Natalie Foster

Natalie Foster

@nataliefoster.bsky.social

Economic Security Project cofounder. Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative Senior Fellow. “The Guarantee” is my 3rd child

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

October 17 is a nationwide NO KINGS day of action ahead of the midterms. There are rallies taking place all over the country to promote early voting and make sure every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count. Find an event: https://www.nokings.org/

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economicsecurity.bsky.social
@economicsecurityproject.org

“The payments made it feel like my 10 problems turned to nine. I had more time to think about the life I wanted to start living.” That’s what one #GI participant told the @nytimes.com, which followed three people receiving cash over the course of a year. 🧵⬇️

Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

Big Fan is a romance novel in which a political strategist falls for her teenage pop star crush — and spends the book trying to get him to endorse a guaranteed income campaign. Book talk on romance + money! Sat, 10/17 at Local Economy in Oakland with 831 Stories ❤️🩷📚 luma.com/beov5iox

luma.comThe steamy romance of a universal basic income · LumaAlexandra Romanoff's Big Fan is a romance novel in which a political strategist falls for her teenage pop star crush — and spends the book trying to get him to…
Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

So I wrote 831 Stories author Alexandra Romanoff a fan letter 💌 and we hatched this talk. I can’t wait to discuss what social change and politics can learn from romance novels at the beloved Local Economy in North Oakland on Saturday, October 17… and hear about her new book Vacation Self too. Join!

Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

TODAY! It's going to be a great convo.

Natalie Foster@nataliefoster.bsky.social

Economic security shouldn’t be a lottery. Join @aspeneop.bsky.social on Oct. 7 for a virtual talk with @arindube.bsky.social and Carrie Joy Grimes on how pairing labor-market reform and practical financial tools can help working families build lasting security. as.pn/buildingeconomicsecurity

as.pnBuilding Economic Security: A Book Talk with Arindrajit Dube and Carrie Joy GrimesEconomic security shouldn't be a lottery. Yet for millions of working families, stagnant wages and precarious jobs collide with the daily grind of managing money on shaky ground — leaving stability fe...
Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

I'm so excited for this convo - join us!

Natalie Foster@nataliefoster.bsky.social

Economic security shouldn’t be a lottery. Join @aspeneop.bsky.social on Oct. 7 for a virtual talk with @arindube.bsky.social and Carrie Joy Grimes on how pairing labor-market reform and practical financial tools can help working families build lasting security. as.pn/buildingeconomicsecurity

as.pnBuilding Economic Security: A Book Talk with Arindrajit Dube and Carrie Joy GrimesEconomic security shouldn't be a lottery. Yet for millions of working families, stagnant wages and precarious jobs collide with the daily grind of managing money on shaky ground — leaving stability fe...

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Mike Konczal
@mtkonczal.bsky.social

I did a big dive to see if I could literally find any labor market variable that was better for native-born workers now than it was in 2024, and couldn't find anything. And, well, nothing. Here are the ten biggest misses, but there's so many more. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/can-we-fin...

newsletter.mikekonczal.comCan We Find Literally Any Sign Deportations Are Helping Native-Born Workers?Shoot the moon! Ten hypotheses, ten charts, and no payoff for native-born workers.
Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

Climate finance from “emergency” to “guarantee” ➡️ How new framing and ultra-long term bonds could better align the timing of climate change’s costs and benefits to build more voter support for climate action today. Great piece by Noah Deich substack.com/home/post/p-...

substack.comClimate finance from “emergency” to “guarantee”How new framing and ultra-long term bonds could better align the timing of climate change’s costs and benefits to build more voter support for climate action today
Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

“we will need an updated and reimagined set of institutions for the provision of basic needs and guarantees, from Social Security and Medicaid to unemployment, disability, and disaster relief…These guarantees are critical to realizing genuine freedom for individuals…” 👏👏👏

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Tressie McMillan Cottom
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social

It is the best of who I am, who I really am, with the people who get the real me. Thanks for sharing, Natalie.

