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The Price is Wrong
RECENT TECHNICAL ADVANCES mean it is typically cheaper to produce electricity from renewable sources than from fossil fuels. Yet, around the world, the transition to green energy is happening too slow...
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UK paperback of The Price is Wrong available from today, @versobooks.bsky.social
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“The imperialists come anyway.”
This week the podcast is BACK and Adrienne speaks to
@sabrinafernandes.bsky.social about Brazilian ecological politics and Lula’s presidency as COP30 begins today in Belém.
Listen now to the full episode 👇
This week the podcast is BACK and Adrienne speaks to
@sabrinafernandes.bsky.social about Brazilian ecological politics and Lula’s presidency as COP30 begins today in Belém.
Listen now to the full episode 👇
Lula’s Dilemma at COP30
Adrienne speaks to Sabrina Fernandes about the complexities of Brazilian ecological politics at the start of the COP30 climate conference.
break-down.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“The imperialists come anyway.”
This week the podcast is BACK and Adrienne speaks to
@sabrinafernandes.bsky.social about Brazilian ecological politics and Lula’s presidency as COP30 begins today in Belém.
Listen now to the full episode 👇
This week the podcast is BACK and Adrienne speaks to
@sabrinafernandes.bsky.social about Brazilian ecological politics and Lula’s presidency as COP30 begins today in Belém.
Listen now to the full episode 👇
I know a book about this
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I know a book about this
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Read Benjamin H. Bradlow's review of "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet" by Brett Christophers.
#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Read Benjamin H. Bradlow's review of "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet" by Brett Christophers.
#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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They didn’t even do it to reduce inflation, which was at 2 % at the time. It was pure idiocy
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
They didn’t even do it to reduce inflation, which was at 2 % at the time. It was pure idiocy
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I wrote a piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
How Sweden’s Social Democrats Abandoned the Working Class
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
jacobin.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I wrote a piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
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This is a curious argument, at least as far as housing is concerned. Treats the Renters Rights Act as though it’s a return to rent control rather than an extension of consumer rights 1/n
on.ft.com/4p2K1jM The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
on.ft.com/4p2K1jM The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
In education, labour and housing we risk going back towards what we know will not work
on.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This is a curious argument, at least as far as housing is concerned. Treats the Renters Rights Act as though it’s a return to rent control rather than an extension of consumer rights 1/n
on.ft.com/4p2K1jM The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
on.ft.com/4p2K1jM The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
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Given the stratospheric emissions from 50000-odd attendees, and the repeated lack of actual progress, it's surely the case that the annual COP circus is a net-negative for the climate?
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Given the stratospheric emissions from 50000-odd attendees, and the repeated lack of actual progress, it's surely the case that the annual COP circus is a net-negative for the climate?
This is heartbreaking and enraging in equal measure.
Most important piece I've read in the Guardian in a good while.
Most important piece I've read in the Guardian in a good while.
‘The ward felt like a prison. What had I let them do?’: how my daughter was crushed by a health service meant to help her
Ruth was 14 years old and being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act. She wasn’t allowed to see her family for more than a few hours a week. Ho...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is heartbreaking and enraging in equal measure.
Most important piece I've read in the Guardian in a good while.
Most important piece I've read in the Guardian in a good while.
Given the stratospheric emissions from 50000-odd attendees, and the repeated lack of actual progress, it's surely the case that the annual COP circus is a net-negative for the climate?
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Given the stratospheric emissions from 50000-odd attendees, and the repeated lack of actual progress, it's surely the case that the annual COP circus is a net-negative for the climate?
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Shit, Kohei Saito kommer till Stockholm för att prata om marxism och degrowth?? Har helt missat. 8 november:
www.gnistor.se/event/2025-1...
www.gnistor.se/event/2025-1...
Kohei Saito – Eco-Socialist Degrowth in Climate Collapse
We are thrilled to announce that distinguished philosopher and political economist Kohei Saito will be coming to Stockholm and ABF-huset in November to give this year’s Stockholm Archipelago Lecture.
...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Shit, Kohei Saito kommer till Stockholm för att prata om marxism och degrowth?? Har helt missat. 8 november:
www.gnistor.se/event/2025-1...
www.gnistor.se/event/2025-1...
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Look, Exxon isn't stupid. Malevolent, sure, but not stupid. If they could make the type of money they could off of renewables they would jump, but they can't and they know it and we need to be honest about this.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Look, Exxon isn't stupid. Malevolent, sure, but not stupid. If they could make the type of money they could off of renewables they would jump, but they can't and they know it and we need to be honest about this.
Striking Economist chart in the latest Tooze newsletter. Presumably NY's vertiginous rents would make NY's _real_ real wages (i.e. real wages post housing costs) look even worse by comparison. New mayor really has got a challenge on his hands
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Striking Economist chart in the latest Tooze newsletter. Presumably NY's vertiginous rents would make NY's _real_ real wages (i.e. real wages post housing costs) look even worse by comparison. New mayor really has got a challenge on his hands
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You can read Sofia's essay here — a digital subscription is just over £1 a month and enables us to keep publishing these important stories
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The Sunlight Managers
By deploying the language of objectivity while evading questions about the social relations that underlie the climate crisis, the science profession is granting legitimacy to a dangerous idea: solar g...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
You can read Sofia's essay here — a digital subscription is just over £1 a month and enables us to keep publishing these important stories
www.break-down.org/the-sunlight...
www.break-down.org/the-sunlight...
