Adam Searing @adamsearing.bsky.social Attorney, Research Professor, Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy, Center for Children and Families. Hiker (with Bear), kayaker, sailor, mountain biker, member Chapel Hill Town Council in my spare time.
Nikki Metzgar @nikkimetz.bsky.social Sr. Director of Comms @dcfpi.bsky.social
Doug Hall 🍁 @doughallphd.bsky.social Leveraging public data to build an equitable & inclusive economy that benefits everyone. Currently at Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Alum of EARN/Economic Policy Institute, Connecticut Voices for Children and others.
ATU Local 689 @atulocal689.bsky.social Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 689 represents more than 15,000 active and retired transit workers throughout DC, Northern Virginia, and Southern Maryland.
www.atulocal689.org
EARN @earn.us The Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) is a growing network of 56 research, policy, and advocacy organizations advancing an inclusive, worker-centered economy.
EARN.us
Affiliated with the Economic Policy Institute @epi.org
Sophia @sophiabos.bsky.social Lead Organizer at Fair Budget Coalition DC
Kate Coventry @katecoventrydc.bsky.social Deputy Director of Legislative Strategy @dcfpi.bsky.social focused on Homelessness. When I'm not thinking about policy, I'm knitting and glue-gunning. Views are my own
Mike Madowitz @mikemadowitz.bsky.social Now: Principal Economist @rooseveltinstitute.org & Roosevelt Forward. Then: @equitablegrowth |@JECDems | @amprog | @RFF | @UCSDecon | @BrookingsEcon.
This = me+β(no_sleep)+ε
https://rooseveltinstitute.org/authors/michael-madowitz/
dani zessoules @zessoules.bsky.social senior policy analyst @demosorg.bsky.social. formerly at @groundwork.bsky.social and @americanprogress.bsky.social
Chelsea Coffin @cfcoffin.bsky.social
Nadia @nadiahabla.bsky.social Mamá, Boliviana, organizadora, bailarina, anti patriarca y alegría.
Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social Dad, husband, Ward 6 DC Councilmember, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment.
Vice Chair of Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
charlesallenward6.com
Posts by CM Allen & staff
Sam Rosen-Amy @rosenamy.bsky.social Research Manager for the Office of the Budget Director at the Council of the District of Columbia. Personal account.
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social Conor Shaw. Born and raised in DC. Husband, father, cyclist, urbanist, and recovering attorney. Former Eckington Civic Assn. president; now fighting for all of Ward 5.
Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social SWDC Parent, Ed Researcher, Lover of Graphs, #DCStatehood, 🐺 🏃🏻♀️ 🚴♀️. Re-posts != endorsements and posts are my own. https://betsyjwolf.substack.com
Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social Comms & campaigns @homeless_law. Jewish justice seeker. Howard MSW, guitarist, veggie lover. Tweets, mine. Alum:
@miriamskitchen @weareavodah @ajws. He/him
The DC Line @dclinenews.bsky.social DC News & Views — the information you need to fully engage in hometown DC. An independent, nonprofit news source led by Chris Kain.
Ali @alisondc.bsky.social DC should be a state. PD Investigator.
Recovering ANC Commissioner. Badger alum.
I own the Packers. 🧀They own the Bears.
In my island girl era. #USVI 🇻🇮
Claire Goldberg she/her @clairegoldberg.bsky.social movie + tv lover/hater
dc resident
Alex Goodwin PhD @alexgoodwintsm.bsky.social Race Scholar. Political Science Professor. Sports Podcaster. PVAMU Alum. Ya mammy’s favorite political scientist
Brian Highsmith @bhighsmith.bsky.social institutions, inequality, geography, democracy | asst law prof at UCLA
John Schmitt @jschmittwdc.bsky.social Economist, Washington DC
Labor, social policy
Formerly: @epi.org, @ceprdc.bsky.social, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, @cep-lse.bsky.social, UN Peacekeeping
(Very old picture.)
Pam McKinney @daleydosage.bsky.social Ceasefire NOW
Zach Teutsch @zteutsch.bsky.social Exec team, Janeese for DC.
Partner at Values Added Financial.
Past elected official: Chair, ANC4C. Dad x2. Petworth resident.
🦅and 76ers fan.
The views/opinions I express are my own and may not be those of Values Added or J4DC.
