Andrew J Douglas
@ajdouglas.bsky.social
political theorist at morehouse | latest books = http://bit.ly/mlkcrc + http://bit.ly/duboisccs | in-progress books = du bois and political economy + theories of money in the black radical tradition | distance runner | posts ≠ employer
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Andrew J Douglas
@ajdouglas.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Toward the Cooperative University: W. E. B. Du Bois’s Membership in the AAUP
In 1937, at the tender age of sixty-nine, W. E. B. Du Bois paid a $4 membership fee and joined the American Association of University Professors. Du Bois was several years into his second stint as a p...
www.aaup.org
Since I’ve now completely abandoned the other site and am still relatively new here, I’ll flag a few pieces I published this year.
For @aaup.bsky.social on Du Bois, higher ed labor, and the idea of the university as a member cooperative. 1/
www.aaup.org/article/towa...
For @aaup.bsky.social on Du Bois, higher ed labor, and the idea of the university as a member cooperative. 1/
www.aaup.org/article/towa...
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Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
a lot of interesting revelations between the lines of this story www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
Sorry kids, Santa isn’t real.
All I want for Christmas is an opposition party.
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Sorry kids, Santa isn’t real.
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
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Im in my late 40s, and im just flashing back to every ‘justified’ regime change and invasion for decades, every ‘weapons of mass destruction’ lie, every ‘evil communists’ trope bought and sold by politicians, journalists and people, and all the incredible suffering that followed
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Im in my late 40s, and im just flashing back to every ‘justified’ regime change and invasion for decades, every ‘weapons of mass destruction’ lie, every ‘evil communists’ trope bought and sold by politicians, journalists and people, and all the incredible suffering that followed
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Let me repeat.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Collaborators.
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Let me repeat.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Ok I’ll bite: who are Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries?
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries haven’t said anything about Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Ok I’ll bite: who are Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries?
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Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
“All over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake ‘public opinion’ for the benefit of the bourgeoisie.”
Lenin was right.
Lenin was right.
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
“All over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake ‘public opinion’ for the benefit of the bourgeoisie.”
Lenin was right.
Lenin was right.
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Delusions of grandeur already setting in for some because of this and I see Israelis and Americans alike fantasizing about doing this to Iran
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Delusions of grandeur already setting in for some because of this and I see Israelis and Americans alike fantasizing about doing this to Iran
If only there had been actual consequences for Bibi or Biden or Blinken. Or Obama or Bush or Clinton. The road to autocracy was paved in imperialist impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
If only there had been actual consequences for Bibi or Biden or Blinken. Or Obama or Bush or Clinton. The road to autocracy was paved in imperialist impunity.
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Thinking about Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti this morning as the news comes in about Venezuela. The word “empire” is not an exaggeration. This is how it regularly defines itself.
January 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Thinking about Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti this morning as the news comes in about Venezuela. The word “empire” is not an exaggeration. This is how it regularly defines itself.
"The WFTU calls upon its members, the class-oriented and militant unions all over the globe to express the unwavering support to the people of Venezuela..."
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"The WFTU calls upon its members, the class-oriented and militant unions all over the globe to express the unwavering support to the people of Venezuela..."
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
I just can’t shake the end times fascism thesis. Every new development is evidence of manufactured crisis for the masses as some peculiar pretense for elite exit from any responsibility or accountability.
That isn't to suggest that continued US military operations in Venezuela would benefit the Venezuelan people either, just that there isn't even the pretense of a transition to a popularly legitimate govt as a possible public good.
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I just can’t shake the end times fascism thesis. Every new development is evidence of manufactured crisis for the masses as some peculiar pretense for elite exit from any responsibility or accountability.
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This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.
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What if the urgency surrounding Trump’s attack on Venezuela is not just about oil, but about the end of US oil? What if this is a desperate attempt to hold onto US oil dominance after loosing the fight to dominate green capitalism?
1/6
1/6
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
What if the urgency surrounding Trump’s attack on Venezuela is not just about oil, but about the end of US oil? What if this is a desperate attempt to hold onto US oil dominance after loosing the fight to dominate green capitalism?
1/6
1/6
American state-run media, er CBS, rushing to quell any expectation that military personnel will disobey illegal orders. Welcome to an election year.
#BREAKING via Jennifer Jacobs - Nicolas Maduro was captured by Delta Force, the U.S. military's top special mission unit, according to U.S. officials. Army Delta Force was also responsible for the mission that killed al-Baghdadi in 2019.
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
American state-run media, er CBS, rushing to quell any expectation that military personnel will disobey illegal orders. Welcome to an election year.
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Bombing Venezuela and kidnapping Maduro is completely consistent with US Imperialism’s long and bloody history in Latin America.
Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Bombing Venezuela and kidnapping Maduro is completely consistent with US Imperialism’s long and bloody history in Latin America.
