthout.org
States are adopting surveillance-oriented “paperless” policies that deny incarcerated people access to physical letters.
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We are thrilled to welcome @matiangai (@UMDLAW) to the network! Sirleaf's teaching and scholarship focus on international law, human rights, global public health, transitional justice, and international criminal law. Read her full SSN member profile: https://t.co/vrwL4aS0nX
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As enhanced ACA tax credits expire, many Texans stand to lose affordable health coverage in a state where 16.7% of residents are already uninsured. In this @HoustonChron op-ed, Kathryn Anderson of @uhoustonclass explains what these changes mean.⤵️ https://t.co/yjjmw0fpCd
houstonchronicle.com
By Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the United States. Unless Congress acts soon, the number is about to get much bigger, writes UH professor Kathryn Freeman Anderson.
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Why is it so hard to build a movement to defend democracy? In a new talk for @SSNScholars, @jlynnmccoy suggests some comparative answers. She then identifies problems specific to the U.S., and suggests some solutions. Watch here🔽 https://t.co/NPQkwiJtR6
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It’s Election Day! 🗳️ In this episode, Brian Adams (@SDSU) breaks down why state and local elections matter — from the mayors, town councils, and school boards shaping daily life to the policies that affect housing and public safety. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/HGRYSFp8Sn
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To honor Greg, his family kindly requests that memorial gifts be made to the University of San Diego College of Arts and Sciences in support of the Dr. Greg Prieto Memorial Scholarship. Gifts can be made online:
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