Gbenga Ajilore @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social Professional economist, amateur bassoonist, and 26x half-marathon runner.
Children's Law Center @childrenslawcenter.org Together with DC children & families, Children’s Law Center uses the law to solve children’s urgent problems today, improve the systems that will affect their lives tomorrow and strengthen our community so that change endures.
childrenslawcenter.org
@sadafknight.bsky.social @sadafknight.bsky.social
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social Dad, listener, and third-generation DC resident 🏛️. Honored to fight for our communities every day as DC’s independent Attorney General ⚖️. Official Account 🦋.
Blaine Stum @bstum.bsky.social DC Council Staffer 🏛️
Staunchly Pro-Democracy
Former CJ TA Provider/Researcher
Gay Cat Owner 🏳️🌈😸
Movie and Music Nerd 🎥🎶🤓
**All Opinions My Own**
Nicole Rodríguez @nicolenjpp.bsky.social Proud Latina 🇨🇺; presídente of @njpolicy.bsky.social
Amber W. Harding @amberwharding.bsky.social ED of Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Views expressed are mine. More people need to have orange cat energy, imho.
Education, Labor, Worker Justice @elwj-clasp.bsky.social Policy team at @clasp.org fighting for better job quality, employment opportunities, and worker justice for people with low-incomes.
#UnionsforAll
Meg Wiehe @megwiehe.bsky.social Fighting for tax, economic, and racial justice. Happiest wandering the woods, paddling the waters, exploring new places, listening to music, and hanging with my kiddos. ❤️Durham
DC Action @wearedcaction.bsky.social Ensuring kids grow up safe, resilient, powerful, and heard. Home to #DCKIDSCOUNT, Under 3 DC, the DC OST Coalition, and the Youth Economic Justice Coalition
David S. Mitchell @dsmitch28.bsky.social tax & regulatory policy @equitablegrowth. proud alum of @AspenFSP @SenSherrodBrown @GeorgetownLaw @PrincetonSPIA @TuftsUniversity. Opinions my own.
Zach Israel @zachisrael.bsky.social Former ANC 4D commissioner | Advocacy professional | Nats fan | Dad to Elliot & Milo | Opinions are my own https://x.com/zachbisrael
Angela Hanks @angelanhanks.bsky.social Chief of Policy Programs, The Century Foundation. Former CFPB, Demos, DOL, Groundwork, etc. Views are my own.
Elaine Mejia @elaine-mejia.bsky.social Narrative and storytelling expert for justice and the common good. NC=home. Exec Dir @Think Big Alliance & Strategist @Topos Partnership. Opinions my own. @thinkbigalliance.bsky.social
Isabella Camacho-Craft @icamachocraft.bsky.social
@kendraboz.bsky.social @kendraboz.bsky.social scheming and storytelling for the common good
www.kendracomms.com
www.blackwomenbest.com
Fenit Nirappil @fenitn.bsky.social Deputy national politics editor at The Washington Post. Contact: fenitn.33 on Signal; fenit.nirappil@washpost.com
Jon Whiten @whitenjon.bsky.social Deputy Director @ Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Dad to 4. Pet dad to many. Husband to the best one out there.
Kyle Meng @kylemeng.com Professor at UCSB Bren School and Econ Dept. Climate and Energy Director at emLab. Former White House CEA Senior Climate Economist. Associate at @nber.org @csis.org. Board member @ucsusa.bsky.social. Personal views. www.kylemeng.com
Mobility @econmobility.bsky.social Nonprofit research organization that identifies and evaluates promising strategies to help low-income people move up. https://economicmobilitycorp.org/
Chairman Phil Mendelson @chairmanmendelson.com The Official Bluesky account of DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
Christian Collins @ccollins330.bsky.social Public policy researcher | Rubber City born and raised | The Ohio State alum by way of Kent State | Cleveland, Akron, and, Cbus sports fan | https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/ccollins330 | opinions and views are my own
Lorena Roque @lorenamroque.bsky.social Economist | Associate Director for Labor Policy @clasp.org | PhD Candidate on tax policy @ GWU
Rejane (Re-JAH-Knee) F @frederc3.bsky.social Socioeconomic & Health Justice Warrior. Fannie, Ida, Toni, James, & June guide me. 'Umi Says' is my anthem. Views are mine & ever-evolving. #WakandaForever
NC Budget & Tax Center @ncbudget.bsky.social We support the work of people, organizations, and govt in #NC to to advance solutions to poverty and pursue racial equity. More: NCBudget.org
DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social The DC Fiscal Policy Institute shapes racially-just tax, budget, and policy decisions to advance an antiracist, equitable future.
