Daniel Aldana Cohen
@aldasky.bsky.social
Political economy of climate emergency. Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley; Director, Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, or (SC)2; Founding Co-Director, Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social. A Planet to Win (Verso). he/him
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Opinion | Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ It’s Time for Something Different.
Climate impacts are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.
www.nytimes.com
To make real climate progress, we need a green economic populism that brings immediate, material benefits to the working class—tackling both carbon and the cost-of-living crisis. We can start local rn.
Thrilled to share my NYT op-ed w @triofrancos.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/o...
Thrilled to share my NYT op-ed w @triofrancos.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/o...
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While Carney caters to the corporate elite, our movement knows that it’s time to tax the rich and invest in the 99% who keep this country going.
Thanks @lindamcquaig.bsky.social for the shout out in the @thestar.com!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Thanks @lindamcquaig.bsky.social for the shout out in the @thestar.com!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
!["The closest we have to [Mamdani] in Canada is NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis, also an articulate, left-wing populist who, like Mamdani, openly advocates for taxing the rich in order to provide benefits for ordinary people. Now there's a wild idea. But it might just catch on." - Linda McQuaig in the Toronto Star](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/bafkreidastyznqnyv3bj5zstod4mbkyo3o33zu447qwbfly2zmvgx426jq@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
While Carney caters to the corporate elite, our movement knows that it’s time to tax the rich and invest in the 99% who keep this country going.
Thanks @lindamcquaig.bsky.social for the shout out in the @thestar.com!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Thanks @lindamcquaig.bsky.social for the shout out in the @thestar.com!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
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This is super bad for US citizens, especially on the left of the spectrum. Gives this authoritarian administration potentially the power to surveil & go after US citizens on spurious "funding of FTO" grounds. This whole antifa boogeyman is being fully weaponized. So dangerous.
My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
Trump Escalates War on Leftists With Antifa Foreign Terror Label
Move cites NSPM-7, saying four European Antifa groups espoused "anti-Christianity," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Americanism"
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This is super bad for US citizens, especially on the left of the spectrum. Gives this authoritarian administration potentially the power to surveil & go after US citizens on spurious "funding of FTO" grounds. This whole antifa boogeyman is being fully weaponized. So dangerous.
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Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
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1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
Union threatens to seize Cami auto plant if GM removes machinery
Mike Van Boekel, chairperson of Unifor Local 88, said they are also prepared to fight the company in court.
lfpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
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New research out today with my colleague Jacob Udell on financial distress in the multifamily market. We focus on the impact on tenants, who have little say over their landlords’ financial decisions but bear the brunt of the consequences of this escalating crisis.
Check it out!
Check it out!
Financial distress in the multifamily market is on the rise in the United States: Multifamily loan delinquencies are at their highest rate in 10 years, having nearly doubled in the last year alone.
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
New research out today with my colleague Jacob Udell on financial distress in the multifamily market. We focus on the impact on tenants, who have little say over their landlords’ financial decisions but bear the brunt of the consequences of this escalating crisis.
Check it out!
Check it out!
We live in that devastating moment when thigs are going so much better—and so much worse!—than we ever expected. At the same time.
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We live in that devastating moment when thigs are going so much better—and so much worse!—than we ever expected. At the same time.
Seattle’s leftist insuragent currently ahead by… *91* votes! We’re so close to Seattle rolling hard for public transit and green social housing 😬
This race could come down to your vote! As of yesterday, we were just 91 votes ahead. Additional votes will be counted today.
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Seattle’s leftist insuragent currently ahead by… *91* votes! We’re so close to Seattle rolling hard for public transit and green social housing 😬
One of my favoeite lines from the Red Mars trilogy: “never underestimate materials science”
Wild. They are figuring out how to store electricity in ... concrete.
Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power
New concrete and carbon black supercapacitors with optimized electrolytes have 10 times the energy storage of previous designs and can be incorporated into a wide range of architectural forms.
news.mit.edu
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
One of my favoeite lines from the Red Mars trilogy: “never underestimate materials science”
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Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Democratic Socialism is winning from NYC to ATL! So proud to be a part of this political movement with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🌹
Hear me talk about Democratic Socialism, the cost of housing, public transit, and democracy in ATL on 11 Alive this morning.
www.11alive.com/video/news/1...
