Raj Nayak
@rdnayak
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Views my own; likes are not necessarily endorsements. @[email protected] https://t.co/OwHShwqrDJ
Washington, DC
Joined March 2007
New from me @Mollykinder Josh Kendall and Maddie Lee: how should we be tracking the impact of AI on the labor market? Tldr: no signs of major disruptions yet, but we plan to update our trackers monthly 1/
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I have an op-ed in Bloomberg today on the Intel deal. It’s fine for the government to take equity stakes. The problem with the administration’s recent moves is that Trump wants governance rights to advance his own personal power, not industrial policy.
Industrial policy is no longer a dirty word, but the Intel purchase shows how Trump has corrupted a good idea (via @opinion)
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This is a fantastic episode worth listening to if you want to hear straight from former commissioner @BeachWW453 why we have BLS revisions and how they work.
*SPECIAL ODD LOTS* @tracyalloway and I talked to former BLS Commissioner @BeachWW453 -- who was appointed by Trump in 2017 -- about Trump's firing of the BLS Chief, the politicization of economic data, and why and how labor data gets revised each month https://t.co/E0aLDTA9Wp
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1) Erika is a career civil servant. No one is more dedicated to the integrity of the numbers than Erika. 2) If you want to get people not to believe in the numbers BLS is putting out, firing the respected head of BLS is an interesting choice
Donald J. Trump Truth Social 08.01.25 02:09 PM EST I was just informed that our Country’s “Jobs Numbers” are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s
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I had the pleasure of working with Bill Beach in the Biden Admin. He was President Trump's pick to run BLS, and he served his full term – an important sign for trustworthy labor market data. Erika McEntarfer is also a highly skilled professional who should not have been fired.
The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read:
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The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read:
friendsofbls.org
Today, President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning. He accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of deliberately reporting...
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As Republicans passed their budget bill slashing health care and SNAP, @USDOL tried to quietly write regulations making it easier to: 1) Steal workers' wages; 2) Make workers less safe; 3) Intimidate workers trying to organize. This is what a War on Workers looks like.
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A pair of Biden-era officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused the Trump administration of moving to “reboot” the practice of redlining. More from Vault co-author @BrendanPedersen: https://t.co/vAe6dWB1OM
punchbowl.news
A pair of Biden-era officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused the Trump administration of moving to “reboot” the practice of redlining.
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New from CLJE: In @DemJournal, @sharblock and CLJE Fellows @rdnayak and @SeemaNanda discuss the existential threats to the NLRA, the need for innovative state and local policy, and the fundamental importance of unions to a functioning democracy https://t.co/3iDEy6w1rb
democracyjournal.org
The historic labor act faces unprecedented assaults in the Trump era. Here’s what that means for our democracy.
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This bill isn’t just an economic travesty, it’s a moral one. Forget trickle down economics; we’re now in a greed-first economy, one that will take great moral courage to overturn.
The now-passed budget bill is "a cruel and calculated transfer of wealth from working families to the rich." New post on #FiresideStacks🔥by CEO @ewwilkins
https://t.co/s4bk6Tagmg
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I was excited to write this piece for @DemJournal with my @CLJEHarvard colleagues @sharblock and Seema Nanda – explaining the attack on the National Labor Relations Act, and the stakes for workers and our democracy.
The NLRA is under attack, and it’s not just workers who would lose out. Unions are fundamental to a functioning democracy, and strong unions can mount a defense for workers and for democracy. Read our latest in @DemJournal ⬇️ https://t.co/3iDEy6w1rb
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“Our rural communities deserve more than a GoFundMe healthcare system and a Dollar Tree economy.”
I'm David Seligman. I’m running for CO Attorney General. This campaign is about reclaiming our power from the billionaires who have stolen it from us, from working families. We will fight. And we will win. Because we love our country the promise it made: The law belongs to us.
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ABC News just confirmed he's a Cubs fan
Big question for the new Pope: Cubs or White Sox fan?
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1/ After residency at Mass General Hospital, I reported to Atlanta to meet my fellow CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers. I have never felt so intimidated by my peers The best and the brightest, they were star clinicians, had served in disaster zones; MD/PhDs and MSF.
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The @uscensusbureau shape file site is offline. I can't stress how important these geospatial datasets are.
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But not just the fact that there is a hiring freeze, the consequence of what that means: "This is making YOU less safe." "This is making YOUR FAMILY less safe." "This is making YOUR CHILDREN less safe."
This should be the only thing Dems are saying today. They should all be out on media saying this.
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NEW: The order that removed dozens of senior USAID leaders earlier this week was rescinded today by a career USAID official who called the purge "illegal" and a violation of "due process." That official has now been put on administrative leave. I obtained his email to staff,
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Victims are still in the water. The Blackhawk crew is still strapped into the cockpit. Families are mourning. And Trump is blaming DEI, suggesting our pilots and air traffic controllers don't deserve their jobs. We need compassion and leadership— Our President showed none.
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Exciting news for worker safety advocates and researchers: @OSHA_DOL has just posted detailed data about 900K workplace injuries occurring at 90K establishments with 100+ employees in 2023. There has never been a public data set on worker injuries of this size or detail. 1/
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