We had a lovely time gathering at #ASSA2026 with Williams Econ folks from far and wide!
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We had a lovely time gathering at #ASSA2026 with Williams Econ folks from far and wide!
The Trump administration has completely ended all pathways to seek asylum, a legal right for more than half a century.
We took the government to court and won, and they're now appealing. We won't abandon our commitment to people fleeing danger.
Trump is defunding the police where he can so he can fill the void with his masked Gestapo. He did it in DC, and he tried it in New York but balked. Additionally, Pam Bondi is investigating the Portland police bureau because they arrested a right wing agitator. Pay attention.
A Spanish-language journalist who lived and worked in Georgia has been deported to El Salvador.
BREAKING: A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that blocks President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
The president can't rewrite the 14th Amendment with the stroke of a pen.
all of these videos are horrifying. what feels so singularly striking and scary to me in all of them is the individual seething contempt and rage of these agents
Powerful speech that everyone should give a few moments towards listening.
Sun rising over autumnal hills; blue sky with a few white streaks
It's Mountain Day at Williams College. A good reminder to get out, breathe fresh air, and recharge.
"Data manipulation by the US Gov...makes crucial datasets untrustworthy and unusable. If the US Government secretly changes datasets for political reasons, researchers relying on the data might erroneously recommend ineffective or counterproductive interventions."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
THE DOUBLE TAX IS FINALLY OUT Black woman in a yellow sweater in front of the Cambridge public library holding "The Double Tax" and covering her face
TODAY, I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR!!! A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!
#TheDoubleTax is the first book I've ever written and it’s OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY. Four years. 100s of stories. Countless drafts. I woke up today as a FIRST TIME author. WOW.
Get your copy TODAY: annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky
Making history for a great cause‼️
I am swimming the Chicago River on Sept 21 - FIRST TIME IN 100 YEARS - for ALS research & swim lessons for Chicago kids.
🙏🏼 Help me reach my goal 💪🏼 Donte & repost 🔂
runsignup.com/EJQ-CRS-ALS
#ChicagoRiverSwim #ALS #ChicagoKids 🏊♂️🌊🏙️
Nearly 600 economists, Nobel Laureates sign open letter supporting due process for Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve independence for the good of our economy and democracy. Great work from @tderyugina.bsky.social organizing such a quick response. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It’s corruption, plain and simple.
ANNA THE AUTHOR WITH THE BOOKS SHE WROTE AND SOME COLORFUL FLOWERS
It's official. The books that I wrote arrived. I am an author y'all. I AM AN AUTHOR. A childhood dream I never thought could happen is happening!!!!!! 🥹
In 15 days, #TheDoubleTax is coming to a doorstep, bookstore, and library near you. Please pre-order by 9/16: annagifty.com!
#booksky #blacksky
⚠️ US suspends visas for ALL Palestinian passport holders
“The new measures affect visas for medical treatment, university studies, visits to friends or relatives and business travel, at least temporarily.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
I signed an open letter from economists supporting Gov. Lisa Cook and Fed Independence. Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... | Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
NEW: my office has received disturbing whistleblower reports that the Trump administration plans to separate 700 children from their families, lawyers, and support systems. Disappearing vulnerable children beyond the reach of American law and oversight is beyond depravity.
BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.
Here is the text of his email shared with me:
The Trump administration just opened up its first military base for ICE detention — and plans to expand others throughout the country.
Detaining thousands of people in these camps is inhumane, ineffective, and unnecessary.
Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.
There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Heroes in our public service are putting themselves on the line to speak out.
Updated this piece to reflect that Trump said he has fired Lisa Cook, something the Supreme Court said he does not have authority to do.
A grey and white kitty lounges on a sunshiney wood floor, next to a geometric shadow
Awwwww!!! Well done!
Here's our "free" Franky!
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
Your occasional reminder that the current U.S. government — headed by a felon, his personal attorneys, and other criminal sympathizers — has used federal power 1) to protect convicted thugs who assaulted police in his behalf and 2) to punish the
law enforcement officials who prosecuted those thugs.
You're being a very good cat mom. Kudos.
The US President’s declaration that he alone can dictate how Americans’ votes are counted is a direct and obvious violation of our Constitution.
He has zero power to restrict our votes.
It is past time for this lawless rampage to end.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Not a time for subtlety - what I told the AP about the Bolton prosecution and the DC occupation www.kgw.com/article/news...