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@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
Subscribe to my tech and online culture newsletter UserMag.co Listen/watch Power User podcast on all platforms!!
@donmoyn.bsky.social
Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
@timheidecker.bsky.social
Tour, On Cinema at the Cinema, Office Hours, find it all and more at timheidecker.com
@markharris.bsky.social
Writer, husband, etc. Books: Pictures at a Revolution (2008), Five Came Back (2014), Mike Nichols: A Life (2021), Untitled gay cultural history (2026). Journalism: New York, NYTimes Style Mag, etc. A long time ago: EW, Grantland, younger.
@leahstokes.bsky.social
Professor of climate + energy policy at UCSB. Alumni of MIT, Columbia and UToronto. Hosts "A Matter of Degrees" podcast. Cuts carbon pollution! Proudly 🇨🇦 Gardener 🌱 leahstokes.com
@davesfoley.bsky.social
A comedian that you or your parents or maybe your grandparents may have enjoyed occasionally since the late 80s. A member of the skit comedy ensemble The Kids In The Hall for 40 years and counting because none of us can find the exit.
@criterion.bsky.social
Since 1984, we’ve dedicated ourselves to gathering and publishing the greatest films from around the world. criterion.com
@dynarski.bsky.social
Economist & Prof at Harvard | First-gen college grad | Education, economics, inequality | Shitposts are in a Boston accent | former union organizer NYT Columns https://bit.ly/3TbaxXV https://linktr.ee/susan.dynarski www.susandynarski.com
@protectdemocracy.org
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United. Follow us on other platforms ➡️ https://protdem.org/m/stay-connected
@tedleo.bsky.social
“northeast guitar”; he/him/any; useful promo stuff is @realtedleo on insta*ram, tedleo.bandcamp.com
@johnpfaff.bsky.social
Professor at Fordham Law. Prisons and criminal justice quant. I'm not contrarian, the data are. Author of Locked In. New stuff at johnfpfaff.com.
@costasamaras.com
Climate, energy, emerging tech, resilience, & policy professor. Carnegie Mellon Univ. Institute for Energy Innovation Director. Former Biden-Harris White House OSTP Chief Advisor for the Clean Energy Transition. Personal account. He/Him. costasamaras.com
@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
policy, $, political economy of race // 70-80s soul, 90s hip hop // #DubNation // proud product of miscegenation // Berkeley prof (formerly: Princeton CSDP, UW)
@aaronsojourner.org
Labor economics @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & @IZA.org. Formerly senior economist for labor at White House CEA, prof, union organizer, bike courier, house painter, dishwasher... Minneapolis. Views mine. aaronsojourner.org Be kind • Work hard • Have fun
@besttrousers.bsky.social
@publiccitizen.bsky.social
Public Citizen has been standing up to corporate power and holding government accountable for 50 years. We're people-powered and accept no corporate money.
@jessicacalarco.bsky.social
Sociologist studying families, schools, privilege, power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, Atlantic. Author of HOLDING IT TOGETHER | QUALITATIVE LITERACY | FIELD GUIDE TO GRAD SCHOOL "Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women" www.jessicacalarco.com
@mirandayaver.bsky.social
Political scientist. Health policy prof at University of Pittsburgh. Roosevelt Institute Author-in-Residence. Cal bear/Columbia PhD. Bylines at NYT, WaPo & The Guardian. Writing on health insurance woes & administrative burden. Coverage Denied (CUP 2026).
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv She/Her https://www.dominiquebaker.com/ (I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)
@seema.bsky.social
Economics professor at Princeton. I study environmental conservation, gender equality, and (too many) other topics in developing countries. seemajayachandran.com
@epopppp.bsky.social
Professor @ a large Midwestern univ. Wrote a book about economists + policy, one about academic science + policy. Temporarily on the "government is breaking" beat, but I'd rather be posting about public utility debates from 1906. I support 🏳️⚧️ rights.
