"I don't see what's so beautiful about it," said one Medicaid beneficiary in @povertyscholar.bsky.social's research on the "One Big, Beautiful Bill." In this @syracuse.com op-ed, Michener shares what the largest Medicaid cut in history means for the people who rely on the program. 🔗 Read today:

Historic Medicaid cuts are a body blow to vulnerable Americans (Guest Opinion by Jamila Michener)

Cornell researcher's team interviewed dozens of enrollees. They said H.R. 1 will create impossible burdens and reflect a double standard between how rich and poor are treated.

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It's Medicaid's 61st birthday! I wrote a piece lifting up the perspectives of people who rely on it. Here's what they told me: cuts hurt people, paperwork requirements burden families, fraud is a red herring, & elected leaders are out of touch. Read more here: www.syracuse.com/opinion/2026...

Historic Medicaid cuts are a body blow to vulnerable Americans (Guest Opinion by Jamila Michener)

Cornell researcher's team interviewed dozens of enrollees. They said H.R. 1 will create impossible burdens and reflect a double standard between how rich and poor are treated.

syracuse.com

DC folks: On Tuesday (7/21) @prrac.bsky.social is hosting a book talk w/ @profsorelle.bsky.social & I in conversation w/ Chris Genese (from @ourcityrttc.bsky.social). We’ll be talking about access to justice, power, & organizing. Come through! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

There is a problem with the stories we tell & the way we perceive how change happens. The Union of Pinnacle Tenants, the largest tenant-led union in NYC—are the reason Mamdani took action. Organized people power is pivotal. Top down stories of elected heroes (even ones we like) are not sufficient.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In January, Zohran Mamdani took action against bankrupt landlord Pinnacle, which was responsible for over 5,000 housing violations. Thanks to his intervention, Pinnacle's new owners have forgiven millions in tenants' back rent. This is what governing for the people looks like.

So excited to see our article, Mapping the Landscape of State Medicaid Policy, out in Health Affairs Scholar. @povertyscholar.bsky.social, Marissa Rivera and I find that recent and ongoing federal emphases on reducing Medicaid expenditures are misaligned with state policy efforts.

Mapping the Landscape of State Medicaid Policy

AbstractBackground. Federal changes in Medicaid policy are the subject of significant national attention and debate. In contrast, state level Medicaid poli

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Chicago friends: join me TODAY in conversation w/ Cathy Cohen about my & @profsorelle.bsky.social’s new book. If you care about power, politics, organizing, & justice in marginalized communities, come through! RSVP (or just show up): www.semcoop.com/event/jamila...

There is still time to submit a proposal to this special issue of @jhppl. If you are a researcher who studies organizing or if you are an organizer who has something to say—this is a space for you. Submit!

Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law@jhppl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⏰ CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS UPCOMING DEADLINE ⏰. Submissions for the JHPPL, "Community Organizing, Power, and Politics, special issue edited by @povertyscholar.bsky.social, Megan Reynolds, and @sarahgollust.bsky.social are due May 15!! Submission link here: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/pages/...

📣📣New publication w/ @ymurad.bsky.social 📣📣 We argue that the racial wealth gap is as much a gap in financial resources as it is a gap in power. Turning attention to power, we posit tenant organizing as pathway to fundamentally alter wealth inequality. Read here 👇🏾 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tenant Organizing as a Pathway to Decoupling Wealth and Power

In the United States, property is wealth, and wealth is power. Racial wealth inequalities are (in part) the enduring result of this confluence. But today, as accelerating financialization transform...

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@neillewisjr.bsky.social and I had a great conversation w/ @victorerikray.bsky.social on the Futures Forum podcast. We talked about backlash to DEI, efforts resegregate American life, being a public scholar in the current climate, and more. Listen here👇🏾 equitablefutures.cornell.edu/reading-the-...

Reading the Past to Write a Better Future: On Public Scholarship with Victor Ray - Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures

Victor Ray is a public scholar thinking and writing on issues of racial justice in the United States. On this episode of Futures Forum, we talk with Ray about his deep knowledge of the civil rights mo...

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Uncivil Democracy is now available worldwide!

Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Now available worldwide, Uncivil Democracy by @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @profsorelle.bsky.social reveals how the civil legal system undermines the political lives of marginalized communities. Learn more and save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #PoliSci #ReadUP

Looking forward to this tomorrow!

Miranda Yaver@mirandayaver.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If you're in New Haven tomorrow, come to @ispsyale.bsky.social, as I'm thrilled to get to discuss with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @jacobhacker.bsky.social (two of my very favorite people) the Medicaid impact of the (not so) BBB. A great convo ahead! politicalscience.yale.edu/event/medica...

Scholars & organizers: consider submitting a proposal for this special issue of @jhppl.bsky.social. Community organizing has transformative possibilities. It should be studied, understood, discussed, and highlighted as a core democratic practice. This special issue does part of that work. Submit!

Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law@jhppl.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 Public health scholars! 🚨 JHPPL is seeking proposals for an upcoming special issue on "Community Organizing, Power, and Politics," edited by @povertyscholar.bsky.social, Megan Reynolds, and @sarahgollust.bsky.social! Proposals due May 15! Submission guidelines: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/pages/...