dcfpi.org
Bill Dauster @billdauster.bsky.social Senior Counsel, Senate Environment & Public Works Committee--Senate, White House & campaign staffs since 1986--bill_dauster@epw.senate.gov
C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social https://kirabojackson.com/
Kyle K. Moore @kdoc-writes.bsky.social Chief Economist @The Century Foundation
Stratification Economics, Political Economy of Health, Philosophy of Econ
Metro @wmata.com Official Bluesky page for WMATA, aka Metro, the major public transit provider in the National Capital Region, serving Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.
wmata.com
Lea Woods @lea9223.bsky.social She/Her. Policy and Government Affairs at The Century Foundation. Formerly Economic Policy Institute and Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Memes and labor rights. Tweets my own.
Heidi Shierholz @hshierholz.bsky.social President, @EPI-org. Board member, EPI Action. Former Chief Economist, US Dept of Labor. Bike commuter, backyard beekeeper. Tweets my own. She/her.
Janelle Jones @janellecj.bsky.social Previous: Chief Economist @seiu, Chief Economist @usdol, Groundwork Collaborative, Economic Policy Institute & others. Northeast Ohio will always be home. Very Personal account.
Amy Hanauer @amyhanauer.bsky.social Fix the tax code.
Turn justice into reality.
Don't blame my employer for stuff I say here.
Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social Fiscal policy wonk at Center on Budget & Policy Priorities| Former Biden-Harris White House National Economic Council | Former Senate Aide | CAP/JEC Alum | Brock Purdy Fan Club Founder
https://linktr.ee/pthe.queer.oasis
Chye-Ching Huang @dashching.bsky.social Executive Director @taxlawcenter.org
Tax, law, policy, budget, economy. US & NZ.
Former Senior Director for Economic Policy @centeronbudget.bsky.social.
Joshua Smith @smithmachine.bsky.social Policy Director, @budget.senate.gov / @merkley.senate.gov
Richard Phillips @taxjusticewonk.bsky.social Pensions & Tax Policy Director for Sen. Sanders / HELP Committee. ITEP alum. The smart things I tweet are attributable to my employer, the stupid things aren't.
Wesley Tharpe @wesleytharpe.bsky.social Senior Advisor for State Tax Policy at @centeronbudget.bsky.social. Helping fund a prosperous multiracial democracy by day. Mostly planes, trains, automobiles, and playlists by night.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov Former public defender, now U.S. Congresswoman, proudly serving the good people of Texas’ 30th Congressional District. ✊🏾
Sabine Schoenbach @rockandmoss.bsky.social
Melissa Littlepage @littlepagem.bsky.social musician | organizer | anacostia river🦦, metro🚇, and women's sports ⚽️🏀 enthusiast | in love with joel and our three sons 💕
📍Douglass Commonwealth
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich
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At-Large Councilmember Robert White @robertwhitedc.bsky.social Councilmember | #Housing Committee Chair | Husband and #GirlDad | Fighting to make life better for all DC neighbors
https://linktr.ee/councilmember_robertwhite
Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social Democratic nominee for DC Mayor. DC Native. PJs Mom. Ward 4 Councilmember. Proud DCPS & HUSL Alum. People First 💜💖💚. JaneeseforDC.com
Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam
Nisha @heynisha.bsky.social 🌬️🌊💡➡️
Indivar (Indi) Dutta-Gupta @indivar.bsky.social Father of Sathvik & Sarasu | Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellow @ McCourt School of Public Policy, Fellow @ Roosevelt Institute, Distinguished Visiting Fellow @ NASI, Senior Advisor @ The Policy Academies | Founder/CEO @ Blue Lotus Strategies
Lindsay Owens @lindsayowens.bsky.social Executive Director, Groundwork Collaborative and Groundwork Action. Founder, Economic Speakers Bureau. Author, Gouged (forthcoming Viking Penguin). Former economic adviser Warren/Ellison/Jayapal.
