Daniel Aldana Cohen
@aldasky.bsky.social
Political economy of climate emergency. Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley; Director, Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, or (SC)2; Founding Co-Director, Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social. A Planet to Win (Verso). he/him
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Opinion | Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ It’s Time for Something Different.
Climate impacts are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.
www.nytimes.com
To make real climate progress, we need a green economic populism that brings immediate, material benefits to the working class—tackling both carbon and the cost-of-living crisis. We can start local rn.
Thrilled to share my NYT op-ed w @triofrancos.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/o...
Thrilled to share my NYT op-ed w @triofrancos.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/o...
Why did Biden's climate policies fail to cement EVs in US life? Only well-off ppl have been buying lots of new cars—IRA leaned into that.
The EV subsidies for expensive cars had income caps—but were de facto most relevant for buyers earning just under the limit. Not much help for working class.
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The EV subsidies for expensive cars had income caps—but were de facto most relevant for buyers earning just under the limit. Not much help for working class.
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February 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Why did Biden's climate policies fail to cement EVs in US life? Only well-off ppl have been buying lots of new cars—IRA leaned into that.
The EV subsidies for expensive cars had income caps—but were de facto most relevant for buyers earning just under the limit. Not much help for working class.
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The EV subsidies for expensive cars had income caps—but were de facto most relevant for buyers earning just under the limit. Not much help for working class.
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The IOC has banned the courageous & principled Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych for his “helmet of memory” commemorating Ukraine’s war dead.
Meanwhile the IOC is selling a $42 "Heritage T-shirt" commemorating the 1936 Olympics, known as the Nazi Games. shop3.olympics.com/en/olympic-g...
Meanwhile the IOC is selling a $42 "Heritage T-shirt" commemorating the 1936 Olympics, known as the Nazi Games. shop3.olympics.com/en/olympic-g...
February 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The IOC has banned the courageous & principled Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych for his “helmet of memory” commemorating Ukraine’s war dead.
Meanwhile the IOC is selling a $42 "Heritage T-shirt" commemorating the 1936 Olympics, known as the Nazi Games. shop3.olympics.com/en/olympic-g...
Meanwhile the IOC is selling a $42 "Heritage T-shirt" commemorating the 1936 Olympics, known as the Nazi Games. shop3.olympics.com/en/olympic-g...
$38B for gestapo jails to divide and conquer us, instead of $38 billion for green social housing to bring us together and make us safer.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:17 AM
$38B for gestapo jails to divide and conquer us, instead of $38 billion for green social housing to bring us together and make us safer.
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Taxing the rich… is a pretty effective strategy
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Taxing the rich… is a pretty effective strategy
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Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a wild success. #taxtherich @House Our Neighbors: Yes on 1A @Tech 4 Housing
TikTok video by Ron Davis
www.tiktok.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
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All of our fights are connected.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
Yes, Climate Still Matters. Here's How It Connects to Every Other Crisis in the World Today.
Lately I've been experiencing something I suspect a lot of other climate reporters—and really anyone who works on climate—has also been feeling: a big ol' case of the "who the fuck cares?" with a heap...
drilled.ghost.io
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
All of our fights are connected.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
New York's private housing is infrastructure. It's a collectively managed good that's a platform for the whole economy.
Finally, under Zohran, we have the chance to manage this infrastructure properly—fix up the homes, and stop landlords' speculative profiteering off the backs of tenants.
Finally, under Zohran, we have the chance to manage this infrastructure properly—fix up the homes, and stop landlords' speculative profiteering off the backs of tenants.
I have a new piece out today in Phenomenal World, on the economics of a freeze in NYC regulated rents. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/aft...
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
New York's private housing is infrastructure. It's a collectively managed good that's a platform for the whole economy.
Finally, under Zohran, we have the chance to manage this infrastructure properly—fix up the homes, and stop landlords' speculative profiteering off the backs of tenants.
Finally, under Zohran, we have the chance to manage this infrastructure properly—fix up the homes, and stop landlords' speculative profiteering off the backs of tenants.
“the luxury travel market — defined as appealing to ‘affluent travelers seeking exclusive, personalized and immersive experiences that blend comfort, culture and customization’ — was valued at $1.77 trillion in 2025.”
The global value of the solar industry is <$300B
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
The global value of the solar industry is <$300B
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
Champagne, Concierges and Emergency Sand: How the Ultra-Rich Travel
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“the luxury travel market — defined as appealing to ‘affluent travelers seeking exclusive, personalized and immersive experiences that blend comfort, culture and customization’ — was valued at $1.77 trillion in 2025.”
The global value of the solar industry is <$300B
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
The global value of the solar industry is <$300B
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
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It is worth noting that Rehmet (see rest of thread) appears to have run as pro union, working class, populist - calling out the rich - and naming (1) racial gerrmanderying (2) book bans (3) religion in schools (4) protecting kids' privacy.
May this be the early signs of Texas waking to the horrors of this regime. May this also be yet another indicator to Democrats: voters want fighters, not appeasers. Rehmet ran on working class fighter bonafides.
Wow, buckle up.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
It is worth noting that Rehmet (see rest of thread) appears to have run as pro union, working class, populist - calling out the rich - and naming (1) racial gerrmanderying (2) book bans (3) religion in schools (4) protecting kids' privacy.
