Eleanor Finley
@eleanorfinley.bsky.social
Author. Anthropologist. Eager to build a just, democratic, and sustainable world.
#socialecology #politicalecology #radicalmunicipalism #Rojava #degrowth #nextsystem
Working at nextsystem.gmu.edu/
Studying at umass.edu/anthropology/
#socialecology #politicalecology #radicalmunicipalism #Rojava #degrowth #nextsystem
Working at nextsystem.gmu.edu/
Studying at umass.edu/anthropology/
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Eleanor Finley
@eleanorfinley.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Practicing Social Ecology
How can we harness society's potential to change the trajectory of the climate crisis? So many of us feel helpless in the face of corporate environmental des...
www.plutobooks.com
Wow! It's actually so exciting to see likes and shares again after the shitshow of Twitter. Here's the link to preorder
my book! Comes out Feb 15.
www.plutobooks.com/978074534690...
my book! Comes out Feb 15.
www.plutobooks.com/978074534690...
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There will be an online event by the David Graeber Institute on December 8th.
Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno will speak about poetic technologies and the work of David Graeber
Save The Date!
www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-...
Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno will speak about poetic technologies and the work of David Graeber
Save The Date!
www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-...
Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno on Poetic technologies
The discussion will explore social technologies — how technology and social relations shape each other. This project is part of our broader public outreach, linking conversation and theory with practi...
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There will be an online event by the David Graeber Institute on December 8th.
Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno will speak about poetic technologies and the work of David Graeber
Save The Date!
www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-...
Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno will speak about poetic technologies and the work of David Graeber
Save The Date!
www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-...
Just wrapped up my first seminar with this very cool new political education organization in DC. Definitely give them a like and a follow to keep up with my work!
www.starofsophia.org
www.starofsophia.org
Star of Sophia
www.starofsophia.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just wrapped up my first seminar with this very cool new political education organization in DC. Definitely give them a like and a follow to keep up with my work!
www.starofsophia.org
www.starofsophia.org
I've recently joined the editorial board of the fabulous @redpeppermag.bsky.social which recently published this short, helpful explainer about dual power:
www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...
www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...
Key words: Dual Power - Red Pepper
Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking on how to overthrow capitalism
www.redpepper.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I've recently joined the editorial board of the fabulous @redpeppermag.bsky.social which recently published this short, helpful explainer about dual power:
www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...
www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...
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Where we are in the climate crisis: Amazonian dolphins dying in hot tub lakes. www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin...
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
www.cbsnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Where we are in the climate crisis: Amazonian dolphins dying in hot tub lakes. www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin...
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DHS to End Deportation Protections for South Sudanese Immigrants
DHS to End Deportation Protections for South Sudanese Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security has announced it's ending deportation protections for immigrants from South Sudan. Two hundred thirty South Sudanese nationals are currently approved to live and work in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status program.
www.democracynow.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
DHS to End Deportation Protections for South Sudanese Immigrants
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156 - The American Worker feat. Kevin Van Meter
We’re talking with @americanwork47.bsky.social again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/156-the-am...
We’re talking with @americanwork47.bsky.social again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/156-the-am...
156 - The American Worker feat. Kevin Van Meter | librarypunk
We’re talking with Kevin again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.
Twitter: https://x.com/AmericanWork47
readingstruggles.info...
www.librarypunk.gay
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
156 - The American Worker feat. Kevin Van Meter
We’re talking with @americanwork47.bsky.social again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/156-the-am...
We’re talking with @americanwork47.bsky.social again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/156-the-am...
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From the archive:
"Capital, in this view, is a meatgrinder that crushes human lives into sellable commodities"
Capitalism entails endless misery and violence writes Mark Steven. Can cinematic horror help us to understand and overthrow it?
(31 October 2021)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
"Capital, in this view, is a meatgrinder that crushes human lives into sellable commodities"
Capitalism entails endless misery and violence writes Mark Steven. Can cinematic horror help us to understand and overthrow it?
(31 October 2021)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
The rule of the flesh eaters: capitalism through a horror movie lens - Red Pepper
Capitalism entails endless misery and violence writes Mark Steven. Can cinematic horror help us to understand – and overthrow – it?
www.redpepper.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
From the archive:
"Capital, in this view, is a meatgrinder that crushes human lives into sellable commodities"
Capitalism entails endless misery and violence writes Mark Steven. Can cinematic horror help us to understand and overthrow it?
(31 October 2021)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
"Capital, in this view, is a meatgrinder that crushes human lives into sellable commodities"
Capitalism entails endless misery and violence writes Mark Steven. Can cinematic horror help us to understand and overthrow it?
(31 October 2021)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
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"The Community Through Colors, Sail Relief Team and Mutual Aid Disaster Relief have partnered to bring critical relief and recovery supplies to Jamaica in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa."
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Solar Power for the People - Community Relief for Jamaica
The Community Through Colors, Sail Relief Team and Mutual Aid Disaster Relief have partnered to bring critical relief and recovery supplies to Jamaica in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. This...
actionnetwork.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"The Community Through Colors, Sail Relief Team and Mutual Aid Disaster Relief have partnered to bring critical relief and recovery supplies to Jamaica in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa."
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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A new interview is up on our YT channel. @eleanorfinley.bsky.social describes her new book and why social ecology can offer a direction forward in thinking about the crises that affect our world today.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
A new interview is up on our YT channel. @eleanorfinley.bsky.social describes her new book and why social ecology can offer a direction forward in thinking about the crises that affect our world today.
The first episode of TRISE - Transnational Institute of Social Ecology's podcast "Monilizing Social Ecology" is now available online!
In this episode, we explore what social ecological transformations require on the ground and how they are being made a reality around the world.
shorturl.at/dAFwI
In this episode, we explore what social ecological transformations require on the ground and how they are being made a reality around the world.
shorturl.at/dAFwI
Mobilizing Social Ecology Podcast #1: A Talk with Eleanor Finley - Transnational Institute of Social Ecology
Mobilizing Social Ecology is a podcast of the Transnational Institute of Social Ecology (trise.net). It explores ecological and democratic transformations for collective liberation and life-sustaining...
www.trise.net
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The first episode of TRISE - Transnational Institute of Social Ecology's podcast "Monilizing Social Ecology" is now available online!
In this episode, we explore what social ecological transformations require on the ground and how they are being made a reality around the world.
shorturl.at/dAFwI
In this episode, we explore what social ecological transformations require on the ground and how they are being made a reality around the world.
shorturl.at/dAFwI
Next stop: Burlington, Vermont! Taling alternatives at the University of Vermont with @l4ecozoic.bsky.social, Leadership for the Ecozoic, David Bollier @davidbollier.bsky.social, and other superb ecological thinkers. Free and open to the public.
www.l4ecozoic.org/next-system-...
www.l4ecozoic.org/next-system-...
Next System Teach-In | L4Ecozoic
Alternatives Beyond Capitalism is part of a series of Next Systems Teach-Ins taking place worldwide. This event will take place at the University of Vermont and downtown Burlington on Thursday, Novem...
www.l4ecozoic.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Next stop: Burlington, Vermont! Taling alternatives at the University of Vermont with @l4ecozoic.bsky.social, Leadership for the Ecozoic, David Bollier @davidbollier.bsky.social, and other superb ecological thinkers. Free and open to the public.
www.l4ecozoic.org/next-system-...
www.l4ecozoic.org/next-system-...
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Hi! Since others are talking about my book, thought I'd share a little about it. The book is a love letter to women everywhere wondering why their time just isn't adding up. It turns out, it's not you! We are getting massively squeezed by structural changes! 🧵
www.amazon.com/Having-All-T...
www.amazon.com/Having-All-T...
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hi! Since others are talking about my book, thought I'd share a little about it. The book is a love letter to women everywhere wondering why their time just isn't adding up. It turns out, it's not you! We are getting massively squeezed by structural changes! 🧵
www.amazon.com/Having-All-T...
www.amazon.com/Having-All-T...
Just wrapped up a stimulating weekend in Columbus Ohio talking about social ecology with students at Ohio State University, John Glenn School of Public Policy and @twodollarradio.bsky.social!
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just wrapped up a stimulating weekend in Columbus Ohio talking about social ecology with students at Ohio State University, John Glenn School of Public Policy and @twodollarradio.bsky.social!
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After an attempt to revive earlier this year, the venerable anarchist and antifascist website It’s Going Down shuts up shop.
itsgoingdown.org/igd-2015-2025/
itsgoingdown.org/igd-2015-2025/
IGD: 2015 – 2025
About a year ago, we announced a hiatus on this project. Due to an outpouring of support, we pushed ourselves to continue, and over the last year, we’re proud of the interviews and roundups we’ve been...
itsgoingdown.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
After an attempt to revive earlier this year, the venerable anarchist and antifascist website It’s Going Down shuts up shop.
itsgoingdown.org/igd-2015-2025/
itsgoingdown.org/igd-2015-2025/
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Dormimos 90 minutos menos al día que antes de la Revolución Industrial. Entre los 'avances' del sistema económico actual está privarnos de sueño. Escribo sobre este tema a raíz de la última novela de Isaac Rosa, 'Las buenas noches', en @publico.es
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
No podemos dormir
La falta de sueño penetra en cada hogar como una maldición de nuestra época
www.publico.es
October 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Dormimos 90 minutos menos al día que antes de la Revolución Industrial. Entre los 'avances' del sistema económico actual está privarnos de sueño. Escribo sobre este tema a raíz de la última novela de Isaac Rosa, 'Las buenas noches', en @publico.es
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
My podcast episode with the Annares Project just dropped! youtu.be/orA2ZWCRsiM?...
