Emily Reisman
@emilyreisman.bsky.social
Assistant Prof in Environment & Sustainability at the University at Buffalo.
STS + Political Economy + Agroecology.
Book: The Almond Paradox, coming soon!
STS + Political Economy + Agroecology.
Book: The Almond Paradox, coming soon!
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This summer school on political ecology of the countryside looks great.
Political Ecologies of the Countryside: agrarian roots, environmental transformations and capitalist conflicts - 4 ECTS
The five-day intensive PhD spring school ‘Political Ecologies of the Countryside: agrarian roots, environmental transformations and capitalist conflicts’ will be held from 7-11 April 2025 in Wageninge...
www.wur.nl
January 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This summer school on political ecology of the countryside looks great.
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Here's the Food Professor's recent list of items that saw the biggest increase over the last year. What drove those increases?
Not the carbon tax, folks. Climate change.
Not the carbon tax, folks. Climate change.
January 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Here's the Food Professor's recent list of items that saw the biggest increase over the last year. What drove those increases?
Not the carbon tax, folks. Climate change.
Not the carbon tax, folks. Climate change.
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"The study is impressive in its scale...cases and deaths dropped by more than 50% and in the Indigenous population the drop was even more dramatic: more than 60%."
Nature Medicine study shows the effects of Bolsa Familia strongest in Black and Indigenous populations
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Nature Medicine study shows the effects of Bolsa Familia strongest in Black and Indigenous populations
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"The study is impressive in its scale...cases and deaths dropped by more than 50% and in the Indigenous population the drop was even more dramatic: more than 60%."
Nature Medicine study shows the effects of Bolsa Familia strongest in Black and Indigenous populations
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Nature Medicine study shows the effects of Bolsa Familia strongest in Black and Indigenous populations
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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News of a great victory by tenants and their advocates in Massachusetts against AI that screens out low-incomr tenants who receive housing vouchers! Congrats to all involved, including the local legal aid organization, @bostonlegalaid.bsky.social!
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
Despite a stellar reference from a landlord of 17 years, Mary Louis was rejected after being screened by firm SafeRent
Three hundred twenty-four. That was the score Mary Louis was given by an AI-powered tenant screening tool. The software, SafeRent,…
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:17 PM
News of a great victory by tenants and their advocates in Massachusetts against AI that screens out low-incomr tenants who receive housing vouchers! Congrats to all involved, including the local legal aid organization, @bostonlegalaid.bsky.social!
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The land sparing logic at the heart of this NYT piece is “An alibi for ecocide.”
A good time to repost the latest episode of Landscapes:
A good time to repost the latest episode of Landscapes:
December 13, 2024 at 4:16 PM
The land sparing logic at the heart of this NYT piece is “An alibi for ecocide.”
A good time to repost the latest episode of Landscapes:
A good time to repost the latest episode of Landscapes:
Ever wonder what platform capitalism looks like in agriculture? Well @landstuff.bsky.social, @zeniakish.bsky.social and I have a new paper laying out some ideas.
#platforms #politicaleconomy #agtech #rentiership
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#platforms #politicaleconomy #agtech #rentiership
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Agrarian Platform Capitalism: Digital Rentiership Comes to Farming
With the rise of digital technologies, a political-economic configuration recognised as “platform capitalism” has raised concerns over monopolistic tendencies, lack of accountability, expanded rentie...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Ever wonder what platform capitalism looks like in agriculture? Well @landstuff.bsky.social, @zeniakish.bsky.social and I have a new paper laying out some ideas.
#platforms #politicaleconomy #agtech #rentiership
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#platforms #politicaleconomy #agtech #rentiership
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...