Natalie Foster@nataliefoster.bsky.social

The sophistication of collectivity and lineage of “publicness” forged in the south … I can’t recommend this convo between @tressiemcphd.bsky.social and Aisha Nyandoro enough 🎧🎧🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

podcasts.apple.comEveryone’s Doing the South with Tressie McMillan CottomPodcast Episode · Bless Your Heart · September 10 · 56m · Video
Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

It was an honor to be in convo with you @mayboeve.bsky.social - thanks for having me. 🎙️

May Boeve@mayboeve.bsky.social

Fresh takes on the economy and on California’s primary election - @hwbtpod.bsky.social Episode 14 with @nataliefoster.bsky.social is out today! Two PKs unpack belonging, “guarantees” for working moms like us, and much more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

podcasts.apple.comNatalie Foster: The Guarantee and America’s Next EconomyPodcast Episode · How We Build This · May 26 · 46m

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Jeremy Corbyn
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social

What an absolute disgrace. A FIFA-certified referee being denied entry to the United States purely because he is Somali. The World Cup is meant to bring people together. This is racism, plain and simple. Shameful. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

bbc.co.ukWorld Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering USOmar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
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Natalie Foster
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11/ If culture moves policy, then funding culture is how we change things. That means resourcing creators directly through programs like the Economic Futures creator cohort and by putting more cash into people’s pockets so they have the freedom to tell their own stories.

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10/ Kamau put it this way: "The more people have free time and aren't freaked out about their bills, the more beauty we can create in the world.” That’s what cash unlocks. It helps people pay the bills, but also gives them the freedom to create, tell stories, and build culture.

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8/ I shared with Kamau how, after one of our sessions with an antitrust scholar, a creator in our cohort came up with a great line we still use to this day: “You can’t budget your way out of a monopoly.” One sentence and a whole economic argument starts to click into place.

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5/ No network. No 20-person crew. Just a phone, a small team, and a willingness to go. He was able to talk to and film a Palestinian bodega owner named Ammar, who was delivering groceries for free to neighbors afraid to leave their homes because of the ICE raids.

Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

6/ That video moved people. So much of the early coverage from Minneapolis focused on the fear, but Ammar’s story was proof that, despite the fear, neighbors were stepping up to take care of one another. Without Kamau’s camera, that story never gets told.

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4/ He also talked about his own recent trip to Minneapolis earlier this year. He wanted to be on the ground reporting on community resistance to ICE, and within a week, the McKnight Foundation made it happen.

Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

2/ Quoting the artist Favianna Rodriguez, he said: "Culture predicts political change." He added the part most of us need to hear: "You have to make sure the culture can exist for the political change to happen — and you have to be able to amplify it so that everybody sees it.

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Roosevelt Institute
@rooseveltinstitute.org

In Atlanta last month, we asked local leaders what a #GoodLife means to them. Their answers were clear: Affordable and quality housing. Access to healthcare. Jobs with dignity. And above all: more time with family and less time stretched thin trying to make everything work. 📹

Natalie Foster
@nataliefoster.bsky.social

He's arguing social media feeds as we know them are a thing of the past, because AI-powered interfaces are right around the corner. Filter bubbles are about to get hyperscaled, insanely fast, and intimately personal.

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economicsecurity.bsky.social
@economicsecurityproject.org

1/ $160 and 9 hours. That’s what filing taxes costs the average American, not in taxes, in fees to private companies that have spent decades lobbying to keep the system complicated. 🧵⬇️ 🔗 economicsecurityproject.org/resource/the...

economicsecurityproject.orgThe Future of Tax Filing - Economic Security ProjectTable of Contents Chapter 1: The story of Direct File and tax access reform in the Biden Administration Chapter 2: Direct File and data import / pre-population Chapter 3: Direct File and tax scope Cha...