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Recommended listen: with Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social covering her superb essay on the science and politics of geoengineering for Issue 2 of @the-breakdown.bsky.social
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The Sunlight Managers w/ Sofia Menemenlis
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 05/11/2025 · 46m
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November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Recommended listen: with Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social covering her superb essay on the science and politics of geoengineering for Issue 2 of @the-breakdown.bsky.social
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Oil profits happen by harming people elsewhere in the world via climate change. You're "democratising" the profit of that damage among those not damaged.
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Oil profits happen by harming people elsewhere in the world via climate change. You're "democratising" the profit of that damage among those not damaged.
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New paper about institutional investors, maintenance of asset values, social struggles and rental housing in Sweden:
MAINTAINING RENTAL HOUSING AS AN ASSET: Exploring Institutional Investors in Sweden’s Rental Market
Institutional investors have asserted significant power over rental markets across the transatlantic. However, their stronghold has been contested after rising interest rates in 2022. In this article...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
New paper about institutional investors, maintenance of asset values, social struggles and rental housing in Sweden:
Enjoying the irony of Norway's oil investment fund having "ethics rules". An oil fund!
It's like a serial killer having ethics rules about where he can and can't bury the bodies.
It's like a serial killer having ethics rules about where he can and can't bury the bodies.
Norway suspends $2.1tn oil fund’s ethics rules to avoid selling Big Tech stakes
Jens Stoltenberg says move will avoid forced sale of shares in Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet over their work for Israel
www.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Enjoying the irony of Norway's oil investment fund having "ethics rules". An oil fund!
It's like a serial killer having ethics rules about where he can and can't bury the bodies.
It's like a serial killer having ethics rules about where he can and can't bury the bodies.
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🟡 MULTITUDES: How Crowds Made the Modern World is out in paperback from @versobooks.bsky.social today 🟡 www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🟡 MULTITUDES: How Crowds Made the Modern World is out in paperback from @versobooks.bsky.social today 🟡 www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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new from me ⬇️
"At the same time the market share of private credit funds grows, government regulations are exposing retirement savings to unregulated financial assets."
@lenorepalladino.bsky.social on how unregulated private credit funds can affect U.S. retirement accounts:
@lenorepalladino.bsky.social on how unregulated private credit funds can affect U.S. retirement accounts:
Risks escalate for U.S. retirement plans due to unregulated private credit funds and new rules opening them up to retirement savings accounts
Private credit funds heighten financial risks for average Americans investing their retirement savings in these unregulated banking vehicles.
equitablegrowth.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
new from me ⬇️
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There's never been much correlation between citation and quality in academic publication, in my view.
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Social Media Participation and Scholarly Success in Law - Julian Nyarko, David E. Pozen, 2025
Using a novel dataset on Twitter activity as well as a novel corpus of law journal publications, this paper examines the impact of social media activity on the ...
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November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There's never been much correlation between citation and quality in academic publication, in my view.
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Looking at this chart, you wonder if the mere fact of the Labour Party being in government is a resentment generator
For the first time in a decade the majority of British adults believe the generosity of the welfare system stops people from supporting themselves, according to the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). on.ft.com/3X6VYbZ
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Looking at this chart, you wonder if the mere fact of the Labour Party being in government is a resentment generator
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OnlineFirst - "Decarbonization debt and energy rents: On the limits of mobilizing private climate finance for housing decarbonization" by Julia Wagner:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
OnlineFirst - "Decarbonization debt and energy rents: On the limits of mobilizing private climate finance for housing decarbonization" by Julia Wagner:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
There's never been much correlation between citation and quality in academic publication, in my view.
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Social Media Participation and Scholarly Success in Law - Julian Nyarko, David E. Pozen, 2025
Using a novel dataset on Twitter activity as well as a novel corpus of law journal publications, this paper examines the impact of social media activity on the ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There's never been much correlation between citation and quality in academic publication, in my view.
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
But social media has obliterated any such relationship: "those who post frequently about their own work" (yuck) see big citation uplift.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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On the one hand: Interesting just how long post-imperial Britain could cling on to its relative economic position. On the other hand: Yikes.
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
On the one hand: Interesting just how long post-imperial Britain could cling on to its relative economic position. On the other hand: Yikes.
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
www.ft.com/content/d70c...
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Must read from @schooldaves.bsky.social on how municipal socialism must contend with the bond market.
If Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race next month, he’ll face some major constraints funding his campaign promises. @schooldaves.bsky.social writes on the straitjacket of the municipal bond market.
Paying for It | David I. Backer
Should Zohran Mamdani become the next mayor of New York City, he will be restricted by the municipal bond market.
thebaffler.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Must read from @schooldaves.bsky.social on how municipal socialism must contend with the bond market.