Hear me talk about Democratic Socialism, the cost of housing, public transit, and democracy in ATL on 11 Alive this morning.
www.11alive.com/video/news/1...
11Alive News: The Take | Decision 2025: Democratic Socialist to join Atlanta City Council (11/6/25)
Kelsea Bond, newly-elected Atlanta City Council member, discusses their progressive platform and priorities for District 2.
www.11alive.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Democratic Socialism is winning from NYC to ATL! So proud to be a part of this political movement with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🌹
Hear me talk about Democratic Socialism, the cost of housing, public transit, and democracy in ATL on 11 Alive this morning.
www.11alive.com/video/news/1...
Hear me talk about Democratic Socialism, the cost of housing, public transit, and democracy in ATL on 11 Alive this morning.
www.11alive.com/video/news/1...
I'm not surprised. But I'm disgusted and appalled to see SCOTUS backing Trump's violent war on trans people's autonomy and freedom.
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
Supreme Court Allows Trump To Enforce Passport Restrictions For Trans People
The unsigned ruling on the government's emergency application declared that having to demonstrate sex assigned at birth did not violate equal protection principles.
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I'm not surprised. But I'm disgusted and appalled to see SCOTUS backing Trump's violent war on trans people's autonomy and freedom.
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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This a great piece by @ddayen.bsky.social. Anyone who is convinced by his argument will appreciate the in-depth look we took at @cplusc.bsky.social about the rules of the affordability crisis. Public power is the cure, and we are building the movement for it.
climateandcommunity.org/research/ove...
climateandcommunity.org/research/ove...
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This a great piece by @ddayen.bsky.social. Anyone who is convinced by his argument will appreciate the in-depth look we took at @cplusc.bsky.social about the rules of the affordability crisis. Public power is the cure, and we are building the movement for it.
climateandcommunity.org/research/ove...
climateandcommunity.org/research/ove...
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In the 10 years since Paris, we failed to take the actions necessary to hold to 1.5C. We now face the same challenge in the next decade, but for 2C.
But now we also have to also contend with far worse #climate impacts as we try to decarbonise.
The longer we wait, the harder it gets!
#Overshoot
But now we also have to also contend with far worse #climate impacts as we try to decarbonise.
The longer we wait, the harder it gets!
#Overshoot
"So within 5 years, I would say, we'd have wiped out the chance for 2C. Because if we say 1.5C is impossible now, effectively 2C in the early 2030s is in the same position" - @kevinclimate.bsky.social
!!!! 😨
youtu.be/yULdkWpjmM0
!!!! 😨
youtu.be/yULdkWpjmM0
Professor Kevin Anderson - "... taking large risks with dire consequences ..." #cop29
YouTube video by Nick Breeze ClimateGenn
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In the 10 years since Paris, we failed to take the actions necessary to hold to 1.5C. We now face the same challenge in the next decade, but for 2C.
But now we also have to also contend with far worse #climate impacts as we try to decarbonise.
The longer we wait, the harder it gets!
#Overshoot
But now we also have to also contend with far worse #climate impacts as we try to decarbonise.
The longer we wait, the harder it gets!
#Overshoot
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"We will work tirelessly to make lights shine again in the hallways of NYCHA developments where they have long flickered."
Could Zohran Mamdani be reading @cplusc.bsky.social?
@aldasky.bsky.social, @kmc39.bsky.social, and @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social's proposal for a GND for NYCHA.
Could Zohran Mamdani be reading @cplusc.bsky.social?
@aldasky.bsky.social, @kmc39.bsky.social, and @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social's proposal for a GND for NYCHA.
The Case for a Green New Deal for Public Housing - Climate and Community Institute
The massive backlog of deferred maintenance for public housing in the United States demands a comprehensive, holistic solution that brings every unit in the country up …
climateandcommunity.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"We will work tirelessly to make lights shine again in the hallways of NYCHA developments where they have long flickered."
