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Isabella M. Weber
@isabellamweber.bsky.social
EconProf, UMass Amherst

Robinson, Keynes, Meiksins Wood, Rothschild & Matthöfer Prizes | Harvard Associate in Research | 2023 TIME100 Next
"[I]f history were to repeat itself and we were to return to the so-called "normalcy" of the 1920's—then it is certain that even though we shall have conquered our enemies on the battlefields abroad, we shall have yielded to the spirit of Fascism here at home."

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Neue Studie des @dezim-institut.de „Importierter Antisemitismus? Empirische Befunde zu antisemitischen Einstellungen in Dland"! Neben der wichtigen Empirie fällt besonders folgender Befund ins Auge: Wer der "Importthese" zustimmt, zeigt häufiger antisemitische, aber auch muslimfeindliche Haltungen
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Today, I’m excited to announce the first major policy solution of our campaign: a concrete plan to break the power of corporate monopolies and build the next generation of public options.
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Public options are key for solving the affordability crisis, an essential ingredient of antifascist economic policy. @avilewis.ca is bringing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.socials winning playbook to Canada. It’s a global movement. The NDP could play an important part.

My Take: bsky.app/profile/isab...
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Sehr spannendes Gespräch mit @isabellamweber.bsky.social zu aktuellen Fragen der Wirtschaftspolitik: Von billigem Strom über aktive Industriepolitik bis zu Maßnahmen gegen die Teuerungskrise.
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Es war mir eine Ehre! Hoffentlich bald wieder.

Die SPÖ hat das Thema *leistbares Leben* zentral gesetzt lang bevor Affordability das Schlagwort des Momentes wurde.
Sehr spannendes Gespräch mit @isabellamweber.bsky.social zu aktuellen Fragen der Wirtschaftspolitik: Von billigem Strom über aktive Industriepolitik bis zu Maßnahmen gegen die Teuerungskrise.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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“In making life livable, democracy defends itself.” resümiert @isabellamweber.bsky.social im @theguardian.com #antifaschistischeWirtschaftspolitik! Imho sieht man Beispiel von #Mamdani, dass die Menschen dafür zu begeistern sind! bsky.app/profile/isab...
Public options for essentials, strategic price interventions, investment in housing and childcare — this is antifascist economics. It tackles the material conditions that make authoritarianism appealing.
In making life livable, democracy defends itself.
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Anti-fascistisk politik!
Public options for essentials, strategic price interventions, investment in housing and childcare — this is antifascist economics. It tackles the material conditions that make authoritarianism appealing.
In making life livable, democracy defends itself.
November 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Isabella Weber lays it out logically - a leader in economic analysis and practical solutions
Public options for essentials, strategic price interventions, investment in housing and childcare — this is antifascist economics. It tackles the material conditions that make authoritarianism appealing.
In making life livable, democracy defends itself.
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Public options for essentials, strategic price interventions, investment in housing and childcare — this is antifascist economics. It tackles the material conditions that make authoritarianism appealing.
In making life livable, democracy defends itself.
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🧵 about reseach on exactly how price instability in specific sectors like food increases inequality, affecting the those with low incomes far more seriously than the 1%.
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Posting this thread and Guardian article hoping you'll read it and take it to heart. We need radical ideas in Austin just as much as NYC, and Kirk Watson won't ever be up to the challenge. bsky.app/profile/isab...
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Great piece. "Mamdani’s agenda treats affordability of essentials as democratic obligation, not market efficiency."

This approach also underpins the work at @cplusc.bsky.social, from the reimagining of home insurance that I've done, to @sevier.io's vision for public energy.

#PeopleOverProfits
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Fantastic thread.
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Wow👇 #mustread 🧵 by @isabellamweber.bsky.social
„This restores democracy’s promise. As fascist movements gain ground globally, his victory provides something desperately needed: the beginning of an antifascist economic program that can win back people who have lost faith in democracy itself.“
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world.

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Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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"People are so fed up with the status quo that they opt for anything but continuity. But Democrats and most democratic parties worldwide have shied away from offering real alternatives. This has pushed voters into the arms of the extreme right, even fascist forces."
If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world.

My latest
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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“Mamdani’s agenda treats affordability of essentials as democratic obligation, not market efficiency…This is antifascist economics – not opposing any particular party, but addressing the material conditions that make fascism appealing.”
If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world.

My latest
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Superb article
“Centering his campaign on making life affordable again, Mamdani won because he offered hope”
If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world.

My latest
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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This is a great piece that deftly gets at the heart of what Mamdani is trying to do.
If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world.

My latest
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world.

My latest
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Mamdani won campaigning with price controls for essentials.

Harris lost shying away from her own price gouging policy for food.

Trump won fantasizing about bringing prices of essentials down.

Sheinbaum won a landslide controlling prices of essential groceries.
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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IMPORTANT thread worth reading in full—Professor @isabellamweber.bsky.social is an expert in anti-fascist economics:
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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This is an excellent thread on the economic underpinnings of our country’s descent into fascism and the antifascist, democratic alternatives that leaders like Mamdani offer us as a way forward.
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM