Director @UCSCTransform, @EverettProgram. Research on technology, future of work, economic opportunity and social equity. #SolidarityEconomics
Santa Cruz, CA
Joined April 2009
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Fascinating: The Social Interoperability of Artificial Intelligence | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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This is really interesting and maybe really important
Long time no tweet! Happy to be back with a new paper on #GenAI policies in HE assessment. There is a critical silence regarding what it means by “original work” when knowledge production becomes increasingly distributed, collaborative and mediated by AI. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Super interesting study that goes beyond the “AI is destroying jobs” craziness to really explore how it can be a tool and transform our work. But also the dangers of depending on it. @emollick oneusefulthing.org/p/centaur…
Will there be a public benefit to lithium extraction in California?
Manuel Pastor and I share our #BellagioPerspectives on why the transition to a clean-energy economy must center equity. rockfound.link/45gOV2o #RFBellagio @RockefellerFdn @UCSCtransform
Yes we need to reform elite institutions. Not just admissions open.substack.com/pub/people…
We’re very excited about this new role for us in the @rightlivelihood network. @RLCSantaCruz. Lots of hopes and plans for the coming few years! Stay tuned. news.ucsc.edu/2023/07/right-…
We still have affirmative action for white people. “43 percent of white students admitted to Harvard were recruited athletes, legacy students, the children of faculty and staff, or…relatives of donors” theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
“The key to greater racial equity in American higher education is elevating the quality of the broad range of schools most students attend.” nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
Youngest member of the state legislature sponsoring the most forward looking housing plan. Yes!! mercurynews.com/2023/05/30/c…
Inequality hurts all of us...
Here are these 2 striking graphs from today's @FT article by John Burn-Murdoch.
No. 1. At any point of income distribution US life expectancy is lower than UK's. (Ok, we more or less knew that.) But the top-bottom gap in the US is 13 years! This is a huge number.
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When Barack Obama, Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Kai-Fu Lee,Jack Ma and the UN are all saying the same thing, it is time to listen.
Basic Income is an economic imperative in the 21st century.
Important paper documenting connections between violence against Black Americans and Black political efficacy during Reconstruction. from @TrevonDLogan cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Honored to have been with so many great people at this kick off event!
The Community Economic Resilience Fund is about helping ALL Californians engage in the economy to build prosperity across all of the state's regions. Helping us with this conversation are professors @chrisbenner @ucsc and @Prof_MPastor.
If you missed the amazing #ValarieKaur @narroVictor and @Prof_MPastor at our Solidarity and Spirituality event, you can catch the recording on our website: transform.ucsc.edu/event/sol… and youtube: youtu.be/P968dzhH_-I @UCSCtransform
“From this day forward is the first day of the rest of our lives.” Wayne Shorter will be missed but his legacy lives on. npr.org/2023/03/02/768874324…
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Still buzzing from this conversation today!
Thanks for joining us! @NarroVictor @Prof_MPastor @chrisbenner @revloveproject
#SoulSpiritScale event takeways by @kimtabari:
1. Need to look at our past & how it impacts our soul
2. Love ethic= our compass. Create opptys for ppl to find their power
3. Revolutionary love, #solidarityeconomics & centering spirituality in activism is the call of our times
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Greatly enjoyed the space today with @Prof_MPastor @chrisbenner @kimtabari and Valarie Kaur!! ❤️🙏❤️🙏#Grateful
#SoulSpiritScale event takeways by @kimtabari:
1. Need to look at our past & how it impacts our soul
2. Love ethic= our compass. Create opptys for ppl to find their power
3. Revolutionary love, #solidarityeconomics & centering spirituality in activism is the call of our times