What has happened in Minnesota over the last several months underscores the institutional groundwork that must be laid to catalyze “people power” in the face of authoritarian oppression. State preemption is an important part of that groundwork. Read more in my piece w/ @thelssc.bsky.social 👇🏾

Local Solutions Support Center@thelssc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

There are powerful lessons states can learn from MN’s work empowering local control + curbing abusive preemption. Read key takeaways in our new blog from Cornell Prof. @povertyscholar.bsky.social of the Center for Racial Justice & Equitable Futures: www.supportdemocracy.org/the-latest/p...

I am excited to be in conversation with the indefatigable John Washington about my book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power. If you are in Buffalo this Friday, join us at Burning Books at 7pm. We'll be talking power, organizing, and legal justice.

“How we do the work is crucial. This may require us to slow down, to provide meaningful thought to each analytical question, to consider all potential impacts, and to move at the speed of trust with our partners and community. But there is so much power in that intentionality.”

Jamila Michener@povertyscholar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Check out the latest from Futures Forum! @carolynfan.bsky.social puts her art (linocut) into conversation w/ the words of racial justice luminaries & incorporates personal reflections from our team at the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures. equitablefutures.cornell.edu/our-guiding-...

Check out the latest from Futures Forum! @carolynfan.bsky.social puts her art (linocut) into conversation w/ the words of racial justice luminaries & incorporates personal reflections from our team at the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures. equitablefutures.cornell.edu/our-guiding-...

Our Guiding Stars: Racial Justice and Equitable Futures - Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures

Integrating historical texts, printmaking, and research methodologies, Carolyn Fan presents linocuts based on interviews with the Center's staff on quotes that inspire and motivate them to work toward...

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Check out this great write up on #UncivilDemocracy from @cape-team.bsky.social. It concisely but aptly captures core takeaways from the book 🎯

Consortium on the American Political Economy (CAPE)@cape-team.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Fantastic new #APE book by @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @profsorelle.bsky.social on #housing, #tenantorganizing, and the limitations of the American civil justice system! www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/uncivil...

The dystopian realities of the moment make it hard to see a path towards a better future. But we must insist on imagining & illuminating that path. The Futures Forum is a new space to dream, reflect, & envision better futures. Check it out👇🏾 equitablefutures.cornell.edu/introducing-...

Introducing the Futures Forum: A Place to Envision Equitable and Just Futures - Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures

In a time of deep inequality and uncertainty, imagining equitable and just futures is both urgent and unfinished work. This post introduces the Futures Forum, a new space created by the Center for Rac...

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Just a reminder this is happening tomorrow! You still have time to register if you want to join in the conversation with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I about #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing

Mallory SoRelle@profsorelle.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power! #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇

Tune in for our virtual book launch next week January 28th, 3:30pm ET! Register 👉🏾 lnkd.in/gy9Xu_2m

A book never feels real until you hold it in you hands. @profsorelle.bsky.social & I can now confirm that Uncivil Democracy is real! If you care about #peoplepower #housingjustice, #tenantorganizing & transforming our perverse political economy, this is a book for you. Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw

My 15 year old just texted me this TikTok video and told me that “this is our geopolitical situation right now.” I both love that he’s politically astute and hate that this is the world he has to grow up in.

As of today, I am a FULL professor. I do not care much for occupational status markers. Still, it is not lost on me that only 2% of full professors are Black women. This goes beyond personal accomplishment. It is a responsibility to do as much as I can for others. That is exactly what I aim to do.

I wrote about Yglesias “defending liberalism” by joining a right wing moral panic over critical race theory. His vision of liberalism has room for bigots, but no room for scholars concerned about structural racism.

Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 8mo ago

"Yglesias claims to think “rights are good,” but would have us ignore how neutral rules can be used to deny people their rights. Earlier this month, the Trump Department of Justice issued a memo that follows from Yglesias’s reasoning" www.liberalcurrents.com/a-tent-big-e...

A must read from @neillewisjr.bsky.social, a scholar and friend I constantly learn from.

Neil Lewis, Jr.@neillewisjr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

1/4. The U.S. continues to be a place where people’s life experiences and outcomes differ dramatically by social positioning. How does that affect the way people make meaning of what is happening around them? Those questions guided this new paper. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

So many things happening, I nearly missed the @newrepublic.com piece I was quoted in last week. It raises the possibility of continued political threats to SNAP, underscoring a point I make often: the best way to politically protect the safety net is to build the power of those who rely on it.

" @povertyscholar.bsky.social said that losing food benefits is not only a crisis in itself, but it can lead to other crises...'Crises tend to cascade and compound...As this happens, people are less likely to vote.” www.salon.com/2025/11/08/h...

How a loss of public benefits harms democracy - Salon.com

When public programs like SNAP are cut, voter turnout historically declines

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Happening today @1pm ET. Join the discussion if you're able! I'll be starting things off with grounding thoughts on Medicaid & structural racism. The conversation to follow will center on strategies community-based orgs can take to keep folks on Medicaid. meetattheintersection.org/a-crucial-mo...

I am grateful to work alongside colleagues in the health/public health space who are intentional about building our power as academics in service of advancing health equity. We are the Health and Power Organizing Project (HPOP). Read our AJPH paper here: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

Why Building Power Is Key to Protecting Academic Public Health and Advancing Health Equity | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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Super excited for this discussion on the structural determinants of health, moderated by Paula Braveman. A powerhouse panel - @tyson-brown.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social and Jonathan Heller

Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly@milbankfund.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Join us for a Milbank Quarterly webinar on defining the structural determinants of health on Thursday, October 23 from 12-1pm ET us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...