How do you grow an economy with fewer people? 🎙️Episode #24 of the Power Half-Hour is LIVE!

Featuring @dralibustamante.bsky.social , @shecarrieson.bsky.social, & Ruben J. Garcia with @mrsethharris.bsky.social

👉 poweratwork.us/power-half-hour-24

The Power Half-Hour Episode #24 YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Next was an engaging panel on the latest US labor developments at @poweratwork.bsky.social with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @dralibustamante.bsky.social, @shecarrieson.bsky.social, and Ruben J. Garcia www.youtube.com/watch?v=vizj... (5/7)

⚡ Power Half-Hour is LIVE Tuesday, April 14!

Featuring:
🔵 @dralibustamante.bsky.social, @rooseveltinstitute.org
🔵 @shecarrieson.bsky.social, @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
🔵Ruben Garcia ( @unlv.edu Boyd School of Law)

Hosted by
@mrsethharris.bsky.social

Join us! www.linkedin.com/events/74451...

The Power Half-Hour Episode #23 YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Next was an engaging discussion on recent developments around US labor at @poweratwork.bsky.social with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, Anne Lofaso, Jacob Morrison, and @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBMH... (4/8)

Episode #23 of the #PowerHalf-Hour is live.

@mrsethharris.bsky.social is joined by:
@ucincinnatilaw.bsky.social @tvlrfm.bsky.social @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social

Biggest labor story this week + what’s next.

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If you weren't scared before @sagaftra.org @duncanci.bsky.social's presentation on deep fakes, you would be after. Disturbing. A huge issue and public policy concern.

Listening to Liz Shuler at the @AFLCIO.org Workers First AI Summit. It's an exciting discussion crossing industries/unions, and beyond organized workers, to build an agenda that ensures workers share in AI's benefits and win protections against abusive AI-supported practices.

The Power Half-Hour Episode #22 YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Next was an informative @poweratwork.bsky.social discussion on recent developments around US labor with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, Steve Greenhouse, Benjamin Sachs, and @melbuer.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omv1... (8/9)

⚡ Missed it live?

Power Half-Hour Ep. 22 is now available.

Featuring:
Steven Greenhouse, The Century Foundation
Benjamin Sachs, Harvard Law School
@melbuer.bsky.social, Words About Work

Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social

Watch now:
poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

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Join LIVE on Mar 17 at 12 PM ET for #PowerHalf-Hour Ep. 22.

Featuring Steven Greenhouse,@centuryintl.bsky.social , Benjamin Sachs @hls.harvard.edu, and @melbuer.bsky.social

Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social

🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74350...

⚡Episode 21 of the Power Half-Hour is here

Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social with @clauirizarry.bsky.social of @thecity.nyc, @aaronsojourner.org, and Bill Samuel.

Watch: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

Back live March 17.

PowerHalfHourUpload 21 YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Next was an important @poweratwork.bsky.social panel on the latest developments in US labor with friends of the playlist @mrsethharris.bsky.social and @aaronsojourner.org, as well @clauirizarry.bsky.social and Bill Samuel www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzg3... (4/6)

Using AI to Help States Break Down Barriers to Skills-Based Hiring Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a force that will destroy jobs. In this essay, Seth Harris argues that it can also expand opportunity. By using AI to identify and remove unnecessary college degree requirements in state hiring, governments can reduce barriers to public employment, address racial and class disparities, and fill critical roles more efficiently. Backed by new research underway from the Burnes Center for Social Change, supported by the GitLab Foundation, he outlines how thoughtfully deployed AI can break down barriers and accelerate the shift to skills-based hiring.

AI is often framed as a threat to jobs. But it can also expand access to work.

@mrsethharris.bsky.social shows how states can use AI to identify and remove unnecessary degree requirements and advance skills-based hiring.

A practical path to equity and efficiency:
rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-for-...

Using AI to Help States Break Down Barriers to Skills-Based Hiring Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a force that will destroy jobs. In this essay, Seth Harris argues that it can also expand opportunity. By using AI to identify and remove unnecessary college degree requirements in state hiring, governments can reduce barriers to public employment, address racial and class disparities, and fill critical roles more efficiently. Backed by new research underway from the Burnes Center for Social Change, supported by the GitLab Foundation, he outlines how thoughtfully deployed AI can break down barriers and accelerate the shift to skills-based hiring.

