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Hotel workers' strike and the 2025 ASSA annual meeting

Dec 3, 2024 | aaronsojourner.org | Aaron Sojourner

By Hannah Archambault, Jennifer Cohen, and Aaron SojournerUPDATE: Lots of good news yesterday from ASSA. They:informed all registrants about the ongoing labor issues,extended the deadline for registration refunds from Dec. 3 to Dec.
Quick Start Guide For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers

Sep 8, 2024 | aaronsojourner.org | Aaron Sojourner

This guide aims to help econ lovers easily join Bluesky’s growing economics community. The Bluesky User FAQ covers generic basics, like how to start an account; this complete guide to Bluesky goes into a lot of detail. Narrowing in, this blog aims to orient you quickly to econ-specific resources & strategies. Your default feed becomes thick and interesting after you add many hundreds of Follows.
Opinion Today: Topline

Jan 9, 2024 | opiniontoday.substack.com | Thomas Silver |Aaron Sojourner |Brookings Institution

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedBiden and Trump Evenly Matched in Favorable RatingsLydia Saad, GallupPresident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied in favorability with the American people, but each is viewed less well than when the two faced off in 2020. Please consider signing up to receive the FULL Opinion Today briefing, sent to paid subscribers first thing each morning.
Can We Put a Stop to the Recurrent Threat of Government Shutdowns?

Oct 2, 2023 | econofact.org | William G. Gale |Valerie WIlson |Valerie Wilson |Aaron Sojourner |Sandra Black

· Brookings Institution The nation narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this past weekend. Legislators voted to keep the government open for a 45-day period, which means that the potential for a shutdown will arise again soon. Why are shutdowns a reoccurring challenge? What would the impact be on the government and the economy? Are there ways to avoid these problems? There have been 47 continuing resolutions since 2010 and over 20 shutdowns in the last 50 years.
The CHIPS and Science Act is a chance for businesses and local leaders to collaborate on a stronger child care system

Jun 2, 2023 | brookings.edu | Timothy J. Bartik |Aaron Sojourner |Kathleen Bolter

The United States has long struggled with the challenge of providing quality, affordable child care for working parents. Recent proposed investments in the “care economy”—part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda—were left on the congressional cutting room floor. Despite this setback, the administration continues to take steps to address the issue through executive action, as our Brookings Metro colleague Molly Kinder observed recently.
Are the FTC’s tools strong enough for digital challenges?

May 10, 2023 | brookings.edu | Tom Wheeler |Aaron Sojourner |Kathleen Bolter |Sorelle Friedler

One can only watch the revitalized activities of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and cheer, “Hooray for Lina Khan!” As Chair of the agency, she has shown focus, vision, and grit to assert FTC authority over many of the challenges created by the digital economy. In a period of only nine days—April 25 to May 3—the FTC announced initiatives to look at unfair and deceptive acts involving artificial intelligence (AI) and proposed banning Meta Platforms from targeting young users.