Direct Center on Education & Labor @NewAmerica; focus on connecting work & learning, & making both better. Former @usdol & @used @newamericalabor @newamericaed
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
12 Sep 2025
Earlier this month we released the State of Working Wisconsin 2025.
Alongside the report, Laura Dresser reflects in the Isthmus on this year’s deep disruption for workers in Wisconsin.
Read her piece here: isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/…
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4 Sep 2025
Got it - our descent into authoritarianism has nothing to do with Republican and their embrace of fascism - it’s Democrat’s fault…. nytimes.com/2025/09/04/opini…
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1 Sep 2025
Some thoughts from me this #LaborDay: It’s hard to imagine a worse friend to workers than Trump: stripping #union rights, gutting wage protections, & firing career civil servants isn’t pro-worker—it’s a war on #labor @NewAmericaEd @NewAmerica
📷 newamerica.org/the-thread/la…
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24 Jul 2025
Ha!
Trump-appointed judge tosses White House lawsuit against labor unions politi.co/4o1EGcy via @politico
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9 Jun 2025
Wow - David Leonhardt makes M Gessen’s case on how moving to the right in an effort out outflank autocrats plays right into their hands. Leondhardt is more interested Democrats “Trump Derangement Syndrome” than dealing with our slide into autocracy..
nytimes.com/2025/06/09/opini…
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
8 Jun 2025
Important to remember that Trump isn’t trying to heal or keep the peace. He is looking to inflame and divide. His movement doesn’t believe in democracy or protest - and if they get a chance to end the rule of law they will take it. None of this is on the level.
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28 Apr 2025
Join us and hear from Senator Chris Murphy, @ChrisMurphyCT, Jamelle Bouie, @jbouie, and leaders from @AFGENational, @SEIU, #NELP, #JobsWithJustice and @NewAmerica on the first 100 days of the Trump administration for workers…
newamerica.org/education-pol… via @newamerica
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
25 Apr 2025
“The reason your Congressman isn’t here, the reason he is hiding, is because he doesn’t believe he represents you. He thinks the only people who matter are those in the billionaire class.”
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25 Apr 2025
Thank you @JulieSuLabor. This is just outrageous - and another sign that Trump/Musk appointees know they are breaking the law. prospect.org/labor/2025-04-2…
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
16 Apr 2025
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
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15 Apr 2025
"Diversity offers strategic advantages to smart nations, and the histories of the people who constitute it matter, too."
wapo.st/44stZIK @newamerica
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Top of mind for LERA after the Mar. 14 presidential action is how important of the FMCS is to business owners and workers alike. It is low investment, high return for the economy. See our statement at LERAweb.org/fmcs-support
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
14 Mar 2025
When I cast my vote, I’m representing the nearly 8 million people in Washington state.
In this democracy their voices count for something—so you better believe I am not handing over my vote in exchange for nothing.
I am voting NO on the House Republicans' slush fund CR.
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15 Mar 2025
This is long overdue. Of course the humanities are worth studying - don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Thank you @GeorgetownCEW @NewAmericaEd
15 Mar 2025
Humanities degrees do pay off in the long run. Our research shows that students who go to liberal arts colleges, over the long term, earn a total of about $200K more than all college graduates. @hechingerreport @JonMarcusBoston hechingerreport.org/saving-t…
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
13 Mar 2025
Delaware, I won't vote to give away your voice.
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
14 Mar 2025
A leader. Thank you, @SenatorLBR.
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
14 Mar 2025
Here’s why I’ll be voting NO on the partisan funding bill.
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Mary Alice McCarthy retweeted
13 Mar 2025
I will vote NO on the Republican spending bill tomorrow. I want to tell you why. It’s important.
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14 Mar 2025
Best blogger ever. Will miss his voice (and his kitties). Friday Catblogging prospect.org/politics/2025-0…
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11 Mar 2025
To be clear - this is an act of violence against hard-working career servants, against the middle class, against workers everywhere… It is cruel, unnecessary, and obviously illegal…
11 Mar 2025
Scoop: Per person familiar, "reduction in force" notices for the Education Department are expected to go out today at 6pm.
Nearly half of the department is expected to be eliminated.
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