Hannah Groch-Begley

A gripping beginning to "After the Spike" by Dean Spears & @MikeGeruso: 146 million children were born in 2012, more than in any year before, since, or likely ever in the future. Highly recommended, my Goodreads review in the next post.

Rural communities in the US are home to a significant population of people with #disabilities, yet #data on their experiences remain limited. Explore how policymakers can close the gap in a new #research report from the Urban Institute. urbn.is/4f2Awxb

We hosted @RepDeluzio in conversation with @ewwilkins to discuss how workers need to be at the center of decisions about integrating #AI into the workplace—not an afterthought or collateral damage.

Roosevelt report out today! How AI is changing the jobs of the govt employees Americans interact with most: the folks who process your marriage licenses, unemployment insurance, driving tests. Upshot: new tech is just transferring more work onto citizens rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/a…

Firing hundreds of our State Department patriots is a gift to our adversaries and a complete betrayal of our values. If you've been hit by these senseless mass terminations, please reach out to my office to share your story. I won’t let this awful decision fly under the radar.

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold." The State Department is firing around…

at least they're wildly inconsistent

I know we're doing a lot of takes on public provision of groceries right now, but the real action is in the U.S. Senate where their tax bill threatens to entirely end SNAP--which helps people buy groceries--in some states.