The crypto industry was the single largest corporate donor of the 2024 election. $130+ million to shape the makeup of Congress and elect Trump. This week's #FiresideStacks 🔥 blows the cover of the shadiness of Trump's "Crypto Week." firesidestacks.com/p/crypto-week-…

Christian moms groups offer a model for organizing systems of care. Through her research and writing about care, Fellow Jess Calarco illustrates today's issues with care work, offering bold ideas for the future of care in #FiresideStacks🔥 firesidestacks.com/p/other-countr…

NEW📝: The US childcare system is failing families. It's unaffordable, unsustainable, & susceptible to corporate interests. Today, we offer a bold vision to build a public, universal ECE system that puts children, families, and workers first. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/b…

You can’t solve a broken childcare system with a few tax credits that don’t even reach those who need them most. Suzanne Kahn & Lena Bilik argue It’s time to treat childcare as the public good it is and build a system that works for everyone. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

NEW: Giant corporations should not be allowed to jack up your prices or lower your wages using data they got spying on you. Whether you know it or not, you may already be getting ripped off. I’m proposing the first federal bill to ban this practice. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

The care crisis isn’t just about childcare. It’s about the gap between the labor market and the K–12 school day. Kathryn Anne Edwards lays out a bold proposal: a Child Development System that covers early care, after school, and summer—for every family. kedits.com/cp/169052357

Americans are navigating economic precarity, failing institutions, and fractured communities. They need policies rooted in real structural change. When institutions fail to deliver, people seek alternatives. Roosevelt Fellow Daniel HoSang with a sobering op-ed.

Trump’s second term is about consolidating power through sabotage and deregulation. The latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 offers a path for how we can challenge and move beyond the myths that have made the Right's harmful vision a reality. firesidestacks.com/p/reclaiming-t…

ICYMI Crafting Capitalism: Two Great New Reads That Terrify and Inspire Via Roosevelt Forward by Scoville Fellow '88 Felicia Wong. rooseveltforward.org/2025/06/03/cra…

The crypto crash isn’t just about wild price swings. It’s about what happens when finance is allowed to grow without rules, accountability, or concern for the public good. A message that is still relevant today ⤵️ dissentmagazine.org/online_article…

#ICYMI: ✅ AI-driven “surveillance pricing” hurts workers. Lawmakers want limits. ✅ No tax on tips—industry wins, but what about workers? ✅ Progressive policy solutions from 14 student leaders More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/roosevelt-rund…

The firing of the labor stats chief isn’t about data—it’s about power and eroding trust in our institutions. As Michael Madowitz says, credibility is easier to lose than rebuild. And America’s economy runs on trusted data. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

Trump’s second term is damaging. It’s being defined by consolidation, deregulation, sabotage, and power grabs. We call for rebuilding government to be faster, fairer, and truly serve the people. It’s time for a new vision. #FiresideStacks 🔥 firesidestacks.com/p/reclaiming-t…

The headline is that AI is replacing workers, but beneath that headline is a more sinister truth— they're being reorganized, outsourced, and devalued to make automation possible. Sam Shorey lays it all out n the latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 firesidestacks.com/p/patchwork-na…

#ICYMI: The week’s top stories ✅ Trump’s firing of the BLS chief threatens the credibility of US economic data ✅ What the rise in unemployment among recent college grads means for the economy More in our #RooseveltRundown ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/roosevelt-rund…

To make automation possible, workers are being: ⚫ Reorganized ⚫ Outsourced ⚫ Devalued Without strong labor protections, AI will deepen inequality instead of broadening prosperity. More from Sam Shorey in #FiresideStacks 🔥 firesidestacks.com/p/patchwork-na…

The economy sucks because Trump is badly mismanaging it. But soon his propaganda operation will erase the truth about our economy and replace it with lies. It's hard to underscore how dangerous this moment is - when truth disappears. Stop pretending it's normal.

Social Security is America’s most trusted social program. On its 90th anniversary, Jim Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, urges the importance of defending it and building a stronger, more inclusive safety net in #FiresideStacks🔥 firesidestacks.com/p/social-secur…

On the 90th anniversary of Social Security, FDR's grandson and former associate commissioner for retirement Jim Roosevelt writes about the legacy of the program and the attacks it faces today firesidestacks.com/p/social-secur…

#ICYMI: The #RooseveltRundown ✅ Roosevelt Institute commemorates the 90th anniversary of Social Security ✅ “The double tax” and increased economic risk for women of color ✅ Care work—a critical factor for a thriving economy More ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/roosevelt-rund…