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Hands-on economist. 📊📈 CEO & Co-founder, @OpptyAtWork. Former Deputy Director, @WhiteHouse NEC 2013-15. Co-founder, @HopeStreetGroup. https://t.co/ViRTZ1u2oN
Aug 15, 2019 4 tweets 4 min read
The US job market is broken for tens of millions.

Workers bear the risks/debt of education mismatch, get 'screened out' of better jobs if they lack costly degrees, face huge barriers to gain new skills.

@guardian gave me 500 words to say how to fix it.👇🏾
theguardian.com/commentisfree/… @guardian Opportunity Marketplace: re-wired labor market rules & tools to empower Americans without 4-year degrees to earn more in better jobs, gaining new skills w/lower risk & higher reward.

Millions of STARs (skilled through alternative routes) need their chance to shine. #futureofwork
Feb 23, 2019 4 tweets 3 min read
Anyone ignoring this story should stop preening about their values.

U.S. Secretary of Labor oversees federal anti-human trafficking efforts: in what universe would this not be the top news story at least until he resigned?
latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/… One in which entire Administration is saturated in criminality and political media (with honorable exceptions like @page88 @ananavarro @jbkjournalist @EmilyMichot) care more about women’s “likability” than rich rapists exploiting children with impunity. 😡miamiherald.com/news/local/art…