Manuel Schechtl

schechtlm.eurosky.social

30 September 2026 18:14

Timely new paper in @socioeconreview.bsky.social: Does rising wealth concentration undermine American democracy? Using variation across the 50 U.S. states, results reveal a clear, negative effect of millionaire wealth concentration on democratic performance. doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag058

Pam Herd

pamherd.bsky.social

29 September 2026 17:18

America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Leafia Ye

leafiaye.bsky.social

04 September 2026 18:47

TIL that in Toronto's municipal election, children get their own election for Tree of the Year 🌳! Kids get a ballot, drop it off at the official voting places, and the ballots get counted to decide which tree gets planted next year. Also love that election info comes in 26 languages!

Kim Weeden

weedenkim.bsky.social

03 September 2026 16:01

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom is hands-down the best sociologist I've ever heard at explaining American culture in a way that's legible to everyone. Just a generational talent.

Mary Dudziak

marydudziak.bsky.social

19 August 2026 01:14

Beginning my research seminar, as always, with Lynn Hunt's essay How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around). Should be mandatory reading in light of the impact of AI. www.historians.org/perspectives...