Kate Gallagher Robbins @kfgrobbins.bsky.social Senior Fellow @npwf.bsky.social. Formerly CLASP, CAP, NWLC. Go Blue. High-altitude hiker living in the Land of Enchantment. She/her.
Michael Linden @michaelslinden.bsky.social Just thinks we should stop spending trillions on tax breaks for the rich.
Campaign Director at Families Over Billionaires. Senior Policy Fellow at Washington Center for Equitable Growth.
Formerly: OMB, Senate Budget, Senate HELP, Groundwork, CAP.
Ben Spielberg @benspielberg.bsky.social Co-founder, http://34justice.com. 🌹
Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social Senior Economist at Upjohn Institute, fan of "place-based policies" (or at least some of them!). https://www.upjohn.org/about/upjohn-team/staff/timothy-j-bartik
Elizabeth Lower-Basch @elowerbasch.bsky.social Free agent policy wonk, expert on access to public benefits. GrayCatPolicy.com Happy to provide pro-bono support to grassroots groups. Democracy defender, spouse, friend, mom to adult children. Rivers are my happy place. Fairfax, VA. She/her.
Marco Guzman @marcoguz.bsky.social state tax policy
📍tacoma, wa
#GoBills
Heather Long @byheatherlong.bsky.social Economic columnist at Washington Post | Data aficionado | Email: Heather.long@washpost.com
Claudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social macro, fiscal, Fed. creator of the Sahm rule recession indicator. Stay-At-Home Macro (SAHM) Substack.
Dave Cooper @metacoop.bsky.social State and local policy wonk at the Economic Policy Institute (@epi.org). Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (@EARN.us). Posts my own.
Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org Labor econ. Formerly White House CEA senior economist for labor, UMN prof, union organizer, bike courier, dishwasher. Minneapolis. Posts mine, not employer's (@upjohninstitute.bsky.social). Fellow @iza.org
aaronsojourner.org
Be kind. Work hard. Have fun.
Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social President of Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, formerly OMB/HHS, Nats fan, mom.
Brandon McKoy @brandonmckoy.bsky.social President at The Fund for NJ. Former VP for State Partnerships at CBPP, former President at NJPP, NLC-NJ alum, Jersey Boy forever. Progenitor of #MathIsReal. Views my own.
Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social Independent journalist writing about the economy. Contributing writer at @thenation.com. Send tips to brycecovert@protonmail.com or on Signal: brycecovert.25 she/her
Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy for the Center for American Progress doing budget, tax, and econ.
Formerly: Biden OMB, Biden Transition Team, Senate Budget Committee (Murray and Sanders).
CBO and OMB’s biggest fan! Personal account.
Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social Health policy especially Medicaid, CHIP and the Affordable Care Act. Research Professor at the Center for Children and Families (CCF) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
ccf.georgetown.edu
Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social Building an economy that works for all of us. #WeAreTheEconomy- C @chuckcbpp.bsky.social @chuckcbpp.bsky.social
Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social 📊 Director of Social Security and Disability Policy at @centeronbudget
🏛️ Proud former fed: SSA, CRS, OMB, SSAB
jamelle @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.
Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social @CenterOnBudget Executive VP of Policy and Program Development. Fighting for economic, health and housing justice. Tired dog mom, even more tired of excuses used to not help people eat, be healthy, and have a place to call home.
Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social Mother, daughter, yogi and seeker of justice.
Javier Balmaceda @jbalmaceda787.bsky.social Puerto Rico policy analyst at @centeronbudget.bsky.social. Former finance reporter at Debtwire Municipals. Alum of UChicago UChile & Williams College. Made in 🇵🇷 Views my own
Brakeyshia R. Samms (she/her/hers) @brakeyshia.bsky.social Unapologetic Fiscal Policy Wonk @itep.org fighting for tax policies that pursue racial equity, provide economic justice, & produce adequate revenue. Fmr: Pew Fiscal Federalism Associate & Center on Budget & Policy Priorities State Policy Fellow. My views.
Economic Policy Institute @epi.org The working people's think tank for 40 years. Nonprofit + nonpartisan, we use the tools of economics to defend & promote workers' interests in economic policy discussions.
epi.org
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social A nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nation’s prosperity.
ITEP @itep.org Informing the debate on tax policy nationwide with research and data-driven solutions.
Visit www.itep.org to find our work.
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