Günseli Berik
@gberik.bsky.social
Professor emerita, economics; passionate about social justice, ecological sustainability & economics as if people at the bottom mattered
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Günseli Berik
@gberik.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Just started trying out Bluesky. Cannot bear continuing to support the site of he-who-shall-not-be-named. But my network is left there 😬
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In anticipation of #COP30, @viacampesina.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy calls for land and rights for those who cool the planet
viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...
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COP 30: La Via Campesina's Manifesto - Land and Rights for Those Who Cool the Planet!
This manifesto is our roadmap at this decisive moment, the pulse of collective action, a cry for deep systemic transformation. It is organized into three parts: the structural causes of the crisis, ou...
viacampesina.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In anticipation of #COP30, @viacampesina.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy calls for land and rights for those who cool the planet
viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...
viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...
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You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
Opinion | You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
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California: find that ballot in the stack of mail on your counter, vote YES on Prop 50 (there is only one question on that ballot) and get it to a ballot box! Find your nearest ballot box here: ocvote.gov/elections/ba...
October 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
California: find that ballot in the stack of mail on your counter, vote YES on Prop 50 (there is only one question on that ballot) and get it to a ballot box! Find your nearest ballot box here: ocvote.gov/elections/ba...
Three topics of rich engagement!
Finance, land and labour - a very good further installment of the Journal of Agrarian Change's 25th anniversary forum. The other 3 - all open access - can be found here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14710366...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Finance, Land and Labour
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Three topics of rich engagement!
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Excellent piece by @jamellebouie.net on the importance of placing limits on executive authority. “This is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook” [And check out the great @nathantankus.bsky.social for more on the history of the Federal Reserve!] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Opinion | This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Excellent piece by @jamellebouie.net on the importance of placing limits on executive authority. “This is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook” [And check out the great @nathantankus.bsky.social for more on the history of the Federal Reserve!] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
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Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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We will not stay silent.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
September 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
We will not stay silent.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Governor Lisa Cook
Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
docs.google.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | To defeat the Texas gerrymander, Democrats need to go nuclear
It’s not enough for blue states to redraw their own maps.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"blue-state leaders [have] to shed the “good government” constraints that now leave them unilaterally disarmed." @governor.ca.gov
Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | To defeat the Texas gerrymander, Democrats need to go nuclear
It’s not enough for blue states to redraw their own maps.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"blue-state leaders [have] to shed the “good government” constraints that now leave them unilaterally disarmed." @governor.ca.gov
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In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?”
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
August 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?”
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
But the Istanbul Convention is no more in Turkey, which withdrew from it in 2021! #VAW
The Istanbul Convention entered into force 11 years ago on August 1, 2014. It is a landmark international treaty focused on preventing and combating violence against women & domestic violence. #ZeroTolerance for violence in all its shapes & forms‼️ @megaluxembourg.bsky.social @minjuslu.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
But the Istanbul Convention is no more in Turkey, which withdrew from it in 2021! #VAW
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"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
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August 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
Hello friends, colleagues, former students, feminist economics community of Nilüfer Çağatay! We are very close to meeting the endowment mark for the feminist macroeconomics scholarship to honor her! Help us put us over the top! Grateful for those who donated! @IAFFE.bsky.social
Friends, colleagues, former students of Professor Nilüfer Çağatay & feminist economics community! Help us establish a scholarship to honor her and support an Economics PhD student to work on gender & macro @Utah.edu @IAFFE.bsky.social
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...
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Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship
Join me and make a gift to Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship
donate.utah.edu
July 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hello friends, colleagues, former students, feminist economics community of Nilüfer Çağatay! We are very close to meeting the endowment mark for the feminist macroeconomics scholarship to honor her! Help us put us over the top! Grateful for those who donated! @IAFFE.bsky.social
I was only able to participate virtually in #IAFFE2025 conference. The hybrid sessions and virtual plenaries were all inspiring and energizing. Thanks to all who made this terrific conference! As a kitschy move, here's my proof of participation 😃 (All: pls move to #Bluesky!)
