As someone who lost his mom in the last year, this "Call Your Mom" ad AT&T is running during NHL games is a nice little dagger out of nowhere.
But, damn, they're right. Call your mom. Call your dad too if you still can. Some of us can't.
Big news! We @urbaninstitute.bsky.social are thrilled to partner with the Bainum Family Foundation's WeVision EarlyEd initiative to help make the ideal real in early childhood by building evidence with families and early childhood professionals.
bainumfdn.org/transforming...
#EduSkyECEC #EduSky
Last year, I wrote about the damage autocrats do to their nations’ economies & identified 7 kinds of business that were at highest risk during democratic erosion. 2 months into the second Trump Administration, we’ve already seen serious consequences for businesses in all 7 categories:
Introducing The Hamilton Project's incoming director, Aviva Aron-Dine. Quote from Aviva Aron-Dine: It is a great privilege to join The Hamilton Project. I’m excited to partner with leading economists, the Advisory Council, and THP staff to bring new ideas and rigorous analysis to critical policy challenges.”
We are excited to welcome @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social as the next director of The Hamilton Project.
Aviva has engaged with a broad portfolio of policy issues, most recently as acting assistant secretary for tax policy at Treasury, equipping her lead The Hamilton Project during this critical time.
I’ve been director of The Hamilton Project for 5 years - longest tenure by a factor of 2! - and so it is with immense pride and gratitude that I am stepping down.
Thank you to my incredible team & everyone I’ve worked with in this role. I’m thrilled to pass the baton to @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social.
We're looking forward to hearing from IRP Affiliate Bradley Hardy on Monday 3/17 when he visits @uwmadison.bsky.social!
Writing about Direct File is mostly looking up synonyms for "success"
Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
To every one of my neighbors back in Boston, know this: You belong here. This is your home. Boston es tu hogar. Boston se lakay ou. 這是你的家.
This is our city.
We are the safest major city in the nation because we are safe for everyone.
#Boston #Congress #CongressionalHearing #Immigration
Announcement from CRS that soon its reports will be available in HTML.
It has taken a lot of work to get to this point. Soon CRS reports will be available from the official source in HTML.
DOGE is trying to fire thousands of IRS workers in the middle of tax season. What does it mean for taxpayers?
A quick thread on enforcement and customer service.
A few further thoughts on DOGE accessing the IDRS database at the IRS: I led the Treasury Office of Tax Policy and have spoken to a number of former career and political appointees at Treasury and IRS. None can recall a political appointee ever having access to this database. 1/5
didn't identify any changes in the sequence data from the NV person that might impact antigenicity or susceptibility to antivirals. However, the virus will undergo further analysis & testing. Updated story:🎁Gift link: fortune.com/well/2025/02...
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter
Important piece by the @taxlawcenter.org
laying out key questions around the potential for DOGE affiliates illegally accessing confidential taxpayer information.
medium.com/@taxlawcente...
I spend a lot of time writing about many of the horrors of American history, but one consistent bright spot, something about which it is right to be proud, is that we've never had a king.
On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
The outcome of this political moment depends a lot on Americans being able to escape or see past the billionaire-controlled prison of right-wing propaganda our devices have become www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
New @urbaninstitute.bsky.social research shows that federal programs being discussed for cuts spend a disproportionate share of their funds on children.
Cuts could massively increase childhood poverty, reduce access to healthcare, & worsen educational outcomes www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...
@cbppsu.bsky.social shows how the 17 million children who will not receive the full CTC because their parents don't earn enough are distributed by state, race, and ethnicity. www.cbpp.org/blog/policym...
Some positive news (for me) in a time of just non-stop bad news: fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/pi...
Elon Musk’s team of coders are creating a “backdoor” into the U.S. Treasury system, according to legal and I.T. professionals.
The systematic attempt by the Trump admin to delete federal data right now is a disaster.
It is a small, but important, consolation that my colleagues @urbaninstitute.bsky.social have been working like mad to save as much data as we can from across agencies—we have to do what we can.
What is this magic? www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Gz... h/t @mcuban.bsky.social
This paper is a great example of solid evidence of systemic discrimination:
"Black taxpayers are audited at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers."
This reflects a series of choices built into the IRS audit algorithm: focus on the EITC, and overclaiming of credits.
I would like to be added to the NYU listserv please.
A set of waffle charts showing the increase in EITC recipients without children who benefited from the 2021 expansion by age group. The largest increase was among young workers.
Yeah but I can’t make cool charts in R like you @nikhitaairi.bsky.social taxpolicycenter.org/sites/defaul...
On my Substack, I have a series where I detail solutions that can improve the economy. Just in time for all those winter colds, the latest is why the US needs paid sick days.
www.kedits.com/p/solutions-...
What? Some members of Congress want to end #DirectFile after a successful pilot year? Consumers liked it! And it's set to roll out add'l capabilities to more people. thehill.com/business/470...
Great senior opportunity in the Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Let’s work together! www.linkedin.com/mwlite/jobs/...
I'm back at @urbaninstitute.bsky.social and Tax Policy Center after being on detail to the US Treasury for a year. We're looking at 17 million children not getting the full CTC next year because their income/earnings are too low. We can do better. taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/17-mi...