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Congress has not formally declared war since 1942, 83 years ago.
Look at all the war the US has done in the past 83 years. Very obviously, it long long ago stopped requiring congressional approval for war according to its own constitution.
Look at all the war the US has done in the past 83 years. Very obviously, it long long ago stopped requiring congressional approval for war according to its own constitution.
Fun fact: the US has been at continual war since 1945 and *not a single one of these wars*, from the Korean War to Vietnam to Iraq to Iraq again, was ever declared war by Congress.
The last time the US Congress declared war was 1942. 83 years ago.
The last time the US Congress declared war was 1942. 83 years ago.
A lot of people are talking about whether Trump is going to go to war with Iran but not enough people are talking about the fact that Trump has no legal authority to do so without Congressional authorization
June 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Congress has not formally declared war since 1942, 83 years ago.
Look at all the war the US has done in the past 83 years. Very obviously, it long long ago stopped requiring congressional approval for war according to its own constitution.
Look at all the war the US has done in the past 83 years. Very obviously, it long long ago stopped requiring congressional approval for war according to its own constitution.
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Fascism is essentially at its core a form of conspiracy theory wielded by the capitalist class to misdirect from the exploitation and harm they inflict upon us.
Et voila.
Et voila.
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Fascism is essentially at its core a form of conspiracy theory wielded by the capitalist class to misdirect from the exploitation and harm they inflict upon us.
Et voila.
Et voila.
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Over 1.3 million people still need urgent shelter while 740,000 face toxic flooding from collapsed sanitation systems due to Israel's bombardment. Winter rains and collapsing buildings from Israel's genocide have killed at least 20 Palestinians.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
December 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Over 1.3 million people still need urgent shelter while 740,000 face toxic flooding from collapsed sanitation systems due to Israel's bombardment. Winter rains and collapsing buildings from Israel's genocide have killed at least 20 Palestinians.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
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I'm overjoyed by the publication of this open-access journal issue themed around my book, Beyond Education. I'm honored to see these brilliant contributions to how we think about intersecting struggles across K-12, higher ed, and beyond.
works.swarthmore.edu/critedpol/
The contents include:
(1/5)
works.swarthmore.edu/critedpol/
The contents include:
(1/5)
December 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I'm overjoyed by the publication of this open-access journal issue themed around my book, Beyond Education. I'm honored to see these brilliant contributions to how we think about intersecting struggles across K-12, higher ed, and beyond.
works.swarthmore.edu/critedpol/
The contents include:
(1/5)
works.swarthmore.edu/critedpol/
The contents include:
(1/5)
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For me, one of the highlights of 2025 was launching @wherecreditsdue.bsky.social with my dear friend @robynollett.bsky.social as part of the #GlobalDonutDays. You can catch a glimpse of our event at 0:52 in this video, which beautifully captures the GDDs’ celebration of #DoughnutEconomics.
A quick look at #GlobalDonutDays 2025 — a community-led festival centred on #DoughnutEconomics, and how it came together around the world:
Global Donut Days 2025 Aftermovie
YouTube video by Doughnut Economics Action Lab
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
For me, one of the highlights of 2025 was launching @wherecreditsdue.bsky.social with my dear friend @robynollett.bsky.social as part of the #GlobalDonutDays. You can catch a glimpse of our event at 0:52 in this video, which beautifully captures the GDDs’ celebration of #DoughnutEconomics.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hi it's my birthday. If you think I have added anything to your bsky experience, please donate to the Elhakawati Theater in Jerusalem.
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Genocide.
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Genocide.
“…a flourishing research programme on the institutionalization of money, grounded in the claim that it is constituted by a relationship of mutual acceptance, or trust.”
I’ll add that Aglietta’s work on money is a fantastic teaching resource, essential reading for any class on philosophies of money.
I’ll add that Aglietta’s work on money is a fantastic teaching resource, essential reading for any class on philosophies of money.
Tribute to Michel Aglietta in @newleftreview.bsky.social: "a tireless thinker, committed to the proposition that we should aim to comprehend our changing historical times in their totality, which meant grasping the inter-relationships of their many moving parts." newleftreview.org/issues/ii156...
Cédric Durand, Michel Aglietta, NLR 156, November–December 2025
A tribute to the founder of the Parisian Regulation School of heterodox economics, with its striking combination of elite statistical training, rich conceptualizations and long-range economic history....
newleftreview.org
December 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“…a flourishing research programme on the institutionalization of money, grounded in the claim that it is constituted by a relationship of mutual acceptance, or trust.”
I’ll add that Aglietta’s work on money is a fantastic teaching resource, essential reading for any class on philosophies of money.
I’ll add that Aglietta’s work on money is a fantastic teaching resource, essential reading for any class on philosophies of money.