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Methane pollution from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire economies of all but seven nations on earth.
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
Accounting for methane from natural gas infrastructure in United States greenhouse gas emission estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that United States net greenhouse gas emissions have declined over the last two decades and are no…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Methane pollution from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire economies of all but seven nations on earth.
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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This country has locked up so many children in one prison that the CHILDREN ARE LEADING PRISON UPRISINGS. As a country we are not furious enough yet.
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM
This country has locked up so many children in one prison that the CHILDREN ARE LEADING PRISON UPRISINGS. As a country we are not furious enough yet.
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Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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Dear friends,
Consider this post my formal endorsement of @avilewis.ca for federal leader of the NDP. Yes, Avi is my brother in law 😊. But even if he wasn't, I'd be all in. 🧵...
Consider this post my formal endorsement of @avilewis.ca for federal leader of the NDP. Yes, Avi is my brother in law 😊. But even if he wasn't, I'd be all in. 🧵...
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Dear friends,
Consider this post my formal endorsement of @avilewis.ca for federal leader of the NDP. Yes, Avi is my brother in law 😊. But even if he wasn't, I'd be all in. 🧵...
Consider this post my formal endorsement of @avilewis.ca for federal leader of the NDP. Yes, Avi is my brother in law 😊. But even if he wasn't, I'd be all in. 🧵...
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"When I get into these funks, it’s like I start believing that climate change is something separate from state violence—and it’s not."
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"When I get into these funks, it’s like I start believing that climate change is something separate from state violence—and it’s not."
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Me quoted in here: "Let’s be clear: reining in ICE violence is a kitchen table [matter], as there is no such thing as affordability when families are being broken apart and workers are being kidnapped on the way to work.”" #mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
'No doubt it may get worse before it gets better’ — Breaking down the 2026 State of the Commonwealth.
This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporters Jennifer Smith and Chris Lisinski talk about Gov. Maura Healey's 2026 State of the Commonwealth speech. They compare her tone and policy positio...
commonwealthbeacon.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Me quoted in here: "Let’s be clear: reining in ICE violence is a kitchen table [matter], as there is no such thing as affordability when families are being broken apart and workers are being kidnapped on the way to work.”" #mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
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i feel for all the radical centrists out there now confronting the fact that their ideology was the one built in a bubble and formed by groupthink. with enough exposure to facts and logic they will, some day god willing, catch up to the left
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
i feel for all the radical centrists out there now confronting the fact that their ideology was the one built in a bubble and formed by groupthink. with enough exposure to facts and logic they will, some day god willing, catch up to the left
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"One child bleeding from an eye injury wasn’t seen by medical staff for two days. Another child’s foot was broken when a member of the staff dropped a volleyball net pole."
They were fed meals "that were moldy and had worms" and then refused to treat food poisoning.
apnews.com/article/immi...
They were fed meals "that were moldy and had worms" and then refused to treat food poisoning.
apnews.com/article/immi...
January 25, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"One child bleeding from an eye injury wasn’t seen by medical staff for two days. Another child’s foot was broken when a member of the staff dropped a volleyball net pole."
They were fed meals "that were moldy and had worms" and then refused to treat food poisoning.
apnews.com/article/immi...
They were fed meals "that were moldy and had worms" and then refused to treat food poisoning.
apnews.com/article/immi...
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They went with an accurate headline, and ended up with this.
Goddamit I should have known it was too good to last. Some senior editor decided to both-sides it after all. Cowards! Charlatans!
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
They went with an accurate headline, and ended up with this.
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The most important public health story right now in America is that the Trump administration is executing people in the streets, it is kidnapping people of all ages, including 2-year-olds, it is torturing them, & it is putting them in concentration camps where many have been killed or “disappeared”
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The most important public health story right now in America is that the Trump administration is executing people in the streets, it is kidnapping people of all ages, including 2-year-olds, it is torturing them, & it is putting them in concentration camps where many have been killed or “disappeared”
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looking at reddit.com/r/all right now is wild. 80% of the posts are anti ice from every kind of subreddit like NBA, climbing, nursing, batman, catbongos and music
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January 25, 2026 at 5:15 AM
looking at reddit.com/r/all right now is wild. 80% of the posts are anti ice from every kind of subreddit like NBA, climbing, nursing, batman, catbongos and music
The revolt of imprisoned migrants against an American death squad killing an American citizen is what decolonial politics look like. This is where hope shines.
Meanwhile, liberals told us that the genocide wasn’t real, until the violence boomeranged home.
I know who to trust for the battles ahead.
Meanwhile, liberals told us that the genocide wasn’t real, until the violence boomeranged home.
I know who to trust for the battles ahead.
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
The revolt of imprisoned migrants against an American death squad killing an American citizen is what decolonial politics look like. This is where hope shines.
Meanwhile, liberals told us that the genocide wasn’t real, until the violence boomeranged home.
I know who to trust for the battles ahead.
Meanwhile, liberals told us that the genocide wasn’t real, until the violence boomeranged home.
I know who to trust for the battles ahead.
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There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis: