Chris Hughes
@c-hughes.bsky.social
Author of Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy. Co-founder and Chair, Economic Security Project. https://chrishughes749530.substack.com/
How much value does the Fed's operating system create for commercial banks? In a new @brookings.edu paper, Josh Younger and I quantify two channels of transfer from the public to the private sector under ample reserves, peaking as high as $200bn annually. open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...
The Price of the Floor
How the Fed's current operating system creates value for bank equity holders
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I'm starting a series of Substack Live conversations on Thursdays at noon Eastern. My first guest next week (5/22) will be @arnabdatta.bsky.social to discuss the efforts to set up a new national investment bank! Sign up to get a convenient reminder! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: The Effort to Create a National Investment Bank with Arnab Datta
Starting May 22 at 12:00 PM EDT
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If you're in the Bay Area, come to the Commonwealth tomorrow night! I'll be in conversation with Sen. @scottwiener.bsky.social about what we can learn from the past century of using private markets for the public good. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
Chris Hughes with Sen. Scott Wiener: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy
Join us for an unexpected history of the rise of American capitalism—and an argument that entrepreneurial leaders in government, not the “free market,” created the most dynamic economy the world has e...
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Thrilled to share my conversation with Jon Stewart on @thedailyshow.com last night! We discussed how Marketcrafters offers hope beyond the economic chaos of Trump. We need practical solutions, informed by history, to make Americans richer and more secure. youtu.be/eCHJg-LPGLw
Chris Hughes - “Marketcrafters" & The Art of Shaping the American Economy | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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In his new book Marketcrafters Chris Hughes does an excellent job laying out what we can do to increase opportunity and prosperity for all.
'Marketcrafters' looks at the legacy of FDR's 'New Deal'
Author Chris Hughes joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy'.
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One week from today! @c-hughes.bsky.social, Stone Center Associate Director Leslie McCall, and @dorianwarren.bsky.social will discuss today's shifting economic landscape and the possibilities for change. Moderated by @feliciawong.bsky.social. Register for the in-person event or livestream!
Are We on The Brink of a New Economic Order?
Elebash Recital Hall
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Jen Harris's latest in @foreignaffairs.com in a masterful account of the emergence of the post-neoliberal paradigm, an explanation of today's bizarre economic coalitions, and a compelling vision for the future. A must-read: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Post-Neoliberal Imperative
Contesting the next economic paradigm.
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Today is launch day for the book Marketcrafters! I went on CNBC's SquawkBox to explain what it's all about -- and take on the skeptics www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes on the importance of marketcraft
Chris Hughes, Facebook co-founder, Economic Security Project chair and ‘Marketcrafters’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the importance of government investments for political goals, impact of Pr...
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1/5 This morning I published an article in the @nytimes on why Trump's threat to fire Jay Powell endangers the institutional architecture of American prosperity. The Fed needs insulation from the president to maintain price stability and full employment. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/o...
Opinion | If You Care About Your Savings, Pay Attention to Trump’s Attack on The Fed
The president’s threat to fire Jerome Powell is more than a personal spat. It’s a direct challenge to the economic foundation that has helped America prosper.
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For anyone in DC, please come join for the launch of my new book Marketcrafters at @politicsprose.bsky.social at the Wharf. I'll be in conversation with in conversation with Zach Carter on April 23rd! politics-prose.com/chris-hughes
Chris Hughes — Marketcrafters - with Zachary D. Carter — at The Wharf
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Excited to announce the big kick-off event for my book Marketcrafters on April 24th -- a live recording of Odd Lots with @TheStalwart and @tracyalloway at the @nypl. Get your free tickets here: on.nypl.org/43Y7Wtc
Chris Hughes with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway: Marketcrafters
Tickets for Chris Hughes with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway: Marketcrafters in New York from NYPL. The economist and Facebook co-founder discusses his revelatory and unexpected history of the rise ...
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The Abundance movement’s appealing vision sidesteps the messy reality of governing, opening it up to easy misappropriation ... latest on Substack. chrishughes749530.substack.com/p/the-abunda...
The Abundance Dream: High on Hope, Low on How
The Abundance movement’s appealing vision sidesteps the messy reality of governing, opening it up to easy misappropriation
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In my most recent Substack, I unpack Trump and Bessent's motivation to create a sovereign wealth fund to see how serious they are about it and what it means .... chrishughes749530.substack.com/p/why-trump-...
Why Trump Wants a Sovereign Wealth Fund
And what a better approach might look like
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Leaders of the Social Security Administration had just opened an investigation into a career employee they believed was improperly sharing information with DOGE when Trump elevated the employee this week to acting commissioner www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
New Social Security chief was being investigated when Musk team tapped him
Data analyst Leland Dudek was suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information with the U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s the acting Social Security commissioner.
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Three things that caught my eye this week ... from the FTC to the ballet open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...
The Trump admin's hands-off approach to AI may work in the short-term, but it's the long-term catastrophic risk that we should prioritize ... some thoughts on Substack chrishughes749530.substack.com/p/can-we-gov...
“The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance” Make sure your fellow voters know how this administration and their GOP pals in Congress are making our families less safe. apnews.com/article/doge...
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washi...
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@jasonfurman.bsky.social wants to turn back the clock on economic policy. But Biden-era marketcraft isn’t just a reaction—it’s a necessary evolution. My latest dives into the post-neoliberal shift, its successes, and what Furman gets wrong. open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...
Wait a second, Jason
The post-neoliberal turn in political economy is a valuable and transformative shift in economic policymaking
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Today, housing prevailed in one of Brooklyn's richest neighborhoods. Despite years of NIMBY opposition, the @council.nyc.gov land use committee voted to advance the Arrow Linen proposal bringing 250 new homes, incl. 100 income-restricted, to Windsor Terrace.