What is Social Ecology? Eleanor Finley
YouTube video by Anarres Project for Alternative Futures
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My podcast episode with the Annares Project just dropped! youtu.be/orA2ZWCRsiM?...
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“The impressive scope of living examples explored in these pages offers today’s radicals a host of inspiring models for thinking about democracy and its continuing reinvention”
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
September 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“The impressive scope of living examples explored in these pages offers today’s radicals a host of inspiring models for thinking about democracy and its continuing reinvention”
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
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I cannot stress this enough: do not use email for organizing. Set strict retention so emails delete after a short period of time. Assume every Big Tech company will rat you out to the gestapo without lifting a finger to protect your rights theintercept.com/2025/09/16/g...
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.
theintercept.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I cannot stress this enough: do not use email for organizing. Set strict retention so emails delete after a short period of time. Assume every Big Tech company will rat you out to the gestapo without lifting a finger to protect your rights theintercept.com/2025/09/16/g...
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So grateful that Simon Copland wrote this excellent takedown. I thought I needed to write one, so was slogging my way through its arrogant, narrow-minded and turgid prose. Enough now. Abundant, one might say.
Abundance gets it wrong - Green Agenda
Simon Copland reviews Klein and Thompson’s Abundance. The book sounds progressive but delivers repackaged trickle-down economics, blaming NIMBYs while ignoring corporate power and capitalist inequalit...
greenagenda.org.au
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So grateful that Simon Copland wrote this excellent takedown. I thought I needed to write one, so was slogging my way through its arrogant, narrow-minded and turgid prose. Enough now. Abundant, one might say.
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"Scientists and modelers have not merely warned of the #ClimateCrisis - they have also, often unwittingly, contributed to it by reinforcing an uncritical faith in technological salvation & sidelining more structural social transformations"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In tech we trust: A history of technophilia in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) climate mitigation expertise
This article examines the technocentric bias that characterizes climate mitigation literature, focusing on the reports of the IPCC's Working Group III…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Scientists and modelers have not merely warned of the #ClimateCrisis - they have also, often unwittingly, contributed to it by reinforcing an uncritical faith in technological salvation & sidelining more structural social transformations"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
If we want to get rid of Trump once and for all, we're going to have to reckon with the fact that our entire society supports bullies and encourages abuse. The democracy that comes out of this will not be the "democracy" that went into it.
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If we want to get rid of Trump once and for all, we're going to have to reckon with the fact that our entire society supports bullies and encourages abuse. The democracy that comes out of this will not be the "democracy" that went into it.
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“The impressive scope of living examples explored in these pages offers today’s radicals a host of inspiring models for thinking about democracy and its continuing reinvention”
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org:
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org:
An Important New Book on the Praxis of Social Ecology
A new book offers offers a welcome, up-to-date examination of social ecology as a living tradition.
www.resilience.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“The impressive scope of living examples explored in these pages offers today’s radicals a host of inspiring models for thinking about democracy and its continuing reinvention”
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org:
Practicing Social Ecology by @eleanorfinley.bsky.social reviewed on @resilience.org:
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When the state is reduced to police/army then the people are reduced to an occupied population
The thing the mainstream media is not remembering about Hurricane Katrina is their own lethal, racist contribution to treating rumors as facts used to demonize the stranded in New Orleans, turning them from victims to be aided to enemies to be contained.
“An unsettling Mad Max vibe coursed through the city. Pickup trucks with armed men of unclear authority cruised around ..
“.. I headed back to Union Street. That body could not possibly still be there. This was the United States. We collect our dead.
“Still there.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/i...
“.. I headed back to Union Street. That body could not possibly still be there. This was the United States. We collect our dead.
“Still there.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/i...
August 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
When the state is reduced to police/army then the people are reduced to an occupied population
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“This, without a doubt, is neoliberalism’s
single most damaging legacy: the
realization of its bleak vision has
isolated us enough from one another
that it became possible to convince
us that we are not just incapable of
self-preservation but fundamentally
not worth saving.”
- Naomi Klein
single most damaging legacy: the
realization of its bleak vision has
isolated us enough from one another
that it became possible to convince
us that we are not just incapable of
self-preservation but fundamentally
not worth saving.”
- Naomi Klein
August 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“This, without a doubt, is neoliberalism’s
single most damaging legacy: the
realization of its bleak vision has
isolated us enough from one another
that it became possible to convince
us that we are not just incapable of
self-preservation but fundamentally
not worth saving.”
- Naomi Klein
single most damaging legacy: the
realization of its bleak vision has
isolated us enough from one another
that it became possible to convince
us that we are not just incapable of
self-preservation but fundamentally
not worth saving.”
- Naomi Klein