Leigh Claire La Berge
@lclaberge.bsky.social
Writer, professor, author of “Marx for Cats,” (2023) and "Fake Work" (2025); pre-apocalypse, post-pet; NY-based Marxist humorist.
Pinned
My life as a businessman circa 1999, coming soon from @haymarketbooks.org
From a colleague whose work I really respect. So nice to hear!
Classroom report:
"To be a barnacle on the floating corpse of capital. Was that the most I could hope for from a professional life?"
Ending the Work + Literature course on @lclaberge.bsky.social's gorgeous, funny FAKE WORK: moving and meta, a workplace satire and memoir of political consciousness.
"To be a barnacle on the floating corpse of capital. Was that the most I could hope for from a professional life?"
Ending the Work + Literature course on @lclaberge.bsky.social's gorgeous, funny FAKE WORK: moving and meta, a workplace satire and memoir of political consciousness.
Fake Work
www.haymarketbooks.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
From a colleague whose work I really respect. So nice to hear!
The NY TIMES's description of the moment the police apprehended Luigi Mangione, brought to you by McDonalds.
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The NY TIMES's description of the moment the police apprehended Luigi Mangione, brought to you by McDonalds.
General feel good post: it's so exciting to see wonderful books coming out by friends and colleagues; just this morning I saw @quinnslobodian.com's forthcoming book profiled in Kirkus and @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and @johannawinant.bsky.social interviewed in PW about their new book. Keep reading!
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
General feel good post: it's so exciting to see wonderful books coming out by friends and colleagues; just this morning I saw @quinnslobodian.com's forthcoming book profiled in Kirkus and @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and @johannawinant.bsky.social interviewed in PW about their new book. Keep reading!
Neoliberal snow day! Our first of the season. It's not even snowing but that hardly matters.
Reminder: a neoliberal snow day describes the shutting ONLY of schools while all other services continue operations.
Reminder: a neoliberal snow day describes the shutting ONLY of schools while all other services continue operations.
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Neoliberal snow day! Our first of the season. It's not even snowing but that hardly matters.
Reminder: a neoliberal snow day describes the shutting ONLY of schools while all other services continue operations.
Reminder: a neoliberal snow day describes the shutting ONLY of schools while all other services continue operations.
One thing I continue to not miss about living in Germany is the seasonal appearance of Christmas markets. If I never have another gluhwein it will be too soon. (I did appreciate the medieval themed market in Neukölln.)
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
One thing I continue to not miss about living in Germany is the seasonal appearance of Christmas markets. If I never have another gluhwein it will be too soon. (I did appreciate the medieval themed market in Neukölln.)
Seen in the wild at a public library (!) in NYC, which feels great.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Seen in the wild at a public library (!) in NYC, which feels great.
In bed and sick with minimal attention. Who can recommend an engaging podcast for someone in that state? No murder or sexual violence please. Should be engaging but banal.
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In bed and sick with minimal attention. Who can recommend an engaging podcast for someone in that state? No murder or sexual violence please. Should be engaging but banal.
excuse me while I use two-factor to log on to my brightspace course page at four-minute intervals. would much rather have this cutting edge technology than chalk in the classroom or paper in the departmental printer @cuny.edu
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
excuse me while I use two-factor to log on to my brightspace course page at four-minute intervals. would much rather have this cutting edge technology than chalk in the classroom or paper in the departmental printer @cuny.edu
This headline from the NY Times could describe so many appalling government regimes across so many times and places.
November 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This headline from the NY Times could describe so many appalling government regimes across so many times and places.
What better way to inaugurate the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social era?
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
What better way to inaugurate the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social era?
I am on the same book table as David Brooks and Bill Belchick; the sky truly is the limit, folks.
@lclaberge.bsky.social in "personal growth" section
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I am on the same book table as David Brooks and Bill Belchick; the sky truly is the limit, folks.
True but would be better if the book being worked on was about the specter of US fascism.
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
True but would be better if the book being worked on was about the specter of US fascism.
Looks fantastic! Congratulations, Samuel.
My next book has a cover! I Will Not Abandon You is a new history of queer women under Nazism that calls for us to rethink how we understand fascist persecution as well as the very foundations of progressive politics today. You can preorder it anywhere you buy books
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bookshop.org/p/books/i-wi...
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Looks fantastic! Congratulations, Samuel.
Even better
October 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Even better
More Michel, from one of our great contemporary interpreters of him, @jasonread.bsky.social (and his dog).
Michel Foucault was born on this day all of his investigations into the relations of power and knowledge would have never prepared him for our new episteme of powerful people getting away with saying stupid stuff.
www.unemployednegativity.com/2025/05/do-y...
www.unemployednegativity.com/2025/05/do-y...
Do Your Own Damn Research: The New Episteme of Trump 2.0
www.unemployednegativity.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
More Michel, from one of our great contemporary interpreters of him, @jasonread.bsky.social (and his dog).
Happy birthday, Michel Foucat! 99 years ago today.
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Happy birthday, Michel Foucat! 99 years ago today.
Recs for a cosy W. Village bar/cafe on a late Sunday afternoon? This is how old I am.
October 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Recs for a cosy W. Village bar/cafe on a late Sunday afternoon? This is how old I am.
It's a rare historical occurrence that a political reactionary embraces the cat, but, alas, here we are.
October 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It's a rare historical occurrence that a political reactionary embraces the cat, but, alas, here we are.
A cat in the window helped this artist win the Zohran sticker contest.
hyperallergic.com/1046937/nyc-...
hyperallergic.com/1046937/nyc-...
NYC Artist and Educator Wins Zohran Mamdani Sticker Contest
Nishan Patel’s design depicts a bodega storefront with a furry feline in the window, a tender homage to the beloved neighborhood businesses.
hyperallergic.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A cat in the window helped this artist win the Zohran sticker contest.
hyperallergic.com/1046937/nyc-...
hyperallergic.com/1046937/nyc-...
I swear at least 2% of the decline is due to my own decision to stop drinking beer.
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I swear at least 2% of the decline is due to my own decision to stop drinking beer.
Quick commies, get your socialism at a discount through Amazon Prime.
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Quick commies, get your socialism at a discount through Amazon Prime.
I really enjoyed this conversation about Myka Tucker-Abramson's new "Cartographies of Empire," a really fantastic and creative book about the genre of the road novel. Thanks, John!
Our conversation with @mykaabramson.bsky.social about her terrific new book, Cartographies of Empire.
With @nedra-abada.bsky.social, Kafui Attoh (@cunyslu.bsky.social), George Edwards (@zetkincollective.bsky.social), & @lclaberge.bsky.social.
Hosted by me and @yosra999.bsky.social.
With @nedra-abada.bsky.social, Kafui Attoh (@cunyslu.bsky.social), George Edwards (@zetkincollective.bsky.social), & @lclaberge.bsky.social.
Hosted by me and @yosra999.bsky.social.
New Routes in Transnational American Studies #3 - Cartographies of Empire
YouTube video by John Munro - University of Birmingham
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I really enjoyed this conversation about Myka Tucker-Abramson's new "Cartographies of Empire," a really fantastic and creative book about the genre of the road novel. Thanks, John!
US Treasury Sec. says: Bailout a chainsaw-wielding fascist in Argentina? Sure. A Democratic Socialist in NYC? Drop dead.
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
US Treasury Sec. says: Bailout a chainsaw-wielding fascist in Argentina? Sure. A Democratic Socialist in NYC? Drop dead.