Phenomenal World
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Publication of Jain Family Institute. Political economy and critical social sciences.
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"Sob Trump, a remoção sistemática de barreiras legais e institucionais à aplicação da lei de imigração foi complementada por investimentos maciços no aparato de fiscalização. O orçamento anual faz do ICE a maior agência federal de policiamento do país"
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Regime de controle | Michael Macher
A ofensiva migratória de Trump marca uma mudança dramática no aparato de segurança interna, cujas origens estão no consenso bipartidário em torno da fiscalização da imigração.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
"Sob Trump, a remoção sistemática de barreiras legais e institucionais à aplicação da lei de imigração foi complementada por investimentos maciços no aparato de fiscalização. O orçamento anual faz do ICE a maior agência federal de policiamento do país"
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
"Sob Trump, a remoção sistemática de barreiras legais e institucionais à aplicação da lei de imigração foi complementada por investimentos maciços no aparato de fiscalização. O orçamento anual faz do ICE a maior agência federal de policiamento do país"
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
Regime de controle | Michael Macher
A ofensiva migratória de Trump marca uma mudança dramática no aparato de segurança interna, cujas origens estão no consenso bipartidário em torno da fiscalização da imigração.
www.phenomenalworld.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
"Sob Trump, a remoção sistemática de barreiras legais e institucionais à aplicação da lei de imigração foi complementada por investimentos maciços no aparato de fiscalização. O orçamento anual faz do ICE a maior agência federal de policiamento do país"
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
“The White House appears to have admitted that Beirut cannot aspire to any enduring hegemony in the South. The best it can hope for is a fragile form of domination.”
Francesco Anselmetti on Southern Lebanese resistance past and present
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Francesco Anselmetti on Southern Lebanese resistance past and present
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Southern Questions | Francesco Anselmetti
The US and Israel appear to have achieved unprecedented dominance in this war-torn state. But its most restive region will not be easily subdued.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:17 PM
“The White House appears to have admitted that Beirut cannot aspire to any enduring hegemony in the South. The best it can hope for is a fragile form of domination.”
Francesco Anselmetti on Southern Lebanese resistance past and present
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Francesco Anselmetti on Southern Lebanese resistance past and present
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Claudia Sheinbaum is everywhere. Sky-high approval ratings. If you haven't heard about Morena's ambitious political project and how they have "made power" this is a great essay: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
Claudia Sheinbaum is everywhere. Sky-high approval ratings. If you haven't heard about Morena's ambitious political project and how they have "made power" this is a great essay: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
The Fourth Transformation | David Adler, Vanessa Romero Rocha, and Michael Galant
The political economy of Claudia Sheinbaum’s popularity
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January 26, 2026 at 1:18 PM
snapshots from mexico city
Claudia Sheinbaum is everywhere. Sky-high approval ratings. If you haven't heard about Morena's ambitious political project and how they have "made power" this is a great essay: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
Claudia Sheinbaum is everywhere. Sky-high approval ratings. If you haven't heard about Morena's ambitious political project and how they have "made power" this is a great essay: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
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In his new monthly installment for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social , the CWD’s Ben Fong breaks down the profitability of e-commerce and how it truly stacks up against traditional, brick-and-mortar retail. Read it here: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
Benjamin Y. Fong | Profitability estimates in retail and e-commerce
Capitalist society is structurally oriented towards the future. In Marx’s formulation, capital is the process of realizing the M-C-M’ circuit, wherein an initial investment (M) in commodity production...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
In his new monthly installment for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social , the CWD’s Ben Fong breaks down the profitability of e-commerce and how it truly stacks up against traditional, brick-and-mortar retail. Read it here: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
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The CWD’s own Ben Fong just announced a new monthly newsletter, “Labor and Logistics” for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social !
Check it out here: www.phenomenalworld.org/series/labor...
Check it out here: www.phenomenalworld.org/series/labor...
Labor & Logistics Archives | Phenomenal World
A new newsletter on labor and logistics, by Benjamin Fong
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December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The CWD’s own Ben Fong just announced a new monthly newsletter, “Labor and Logistics” for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social !
Check it out here: www.phenomenalworld.org/series/labor...
Check it out here: www.phenomenalworld.org/series/labor...
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“Unconstrained resources have thus enabled the growth of the far-right enforcement regime; reckoning with its budgetary and institutional foundations will be necessary to stop it.”
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Enforcement Regime | Michael Macher
Trump's immigration crackdown marks a dramatic change in the domestic security apparatus, yet its origins lie in a longstanding bipartisan consensus.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Unconstrained resources have thus enabled the growth of the far-right enforcement regime; reckoning with its budgetary and institutional foundations will be necessary to stop it.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
“Unconstrained resources have thus enabled the growth of the far-right enforcement regime; reckoning with its budgetary and institutional foundations will be necessary to stop it.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
Enforcement Regime | Michael Macher
Trump's immigration crackdown marks a dramatic change in the domestic security apparatus, yet its origins lie in a longstanding bipartisan consensus.
www.phenomenalworld.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Unconstrained resources have thus enabled the growth of the far-right enforcement regime; reckoning with its budgetary and institutional foundations will be necessary to stop it.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
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Crise econômica, inflação de alimentos e combustíveis, fraturas no interior do bloco no poder e repressão estatal: o que está por trás da recente onda de protestos no Irã e qual o futuro da República Islâmica?
