Research Assoc @ Philly Fed. Interests in labor/public/child+family. Washed-up classical musician. Organizing w/ @DSA. Formerly, Econ+Math @ UVA. Views mine!
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Madison Perry retweeted
Someone should write a book about all the good things that happen at Fort Bragg to help cheer people up
Madison Perry retweeted
I keep making a simple point: that to change people's minds effectively we need to acknowledge that most people are currently to our right
Response from online left? "You're so dumb for thinking we shouldn't change people's minds! Stop being a tailist!"
Madison Perry retweeted
Various people responded to this by saying that most Americans' politics are incoherent, not to the right of DSA
Obviously popular incoherence is widespread. But it's also true that there's clear data showing that the vast majority of working people are to our political right 🧵
Madison Perry retweeted
An excellent recent study of working people's political views showed that only 14% of workers are consistently left-wing (on both economic & social issues) — and that only 16% are "tuned out persuadables"
Madison Perry retweeted
It does sometimes feel like that scene in the wire where the detective asks why the guys would keep letting this one guy gamble w them even though he’d just grab all the money and try to run off with it every single week and the guy says “this is America; we gotta let him play”
Madison Perry retweeted
Zohran appointing Larry Summers as an economic adviser instead of me stings even though I'm not qualified and would not do the job
Madison Perry retweeted
The Board’s vote is a sobering reminder of what’s at stake in the fight for fully funded transit in PA. All of us rely on public transportation, and our communities can’t afford cuts. But know we are continuing to fight in Harrisburg for robust state funds to keep SEPTA moving.
Without action in Harrisburg to provide new funding for transit—the SEPTA Board voted today to approve the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget which will cut service by 45% and raise fares 21.5% to fill a $213 million recurring budget deficit.
Beginning with the fall schedule change on August 24 customers will see the elimination of 32 bus routes and significant reductions in trips on all rail services including the end of special services like Sports Express.
On September 1 a fare increase averaging 21.5% for all riders will go into effect. The new base fare for Bus and Metro trips will be $2.90.
On January 1 service cuts will deepen with the elimination of five Regional Rail lines, more bus routes, and the implementation of a 9PM curfew on all remaining rail services.
We understand that these measures will cause great hardship for our riders and for the city and Southeastern region as a whole. SEPTA is still working with state leaders to secure funding that could minimize or reverse some of the cuts. If the state approves funding in the weeks ahead—we may be able to avoid the cuts and maintain current service levels.
Please visit wwww.septa.org/fundingcrisis… to learn more.
#ISEPTAPHILLY #HowWeRoll #FundSEPTA
Madison Perry retweeted
🚨 ALERTA PHILLY 🚨
Hearing from a very credible source that there may be ICE action tomorrow (Sunday 6/8) in the following areas:
5th and Washington Ave
7th and Snyder Ave
5th and McKean/Wolf
Chinatown
Let your neighbors know to stay safe and be vigilant. Be ready. Be water
Madison Perry retweeted
From Pynchon's "Vineland":
"Then again, it's the whole Reagan program, isn't it -- dismantle the New Deal, reverse the effects of World War II, restore fascism at home and around the world, flee into the past, can't you feel it, all the dangerous childish stupidity?"
Madison Perry retweeted
An Alabama mom hit by the Bourbon Street attacker's truck then shot in the attack, who still has a bullet lodged in her foot, told @Laranicholson_ that the @amazon warehouse where she works denied her request for a leave of absence.
nola.com/news/crime_police/a…
Madison Perry retweeted
NEW: The workers who make Smucker's Milk-Bone dog treats just won a 20% pay raise, holiday bonuses, and affordable health care by waging a 7-week strike.
When Smucker's sent in scabs, they struggled to get quality products out of the plant.
Strikes work.
Madison Perry retweeted
How did the Child Tax Credit's COVID expansion affect child poverty and the parental work incentive? Shigeru Fujita and Madison Perry explore the expansion's effects on families with children in the latest #EconomicInsights. bit.ly/40bbjtx
#EconTwitter
Madison Perry retweeted
This one looks at *career progression*by socioeconomic background -- i.e., even once someone from a less advantaged background has made it to a top PhD program, do they have similar career prospects as their more privileged peers? Answer: No
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Madison Perry retweeted
This one by me & Schultz focused on PhD students' parental education background - our paper is about economics, but we show stats for all disciplines
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**How socioeconomically diverse is the economics profession?**
New @PIIE working paper by @SchultzzyRun & myself, building on some stats I showed in an (unexpectedly viral!) Twitter thread in November.
10 Key Facts - and some discussion - below:
piie.com/publications/workin…
Madison Perry retweeted
Luckily, there are three recent papers which have present-day data about really large, representative samples of US academics and their socioeconomic background:
@aaronclauset @danlarremore
nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
Madison Perry retweeted
Nepo babies run academia!
50% of US profs come from rich families, ~5% from poor ones. Kids tend to follow parents (architect dad = architecture prof).
Plus working-class profs either don't publish or make huge breakthroughs when they do. Get less credit despite equal output.
Madison Perry retweeted
Look. Her strategy *should* change when the Democrats are going into opposition vs when she hoped and tried to produce an outcome where Democrats would legislate. Those are two different positions to be in.
Madison Perry retweeted
so they can give a woman 15 years in prison for WORDS against a corporation but when men stalk and verbally harass and threaten women there’s “nothing they can do about it until he actually attacks you”
NEW: Florida woman breaks down in tears after she became the first Luigi Mangione copycat to be arrested.
Briana Boston, a 42-year-old mother of three, was arrested for making threats to BlueCross BlueShield over a rejected medical claim.
The woman, who is now facing up to 15 years in prison, allegedly quoted Mangione, saying, "Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next."
This was a similar message that Mangione left on his bullet casings.
The woman told investigators that "healthcare companies played games and deserved karma from the world because they are evil," adding that she was inspired by the recent news cycle.
Boston was charged with threats to conduct a mass sh**ting or act of terrorism.
Her bond was set at $100,000. She faces up to 15 years behind bars.