NEW PUBLICATION in NatureSustainability:

Alexandros Kentikelenis and I argue that if green industrial policies are not globalized thru technology transfers to the Global South, the hopes of this policy approach for both climate and development are likely to be dashed.

doi.org/10.1038/s41893…

“Extractivism is the modality through which capitalism is lived in the periphery.”

I’m featured in the new issue of Granta in a wide ranging interview, with sharp questions from Thomas Meaney on the past, present, and possible futures of extraction. granta.com/the-extracted-…

This guy is a more effective communicator than 95% of left-wing electeds. Connecting the moral purpose of Palestine solidarity protests with his values as a father 🫡

STATEMENT FROM CONCERNED UT AUSTIN FACULTY. #NotOurTexas

I'll take quality over quantity here nytimes.com/2024/03/25/wor…

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Public housing is one of the only deeply affordable housing options left. The time is past due for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders' GND for Public Housing. Our research shows its transformative potential. More from 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗: theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m….

Thrilled to see this excellent and important work published!

With the economy going so well, and with Biden posing no genuine threat to the rich, I am a bit surprised to see the lackluster support from the wealthy to maintain status quo over the potential chaos Trump could bring. Who has done the best writing on this?

A lack of union power has been a key contributor to the boom in inequality & the lack of good jobs for many Americans—especially those w/out 4-yr degrees. It's hard to overstate the significance of the booming labor movement & what it can do for workers, communities, & democracy

In a PBS PBS NewsHour series focused on the U.S. social safety net, Jamila Michener, associate professor of govt and public policy, says, “It's important to make the social safety net, about what it is about, which is supporting people in times of need...'

pbs.org/newshour/show/…

A few months ago a HS student reached out requesting to chat about the Civilian Climate Corps and the case for a Federal Job Guarantee. The student just emailed me the documentary he put together for his capstone.

Wow. youtube.com/watch?v=Jg5bIe…

Thrilled to see this comment by the FTC. When we talk about common sense rent regulations, like rent control, we often fail to properly account for the role it can play in regulating the market power of landlords wielded via 1) concentration and 2) collusion.

1. As landlords turn to algorithms to set rents, they should be aware that price fixing through an algorithm is still price fixing.

A brief by FTC & Department of Justice makes clear that there is no AI exemption from the antitrust laws.

ftc.gov/business-guida…

Utterly insane that we used to have a Federal Reserve where the 20 year head of Research and Statistics proposed a job guarantee **in his official remarks at an FOMC meeting**

Glad to see Peter Coy asking a crucial question, even if we disagree about how feasible it might be. For our full report, see: climateandcommunity.org/economists-cas… nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opi…

Landlords opposition to rent control and claims about neg effects on supply are essentially the exact thing as businesses being against minimum wages & claiming they lead to less hiring/layoffs.

And guess what? The empirical data support neither claim.

What a powerful statement that is somehow completely missed in our conversations about the economic costs of the transition off fossil fuels. Also raises great questions about the financing mechanisms—providing a greater justification for debt financing. link.springer.com/article/10.100…