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Irã em revolta | Kayhan Valadbaygi
A recente turbulência no Irã marca a quarta grande onda de protestos desde 2017. Nas três semanas após as primeiras manifestações, a turbulência pareceu apenas se intensificar. Mas em questão de dias,...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Crise econômica, inflação de alimentos e combustíveis, fraturas no interior do bloco no poder e repressão estatal: o que está por trás da recente onda de protestos no Irã e qual o futuro da República Islâmica?
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
Crise econômica, inflação de alimentos e combustíveis, fraturas no interior do bloco no poder e repressão estatal: o que está por trás da recente onda de protestos no Irã e qual o futuro da República Islâmica?
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
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Irã em revolta | Kayhan Valadbaygi
A recente turbulência no Irã marca a quarta grande onda de protestos desde 2017. Nas três semanas após as primeiras manifestações, a turbulência pareceu apenas se intensificar. Mas em questão de dias,...
www.phenomenalworld.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Crise econômica, inflação de alimentos e combustíveis, fraturas no interior do bloco no poder e repressão estatal: o que está por trás da recente onda de protestos no Irã e qual o futuro da República Islâmica?
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“With Amazon and Walmart, it’s King Kong vs. Godzilla. Either way Tokyo’s fucked.” - Whole Foods Vice President Errol Schweizer
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www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
Benjamin Y. Fong | Profitability estimates in retail and e-commerce
Capitalist society is structurally oriented towards the future. In Marx’s formulation, capital is the process of realizing the M-C-M’ circuit, wherein an initial investment (M) in commodity production...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“With Amazon and Walmart, it’s King Kong vs. Godzilla. Either way Tokyo’s fucked.” - Whole Foods Vice President Errol Schweizer
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“New investments in border security allowed immigration agencies to flourish as unaccountable incubators of a hard-right agenda within DHS. This is the foundation on which the Trump administration has built.”
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Enforcement Regime | Michael Macher
Trump's immigration crackdown marks a dramatic change in the domestic security apparatus, yet its origins lie in a longstanding bipartisan consensus.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“New investments in border security allowed immigration agencies to flourish as unaccountable incubators of a hard-right agenda within DHS. This is the foundation on which the Trump administration has built.”
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This is fascinating!
Are e-commerce (profit) expectations too high?
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Are e-commerce (profit) expectations too high?
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
Benjamin Y. Fong | Profitability estimates in retail and e-commerce
Capitalist society is structurally oriented towards the future. In Marx’s formulation, capital is the process of realizing the M-C-M’ circuit, wherein an initial investment (M) in commodity production...
www.phenomenalworld.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This is fascinating!
Are e-commerce (profit) expectations too high?
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
Are e-commerce (profit) expectations too high?
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...
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📣 My new article on Iran’s latest unrest for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
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Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
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Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
Iran in Revolt | Kayhan Valadbaygi
Deep political-economic transformations are causing recurrent waves of unrest, with no long-term solution in sight.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
📣 My new article on Iran’s latest unrest for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ira...
Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ira...
Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
"The crackdown has done nothing to address the origins of the upheaval, which lie in the country’s political economy."
NEW @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social on the crisis in Iran
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NEW @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social on the crisis in Iran
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Iran in Revolt | Kayhan Valadbaygi
Deep political-economic transformations are causing recurrent waves of unrest, with no long-term solution in sight.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
"The crackdown has done nothing to address the origins of the upheaval, which lie in the country’s political economy."
NEW @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social on the crisis in Iran
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NEW @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social on the crisis in Iran
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…. the late Bruno Latour remarked that “Brazil is today what Spain was in 1936, during the civil war: it is where everything that will be important in the next decades is visible.”
read phenomenal world in English and Portuguese!
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read phenomenal world in English and Portuguese!
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Brazil and the World System
An interview with Brazil's Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad
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January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
…. the late Bruno Latour remarked that “Brazil is today what Spain was in 1936, during the civil war: it is where everything that will be important in the next decades is visible.”
read phenomenal world in English and Portuguese!
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read phenomenal world in English and Portuguese!
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Excellent analysis by Fernando Rugitsky of the background to Trump's Venezuela raid in US-China competition in Latin America. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/mat...
Matrices of Empire | Fernando Rugitsky
Washington's campaign to weaken Chinese influence in Latin America is crucial context for its abduction of Maduro. Will its aggression backfire?
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January 20, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Excellent analysis by Fernando Rugitsky of the background to Trump's Venezuela raid in US-China competition in Latin America. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/mat...