July 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I was only able to participate virtually in #IAFFE2025 conference. The hybrid sessions and virtual plenaries were all inspiring and energizing. Thanks to all who made this terrific conference! As a kitschy move, here's my proof of participation 😃 (All: pls move to #Bluesky!)
But no apology?!
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has deleted all three of his tweets from his personal account that mocked and fanned conspiracies about the assassination of Minnesota Democrat state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
June 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
But no apology?!
Friends, colleagues, former students of Professor Nilüfer Çağatay & feminist economics community! Help us establish a scholarship to honor her and support an Economics PhD student to work on gender & macro @Utah.edu @IAFFE.bsky.social
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...
Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship
Join me and make a gift to Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship
donate.utah.edu
June 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Friends, colleagues, former students of Professor Nilüfer Çağatay & feminist economics community! Help us establish a scholarship to honor her and support an Economics PhD student to work on gender & macro @Utah.edu @IAFFE.bsky.social
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...
Our forthcoming chapter is published as WP by @levyecon.bsky.social. We document who's recognizing feminist macro. Heterodox econs unite!
www.levyinstitute.org/publications...
#IAFFE #feministEcon @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @pricelaborecon.bsky.social
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#IAFFE #feministEcon @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @pricelaborecon.bsky.social
The Rise and Rise of Feminist Macroeconomics: Who’s Recognizing?
Macroeconomics is arguably the most male-dominated field within the discipline of economics. Since the mid-1990s, feminist economists have thoroughly and meticulously challenged this field through emp...
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April 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Our forthcoming chapter is published as WP by @levyecon.bsky.social. We document who's recognizing feminist macro. Heterodox econs unite!
www.levyinstitute.org/publications...
#IAFFE #feministEcon @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @pricelaborecon.bsky.social
www.levyinstitute.org/publications...
#IAFFE #feministEcon @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @pricelaborecon.bsky.social
I agree, at least embarrass them, e.g., Joni Ernst
Please share this list FAR & WIDE! I will update as needed.
List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
January 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I agree, at least embarrass them, e.g., Joni Ernst
Go after these companies, Lina Khan! Till the last minute of your FTC chair position. Thank you!
Good grief.
"G.M. monitored and sold people’s precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as often as every three seconds,” Lina M. Khan, chair of the F.T.C. “With this action, the F.T.C. is safeguarding Americans’ privacy and protecting people from unchecked surveillance.”
January 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Go after these companies, Lina Khan! Till the last minute of your FTC chair position. Thank you!
Thank you, Lina Khan for your work as chair of FTC.
UnitedHealth found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Thank you, Lina Khan for your work as chair of FTC.
I like my clouds photo better (clear skies over Salt Lake City, during Covid) 😄
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
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January 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I like my clouds photo better (clear skies over Salt Lake City, during Covid) 😄
I am a regular contributor to Wikipedia! (@Wikieducation.bsky.social)
If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
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Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
The billionaire has become one of the most prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I am a regular contributor to Wikipedia! (@Wikieducation.bsky.social)
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I am thrilled to welcome @darrickhamilton.bsky.social to the AFL-CIO as our new Chief Economist. His visionary scholarship and bold thinking will be invaluable to the labor movement as we continue building an economy that works for all. aflcio.org/press/releas...
AFL-CIO Announces Dr. Darrick Hamilton as New Chief Economist | AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation representing nearly 13 million workers, announced today that Dr. Darrick Hamilton will serve as its next chief economist.
aflcio.org
December 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I am thrilled to welcome @darrickhamilton.bsky.social to the AFL-CIO as our new Chief Economist. His visionary scholarship and bold thinking will be invaluable to the labor movement as we continue building an economy that works for all. aflcio.org/press/releas...
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"We don’t have a policy on Palestine. We just do what the Israelis want us to do.” - Mike Casey, the US diplomat working on Gaza who just quit his job.
‘Tired of writing about dead kids’: why a US state department worker resigned over Israel-Gaza policy
Mike Casey, one of only two people explicitly focused on Gaza, left over inaction and doing ‘what the Israelis want’
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:25 AM
"We don’t have a policy on Palestine. We just do what the Israelis want us to do.” - Mike Casey, the US diplomat working on Gaza who just quit his job.