Could Zohran Mamdani be reading @cplusc.bsky.social?
@aldasky.bsky.social, @kmc39.bsky.social, and @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social's proposal for a GND for NYCHA.
Could Zohran Mamdani be reading @cplusc.bsky.social?
@aldasky.bsky.social, @kmc39.bsky.social, and @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social's proposal for a GND for NYCHA.
Michael Bloomberg spent over $12 trying—and failing—to stop Mamdani. Mamdani, who's about to make Bloomberg's transit fantasy a reality.
Yes, in 2007, Bloomberg said this: "If you were to design the ultimate system, you would have mass transit be free and charge an enormous amount for cars."
Yes, in 2007, Bloomberg said this: "If you were to design the ultimate system, you would have mass transit be free and charge an enormous amount for cars."
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Michael Bloomberg spent over $12 trying—and failing—to stop Mamdani. Mamdani, who's about to make Bloomberg's transit fantasy a reality.
Yes, in 2007, Bloomberg said this: "If you were to design the ultimate system, you would have mass transit be free and charge an enormous amount for cars."
Yes, in 2007, Bloomberg said this: "If you were to design the ultimate system, you would have mass transit be free and charge an enormous amount for cars."
The second biggest mayoral race will go down to the wire. @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social could win this! Another millennial leftist could triumph on a platform of left economic populism, transit, and social housing.
In early results, Katie Wilson trails incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell by 7 points, which would put her within reach of catching him in late returns. This is going to be a nailbiter.
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The second biggest mayoral race will go down to the wire. @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social could win this! Another millennial leftist could triumph on a platform of left economic populism, transit, and social housing.
It’s wild how hollow Newsom sounds after Mamdani. He has the surface of swagger—but zero social or econonic content.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It’s wild how hollow Newsom sounds after Mamdani. He has the surface of swagger—but zero social or econonic content.
Rachel Maddow sounds shellshocked. The TV libs aren’t ready for this.
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Rachel Maddow sounds shellshocked. The TV libs aren’t ready for this.
“Tonight we have stepped from the old into the new.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“Tonight we have stepped from the old into the new.”
Trying to listen but all I can think about is NYC upzoning ballot measures to make it easier for him to build so much green social housing 🤩
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Trying to listen but all I can think about is NYC upzoning ballot measures to make it easier for him to build so much green social housing 🤩
Let’s goooooooo!!!
Let's not forget that the only reason we're not talking about Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov's victory tonight is because she won her preliminary election so decisively that her billionaire heir opponent dropped out. ✊
Boston mayor Michelle Wu officially claims second term, cementing dominance in city - The Boston Globe
Mayor Michelle Wu ran unopposed, presiding unchallenged over Boston politics after a year in which it seemed her true political opposition was President Trump.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Let’s goooooooo!!!
Mikie Sherill wins in NJ—by imitating Mamdani’s price freeze.
Neoliberalism is dead, socialism is surging.
Neoliberalism is dead, socialism is surging.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Mikie Sherill wins in NJ—by imitating Mamdani’s price freeze.
Neoliberalism is dead, socialism is surging.
Neoliberalism is dead, socialism is surging.
East Bay DSA is so full of compersion for NYC
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
East Bay DSA is so full of compersion for NYC
Socialists are winning, from Astoria to Atlanta lfgoooooooo
Democratic socialism WINS in Atlanta! Meet your new ATL City Councilperson for District 2, and former ATLDSA co-chair, Kelsea Bond!
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Socialists are winning, from Astoria to Atlanta lfgoooooooo
Like a typical Canadian, I’m now remembering our 1998 Nagano Olympics hockey loss to the Czech Republic in the semi-finals 💔
(Which apparently became a Czech opera, called Nagano 😅)
(Which apparently became a Czech opera, called Nagano 😅)
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Like a typical Canadian, I’m now remembering our 1998 Nagano Olympics hockey loss to the Czech Republic in the semi-finals 💔
(Which apparently became a Czech opera, called Nagano 😅)
(Which apparently became a Czech opera, called Nagano 😅)