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For non-UK, what's more crucial for sovereignty and geopolitical leverage, especially regarding the holdings of US assets, is the creation of a deep market for joint liabilities for a global euro.
A great recent piece by the mighty @shahinvallee.bsky.social:
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-g...
A great recent piece by the mighty @shahinvallee.bsky.social:
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January 20, 2026 at 4:58 PM
For non-UK, what's more crucial for sovereignty and geopolitical leverage, especially regarding the holdings of US assets, is the creation of a deep market for joint liabilities for a global euro.
A great recent piece by the mighty @shahinvallee.bsky.social:
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-g...
A great recent piece by the mighty @shahinvallee.bsky.social:
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-g...
“The US is aware of its economic weaknesses—and seems inclined to compensate by flexing its military might. But will the return of the Monroe Doctrine be able to reorder global supply chains?”
@rugitsky.bsky.social on the Donroe Doctrine
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@rugitsky.bsky.social on the Donroe Doctrine
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Matrices del Imperio | Phenomenal World
El ataque estadounidense a Venezuela y la Doctrina Monroe. ¿Nos enfrentamos a un reordenamiento de las cadenas globales de suministro?
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January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
“The US is aware of its economic weaknesses—and seems inclined to compensate by flexing its military might. But will the return of the Monroe Doctrine be able to reorder global supply chains?”
@rugitsky.bsky.social on the Donroe Doctrine
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@rugitsky.bsky.social on the Donroe Doctrine
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“Junto con los aranceles, el control de las inversiones extranjeras y los controles a la exportación, el restablecimiento de la Doctrina Monroe podría interpretarse como un nuevo pilar de la estrategia antichina seguido desde la crisis financiera de 2008.”
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Matrices del Imperio | Phenomenal World
El ataque estadounidense a Venezuela y la Doctrina Monroe. ¿Nos enfrentamos a un reordenamiento de las cadenas globales de suministro?
www.phenomenalworld.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“Junto con los aranceles, el control de las inversiones extranjeras y los controles a la exportación, el restablecimiento de la Doctrina Monroe podría interpretarse como un nuevo pilar de la estrategia antichina seguido desde la crisis financiera de 2008.”
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www.phenomenalworld.org/es/analisis/...
“A hipocrisia está em declínio; o imperialismo descarado parece estar de volta.”
Leia a segunda edição da Meridional, coluna mensal de Fernando Rugitsky.
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Leia a segunda edição da Meridional, coluna mensal de Fernando Rugitsky.
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Matizes do Império
As forças motrizes do ataque dos EUA a Caracas. Uma nova Doutrina Monroe pode reordenar as cadeias de abastecimento globais?
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January 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“A hipocrisia está em declínio; o imperialismo descarado parece estar de volta.”
Leia a segunda edição da Meridional, coluna mensal de Fernando Rugitsky.
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
Leia a segunda edição da Meridional, coluna mensal de Fernando Rugitsky.
www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
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When we wrote a year ago about countries organizing "around and without" the US, we didn't realise the extent to which it was western allies that would be doing this most decisively. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pol...
Polycrisis 2025 | Kate Mackenzie, Lara Merling, Tim Sahay
Diplomacy, finance, and extraction in the year ahead
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January 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
When we wrote a year ago about countries organizing "around and without" the US, we didn't realise the extent to which it was western allies that would be doing this most decisively. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pol...
–––NUEVO en español–––
La pieza de @michael-macher.bsky.social sobre las agencias que adelantan la campaña de Trump contra la inmigración y su nuevo poder que reside en presupuestos ilimitados y una cultura política de extrema derecha.
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La pieza de @michael-macher.bsky.social sobre las agencias que adelantan la campaña de Trump contra la inmigración y su nuevo poder que reside en presupuestos ilimitados y una cultura política de extrema derecha.
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Régimen de imposición | Michael Macher
El golpe de Trump a la inmigración marca un dramático cambio en el aparato de seguridad nacional, pero sus orígenes parten de un largo consenso bipartidista.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
–––NUEVO en español–––
La pieza de @michael-macher.bsky.social sobre las agencias que adelantan la campaña de Trump contra la inmigración y su nuevo poder que reside en presupuestos ilimitados y una cultura política de extrema derecha.
www.phenomenalworld.org/es/analisis/...
La pieza de @michael-macher.bsky.social sobre las agencias que adelantan la campaña de Trump contra la inmigración y su nuevo poder que reside en presupuestos ilimitados y una cultura política de extrema derecha.
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Here’s the better long form on the “interiorization” of the border regime and the coercive side of the US empire:
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
January 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Here’s the better long form on the “interiorization” of the border regime and the coercive side of the US empire:
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enf...
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this is smart, thorough, and excellent
Enforcement Regime | Michael Macher
Trump's immigration crackdown marks a dramatic change in the domestic security apparatus, yet its origins lie in a longstanding bipartisan consensus.
www.phenomenalworld.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
this is smart, thorough, and excellent