Todd N. Tucker

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Director, Industrial Policy & Trade @RooseveltInst @RooseveltFWD. Teach @johnshopkins. Political scientist of economic governance/ transition/ democracy. PhD.

RT @ProfPaulPoast
Which questions about international politics can you actually answer using large-N data?

The big ones.

That's what Bear Braumoeller taught us.

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RT @noah_gordon_
It's possible for democracies to friendshore critical mineral supplies, but it would take an unprecedented mining buildout to achieve 2030 targets. We also need technology (sodium batteries) and new approaches (bikes instead of giant EVs) Our new report: https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/05/03/friendshoring-critical-minerals-what-could-u.s.-and-its-partners-produce-pub-89659
RT @rooseveltinst
“Markets don’t have consciences…Therefore, government has an obligation to step in and take steps to ensure that critical social goods are advanced.” 👏 spot on words from @djrothkopf. https://twitter.com/toddntucker/status/1653800930427432960
Todd N. Tucker on Twitter

“So much good in this piece by @djrothkopf: How Bidenomics Has Finally Defeated Reaganomics. Digs deep on work by @JakeSullivan46 @jennifermharris and others. https://t.co/lcEE616m3W”

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"So for any Europeans who can see sense, the IRA should be seen as a golden opportunity...

The EU’s lunatic budget rules are most vulnerable in a crisis, and this can be such a crisis."
- @ryanlcooper for @heatmap_news.
https://heatmap.news/economy/europe-inflation-reduction-act

Europe Should Pass Its Own Danged Climate Law

It’s just what the European economy needs.

Heatmap News
RT @ProfKMcNamara
Tim Noah, once again, has a good idea. "This Is How Biden Gets Kevin McCarthy to Wilt Like a Hothouse Flower" https://newrepublic.com/article/172405/biden-kevin-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-wilt-hothouse-flower
This Is How Biden Gets Kevin McCarthy to Wilt Like a Hothouse Flower

The president has the upper hand. He just has to use it. Here’s the play.

The New Republic

RT @mtkonczal
Note this isn't just a solid lump of labor bidding up its price - the pool of employed is expanding rapidly.

You should be happy that prime-age 25-54 employment-to-population is the highest its been in ~22 years. But also celebrate black and young people are leading this. /4

"The so-called ‘fiscally responsible’ adults in the room have actually been happy to participate in a reckless strategy of hostage-taking and trying to force the White House to accept MAGA cuts,” said @owenslindsay1 @Groundwork. “It has emboldened McCarthy and the Republicans.”
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RT @JStein_WaPo
New: How the establishment confounded the White House’s debt ceiling strategy

Biden aides hoped powerful DC groups would help them marginal…
https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1654151224604721157

Jeff Stein on Twitter

“New: How the establishment confounded the White House’s debt ceiling strategy Biden aides hoped powerful DC groups would help them marginalize what they saw as far-right MAGA demands Instead, biz groups & budget hawks backed McCarthy’s call for talks https://t.co/rwvjkDqwFG”

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RT @rooseveltinst
Today we are hosting an event in DC to launch our new report! Written by 6 former Biden officials, with a foreword by @toddntucker, it explores what the road ahead looks like for an “all-of-government” approach to industrial strategy. http://bit.ly/IPSynergies https://twitter.com/FeliciaWongRI/status/1650857527309893633
Industrial Policy Synergies: Reflections from Biden Administration Alumni - Roosevelt Institute

In our latest publication we asked six Biden administration alumni to reflect on what synergies are needed across policy domains for industrial policy to be successful. How can macroeconomic policy, climate policy, trade policy, labor policy, inclusion policy, and competition policy help make better industrial policy, and vice versa?

Roosevelt Institute
RT @FeliciaWongRI
Thank YOU @glgerstle. Here's to a new political order, one that ushers in more rights and more equality. https://twitter.com/glgerstle/status/1654183551477207041
Gary Gerstle on Twitter

“Digging deep into the past and present with superb interlocutors @FeliciaWongRI and @mtomasky. Thanks @rooseveltinst and @newrepublic for this opportunity.”

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RT @jmahumadaf
El consenso liberal se quebró, y para mejor. ✊ https://twitter.com/toddntucker/status/1653798332307845122
Todd N. Tucker on Twitter

“Must read piece from @EricLevitz: The Biden Administration Just Declared the Death of Neoliberalism. https://t.co/KdKCp8kFsc”

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