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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/

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LIVE SOON: The Effort to Create a National Investment Bank with Arnab Datta Starting May 22 at 12:00 PM EDT

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/...

15.05.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 capitalismβ€”and an argument that entrepreneurial leaders in government, not the β€œfree market,” created the most dynamic economy the world has e...

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-...

14.05.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chris Hughes - β€œMarketcrafters" & The Art of Shaping the American Economy | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show Chris Hughes - β€œMarketcrafters" & The Art of Shaping the American Economy | The Daily Show

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

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'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'.

In his new book Marketcrafters Chris Hughes does an excellent job laying out what we can do to increase opportunity and prosperity for all.

24.04.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 389    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2
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Are We on The Brink of a New Economic Order? Elebash Recital Hall

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!

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Listening to #Marketcrafters on spotify. Iz good.

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The Post-Neoliberal Imperative Contesting the next economic paradigm.

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...

23.04.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy [Hughes, Chris] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy

The book argues that policymakers can shape markets to make Americans richer, safer, and more economically stable -- if they know what they're doing. We'll have to rebuild after Trump, and drawing lessons from the past can point a way forward. www.amazon.com/Marketcrafte...

22.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes on the importance of marketcraft Chris Hughes, Facebook co-founder, Economic Security Project chair and β€˜Marketcrafters’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the importance of government investments for political goals, impact of Pr...

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...

22.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy [Hughes, Chris] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy

5/5 Consider buying a copy of the book - it looks to successes and failures of the past to imagine how we can rebuild our economy in the wake of Trump's destruction www.amazon.com/Marketcrafte...

18.04.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 ...

4/5 New Yorkers: I'll be doing a live taping of the Odd Lots podcast with @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social at the NY Public Library this Thursday. www.showclix.com/event/chris-...

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Chris Hughes β€” Marketcrafters - with Zachary D. Carter β€” at The Wharf

3/5 If you're in DC, join Zach Carter and me for a conversation at @politicsprose.bsky.social at the Wharf this Wednesday evening. politics-prose.com/chris-hughes

18.04.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy [Hughes, Chris] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy

2/5 This piece coincides with the release of my book "Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy" from S&S's Avid Reader Press next week. It's been over two years in the making, and I'm excited/relieved/nervous to share it with the world.

www.amazon.com/Marketcrafte...

18.04.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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...

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Chris Hughes β€” Marketcrafters - with Zachary D. Carter β€” at The Wharf

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

20.03.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 ...

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

20.03.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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...

17.03.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Trump Wants a Sovereign Wealth Fund And what a better approach might look like

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-...

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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.

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...

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Three things that caught my eye this week ... from the FTC to the ballet open.substack.com/pub/chrishug...

21.02.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

20.02.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

β€œThe 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...

17.02.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wait a second, Jason The post-neoliberal turn in political economy is a valuable and transformative shift in economic policymaking

@jasonfurman.bsky.social wants to turn back the clock on economic policy. But Biden-era marketcraft isn’t just a reactionβ€”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...

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The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn

A contentious plan to build two 10-story towers illustrates how a pressing shortage of affordable apartments has started to change the politics around development.
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The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn A contentious plan to build two 10-story towers illustrates how a pressing shortage of affordable apartments has started to change the politics around development. Listen to this article Β· 7:58 min Learn more

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.

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