AI is often framed as a threat to jobs. But it can also expand access to work.

@mrsethharris.bsky.social shows how states can use AI to identify and remove unnecessary degree requirements and advance skills-based hiring.

A practical path to equity and efficiency:
rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-for-...

Labor Secretary Is a Rare Presence at Department in Turmoil

This certainly isn't as disturbing as Trump's war, but it is deeply upsetting to those of us who care about the US DOL's mission and the dedicated employees who carry it out every day. Workers deserve better. DOL employees deserve better. Our country deserves better. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

⚡Inject 30 minutes of power into your week

Join Power At Work LIVE for Power Half-Hour Ep. 21 on March 3 at 12pm ET / 9am PT.

Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social with @clauirizarry.bsky.social of @thecity.nyc, @aaronsojourner.org, and Bill Samuel.

RSVP: www.linkedin.com/events/74299...

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Join Power At Work LIVE for Power Half-Hour Ep. 21 on March 3 at 12pm ET / 9am PT.

Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social with @clauirizarry.bsky.social of @thecity.nyc, @aaronsojourner.org, and Bill Samuel.

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If you had any doubt, brutally militaristic "law enforcement," including killing Americans, is deeply economically destructive. And that's before you count the economic costs of deporting able-bodied, non-criminal working people.

How many strikes did workers launch in 2025?
How many workers were involved?
How many work days did these strikes cost employers?

We have the answers in this exclusive blogcast covering the 2026 Labor Action Tracker.

With John Kallas of @cornellilr.bsky.social

🔗 poweratwork.us/blogcast-114...

In this episode of the @poweratwork.bsky.social podcast, @drcamposmedina.bsky.social, director of the #CornellILR Worker Institute, joins @mrsethharris.bsky.social and fellow guests to discuss the latest news in labor.

Full episode: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

The Power Half-Hour Episode #20 YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Next was a great panel on the latest US labor developments at @poweratwork.bsky.social with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social, Patricia Campos-Medina, and Mark Gevaart www.youtube.com/watch?v=B60P... (7/8)

Power Half-Hour #20 arrived!

Joining @burnescenter.bsky.social's @mrsethharris.bsky.social:

@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social - @inthesetimes.com
Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina - @cornellilr.bsky.social
Mark Gevaart - Host, My Labor Radio

Watch at poweratwork.us.
Catch the next episode on Mar 3rd.

The Power Half-Hour Episode #19 YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

First was an engaging panel on recent US labor news with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @kimkelly.bsky.social, Michael Z. Green, and @jamieson.bsky.social on the @poweratwork.bsky.social podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkkE... (2/7)

This was a compelling, entertaining, and informative discussion about the big recent labor news and developments still to come.

Watch. Follow. Subscribe.

Join @poweratwork.bsky.social LIVE on LinkedIn TODAY at noon ET/9am PT for Power Half-Hour Ep 19 w/ @kimkelly.bsky.social of @inthesetimes.com, Michael Green of Texas A&M University, and @jamieson.bsky.social of @huffpost.com

Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social

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The Power Half-Hour Episode #18 YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Next was an important @poweratwork.bsky.social panel on the recent US labor developments (with Minneapolis featuring prominently) with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @msainato.bsky.social, @klbrenner.bsky.social, and Chris Garlock www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWxw... (4/6)

⚡Join Power At Work LIVE on LinkedIn TODAY Jan 27 at noon ET/9am PT for Power Half-Hour Ep 18

w/ @msainato.bsky.social @theguardian.com, Kate Bronfenbrenner @cornellilr.bsky.social, and Chris Garlock (Labor Heritage Foundation). Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social

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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.

Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.

⚡Episode 17 of the Power Half-Hour is at 12 PM TODAY.

A fast-paced, biweekly labor roundtable hosted by Seth Harris, featuring Alexandra Martinez @prismreports.org, Alex Jacquez
@groundwork.bsky.social, & David Madland
@americanprogress.bsky.social

Join us @ www.linkedin.com/events/74140...

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Join Power At Work LIVE on LinkedIn Jan 13 at noon ET/9am PT for Power Half-Hour Ep #17

W/ Alexandra Martinez, Alex Jacquez & David Madland. Hosted by @mrsethharris.bsky.social

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