@povertyscholar.bsky.social
Prof @Cornell studying: power, poverty, racism, policy (health & housing) |Author: Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism & Unequal Politics |Builder|Believer
@jenniferdoleac.bsky.social
Economist. Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures. Host of the Probable Causation podcast. Author of The Science of Second Chances, to be published by Holt in 2026. I study crime & discrimination. https://jenniferdoleac.com
@andrew.heiss.phd
Assistant professor at Georgia State University, formerly at BYU. 6 kids. Study NGOs, human rights, #PublicPolicy, #Nonprofits, #Dataviz, #CausalInference. #rstats forever. andrewheiss.com Signal: andrewheiss.01
@imbernomics.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Education at Michigan State University.
@socio-steve.bsky.social
Director, Stratification Economics at The Roosevelt Institute/Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltinstitute.org Sociologist, Dad, Autistic person, Bathos-Enjoyer Taxes are what we pay for civilized society Opinions are my own
@rooseveltinstitute.org
Advancing ideas that rebalance power in our economy and democracy. www.rooseveltinstitute.org
@epi.org
We're a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics to defend & promote the interests of workers in economic policy discussions. epi.org Podcast: epi.org/podcast/ Newsletter: epi.org/signup/ Federal Policy Watch: epi.org/policywatch
@pamherd.bsky.social
Personal Account. Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I ❤️ surveys. I 😖Administrative Burden. My views do not represent the views of my lovely employer!
@jrothst.bsky.social
Economist, public policy wonk, professor at UC Berkeley, faculty director of California Policy Lab & Center for Studies in Higher Education
@lizpelly.bsky.social
journalist, critic, nyu adjunct // "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" is out January 7, 2025 (One Signal Publishers) lizpelly.info/book
@andykindler.bsky.social
“Mort” on “Bob’s Burgers.” Podcast: Thought Spiral (with JElvisWeinstein) Comedy Album: Hence the Humor.
@arrianna-planey.bsky.social
Medical Geographer & Health Services Researcher \ Wife & Mother \ Avid Reader, Foodie, & Gardener \ Cal, UChicago, & UIUC alumna \ Personal account
@pengzell.bsky.social
I research nepo babies. Sociology Prof at UCL, ERC Starting Grantee 2025-2030, Programme Lead MSc Sociology, Associate Editor RSSM & ESR. Also at Swedish Institute for Social Research & Nuffield College. http://perengzell.com
@adrianna.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Politics. I study strategies to improve health insurance coverage and the politics of health reform. she/her/Michigander https://scholar.harvard.edu/mcintyre
@philipncohen.com
Sociologist and demographer, University of Maryland; director of SocArXiv. New book out! Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists https://cup.columbia.edu/book/citizen-scholar/9780231555418 philipncohen.com
@cohodes.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy | co-editor Journal of Public Economics | affiliate NBER, J-PAL, and Blueprint www.sarahcohodes.com
@wrigleyfield.bsky.social
Sociologist/demographer specializing in mortality, racial inequity, Covid-19. Avid theater-goer, inconsistent powerlifter, and erstwhile operator of an all-volunteer bookstore. Toddler parent. Living not-quite-car-free in Minneapolis. she/her
@chloeneast.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Economics at University of Colorado. I study immigration policy, the safety net, and inequality Affiliated with Hamilton Project at Brookings, NBER, IRP, IZA & United Campus Workers Union https://www.chloeneast.com Texas forever
@alixabeth.bsky.social
Maxwell Professor of United States Citizenship at Boston University and Political Theory Editor at American Journal of Political Science. I write about immigration, citizenship, and the politics of time. https://www.bu.edu/polisci/profile/elizabeth-cohen/
@meganranney.bsky.social
Emergency physician & Dean of the Yale School of Public Health. Gun violence prevention researcher. Incorrigible optimist (because we can and do create change, together). Mom of two teens. GO BILLS. @meganranney at the other place 🛟🩺📉📈🧪
@peggymeg.bsky.social