Kate Aronoff
@katearonoff.bsky.social
staff writer @ The New Republic
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Kate Aronoff
@katearonoff.bsky.social
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The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
Manifesting for 2026: Coen Brothers reunite for a Walter Reuther biopic
January 3, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Manifesting for 2026: Coen Brothers reunite for a Walter Reuther biopic
Seems like Dems could do pretty well capitalizing on anti-AI & data center backlash, but lots of party elites and pundit types have instead made it their mission to win back the tech billionaires who are embracing Trump
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Seems like Dems could do pretty well capitalizing on anti-AI & data center backlash, but lots of party elites and pundit types have instead made it their mission to win back the tech billionaires who are embracing Trump
The Long Green Zone www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Exclusive | U.S. Pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ Plan to Turn Gaza Into High-Tech Metropolis
The Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff drafted blueprint could see the U.S. commit to roughly 20% of some reconstruction costs over 10 years.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Long Green Zone www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Wild how there are still lots of people arguing that asset-price inflation is the cure-all for everything from climate change to getting Democrats elected everywhere in perpetuity
December 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Wild how there are still lots of people arguing that asset-price inflation is the cure-all for everything from climate change to getting Democrats elected everywhere in perpetuity
Ford just announced that it's laying off all 1,600 people at its now-defunct battery plant joint venture with SK ON, where workers won a contested union election this fall. They're converting it to manufacture batteries for data centers www.wdrb.com/news/busines...
Ford will lay off all 1,600 Kentucky battery plant employees as it pivots away from EV business
Ford Motor Co. plans to lay off more than 1,000 works at the brand new electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky before converting it to manufacture batteries for data centers
www.wdrb.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ford just announced that it's laying off all 1,600 people at its now-defunct battery plant joint venture with SK ON, where workers won a contested union election this fall. They're converting it to manufacture batteries for data centers www.wdrb.com/news/busines...
If people are getting checks from hyperscalers or sit on the boards of those companies then it's worth taking their claims about data center energy usage—and energy policy more generally—with a grain of salt
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If people are getting checks from hyperscalers or sit on the boards of those companies then it's worth taking their claims about data center energy usage—and energy policy more generally—with a grain of salt
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
There's a whole cottage industry of wonk-ish types claiming to have the skeleton key to communicating with the The Voters That Matter, who exclusively write impenetrable drivel
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There's a whole cottage industry of wonk-ish types claiming to have the skeleton key to communicating with the The Voters That Matter, who exclusively write impenetrable drivel
Helluva a rebrand for GM
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Helluva a rebrand for GM
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
This is a really interesting look at the knotty politics, economics, and communication challenges of climate policy, and also a good reminder that Joe Manchin has singlehandedly done more damage to America's future than any non-Republican human on the face of the Earth.
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is a really interesting look at the knotty politics, economics, and communication challenges of climate policy, and also a good reminder that Joe Manchin has singlehandedly done more damage to America's future than any non-Republican human on the face of the Earth.
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
"[Climate change] hasn’t arrived all at once as some biblical apocalypse but as a creeping drain on rents, utility bills, and grocery prices."
An excellent longer analysis from @katearonoff.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
An excellent longer analysis from @katearonoff.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"[Climate change] hasn’t arrived all at once as some biblical apocalypse but as a creeping drain on rents, utility bills, and grocery prices."
An excellent longer analysis from @katearonoff.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
An excellent longer analysis from @katearonoff.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
Democrats disproportionately rely on corporations to do their messaging. In this case, energy companies. In many other cases, corporate media. It’s delusional.
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Democrats disproportionately rely on corporations to do their messaging. In this case, energy companies. In many other cases, corporate media. It’s delusional.
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
Climate change "hasn’t arrived all at once as some biblical apocalypse but as a creeping drain on rents, utility bills, and grocery prices."
@katearonoff.bsky.social with a post-mortem on the IRA and the hopes it pinned on an elusive green capital coalition.
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
@katearonoff.bsky.social with a post-mortem on the IRA and the hopes it pinned on an elusive green capital coalition.
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Climate change "hasn’t arrived all at once as some biblical apocalypse but as a creeping drain on rents, utility bills, and grocery prices."
@katearonoff.bsky.social with a post-mortem on the IRA and the hopes it pinned on an elusive green capital coalition.
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
@katearonoff.bsky.social with a post-mortem on the IRA and the hopes it pinned on an elusive green capital coalition.
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
"The IRA’s survival was premised on the logic that a loose alignment of corporations would support climate policies in exchange for subsidies and convince Republicans to get on their side. That didn’t work"
Top @katearonoff.bsky.social piece in @newrepublic.com -->>>
Top @katearonoff.bsky.social piece in @newrepublic.com -->>>
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"The IRA’s survival was premised on the logic that a loose alignment of corporations would support climate policies in exchange for subsidies and convince Republicans to get on their side. That didn’t work"
Top @katearonoff.bsky.social piece in @newrepublic.com -->>>
Top @katearonoff.bsky.social piece in @newrepublic.com -->>>
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
"The IRA’s survival was premised on the logic that a loose alignment of corporations would support climate policies in exchange for subsidies and convince Republicans to get on their side. That didn’t work." newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"The IRA’s survival was premised on the logic that a loose alignment of corporations would support climate policies in exchange for subsidies and convince Republicans to get on their side. That didn’t work." newrepublic.com/article/2027...
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
This kind of thing is less fashionable than it used to be, but really worth looking into whether people saying an enormous amount of data center expansion will actually be good for climate and affordability have financial ties to people with a direct financial interest in data center expansion
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This kind of thing is less fashionable than it used to be, but really worth looking into whether people saying an enormous amount of data center expansion will actually be good for climate and affordability have financial ties to people with a direct financial interest in data center expansion
Really looking forward to joining Corey Robin & Leah Aronowsky at @remarquenyu.bsky.social tomorrow afternoon to discuss/celebrate/gush over @alybatt.bsky.social's gorgeous and important new book FREE GIFTS
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Really looking forward to joining Corey Robin & Leah Aronowsky at @remarquenyu.bsky.social tomorrow afternoon to discuss/celebrate/gush over @alybatt.bsky.social's gorgeous and important new book FREE GIFTS
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"Over the five-year span from 2019 Q4 to 2024 Q4, the average amount financed for new cars has increased 26.6%" www.milliman.com/en/insight/u...
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Over the five-year span from 2019 Q4 to 2024 Q4, the average amount financed for new cars has increased 26.6%" www.milliman.com/en/insight/u...
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.
It was a little different last week.
It was a little different last week.
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.
It was a little different last week.
It was a little different last week.
Longshot here but anyone have good leads on accomodations for COP30?
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Longshot here but anyone have good leads on accomodations for COP30?