Last week, heading into the Q3 reporting deadline, we received hundreds of donations and set a new high-water mark.  It’s amazing that our campaign is growing so quickly.  Please know that I appreciate every bit of support, particularly when someone donates. I am writing this from Des Moines, where I addressed 250 Democrats Friday night.  The speech I…

Hello all and thank you for your support. I, like many of you, have been transfixed by the testimony and hearings of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh. I was initially hesitant to weigh-in as I believe that we are, in general, paying too much attention to the drama in Washington.   But this has become the…

Hello Friends, Thank you for your support for the campaign!  We really appreciate it. I am writing this from New Hampshire, where I met with the St. Anselm College Democrats Monday and am heading to Plymouth State University and New England College Tuesday. The young Democrats of New Hampshire are wonderful—active, thoughtful and passionate about…

My friend Anand Giridharadas recently wrote a book, Winners Take All, about how the world of philanthropy has adopted a Win-Win mentality where praise is given to those who talk about how to make others stronger and more successful, but it is unacceptable to talk about taking less or changing the underlying system. Instead, the…

Happy post-Labor Day! Hope you had a wonderful time with friends and family. I spent my Labor Day speaking at a workers’ rights rally in Fairfield, Iowa.  It was a lot of fun.  The organizer of the event was Chris Laursen, the head of a United Autoworkers chapter in Ottumwa, Iowa. In preparation for my speech, I researched…

Hello all, I hope that the summer is ending on a high note for you and yours! The huge news from this week, which is not receiving appropriate national attention in my opinion, is that democracy has returned to the Democratic Party.  This past weekend, the DNC decided to strip superdelegates – officeholders and party officials – of…

    This past week was a big one for the campaign on several fronts. First, I was interviewed by Ezra Klein this week on his podcast on Vox. Ezra is one of the top political and economic journalists in the country. We debated the labor market, automation, the impact of technology, universal basic income, and…

Friends, I arrived home from Iowa on Tuesday night and am reflecting on what we learned in an incredible week. The big takeaway – we can win this election.   There are two states that play key roles in determining presidential major-party nominees – Iowa and New Hampshire. No candidate has won without finishing in…

Thank you for the support!  I appreciate it a great deal. I was in Seattle last week talking to an awesome group of supporters. One person who worked at Amazon commented on how the warehouse workers wear sensors that beep at them any time they fall behind a certain pace. That’s a clear sign of…

It’s been a tremendous week.  I spoke at Stanford to a class on AI about the impact of AI on the labor market.  I also met with the leader of a think tank about the future who advocates for a form of Universal Basic Income based on assets (e.g., personal data) as well as a…