Matt Huber
@matthuber.bsky.social
Geographer, Lifeblood (2013) @UMinnPress, Climate Change as Class War (2022) @VersoBooks https://www.versobooks.com/books/3973-climate-change-as-class-war
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Matt Huber
@matthuber.bsky.social
· May 20
My book has been 'out of stock' for months on Verso's site, but I'm happy to report it's back up! www.versobooks.com/products/775...
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Upcoming 1/21 Roundtable on #Venezuela, #Oil, and Global #Politics w/ the Marxist Education Project, @matthuber.bsky.social @stevemaherecon.bsky.social @llchristyll.bsky.social & @cperezbustillo.bsky.social RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/venezu...
Roundtable on Venezuela, Oil, and Global Politics - Marxist Education Project
Join us for a timely conversation among leading left critics of the Trump administration's attack on Venezuelan sovereignty and its attempt to seize that nation's oil wealth. Matt Huber challenges int...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Upcoming 1/21 Roundtable on #Venezuela, #Oil, and Global #Politics w/ the Marxist Education Project, @matthuber.bsky.social @stevemaherecon.bsky.social @llchristyll.bsky.social & @cperezbustillo.bsky.social RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/venezu...
I'll be doing this online event on Venezuela with Steve Maher and @llchristyll.bsky.social next Wed January 21st at 7:30pm. Thanks to Fred Murphy and the Marxist Education Project for organizing! marxedproject.org/event/venezu...
January 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'll be doing this online event on Venezuela with Steve Maher and @llchristyll.bsky.social next Wed January 21st at 7:30pm. Thanks to Fred Murphy and the Marxist Education Project for organizing! marxedproject.org/event/venezu...
Cool that @jacobinmag.bsky.social transcribed my conversation w/ Vivek Chibber on his "Confronting Capitalism" podcast. I really think it's worth a read or listen! jacobin.com/2026/01/abun...
Real Abundance Requires Class Struggle
Today liberals lead the call for abundance. But if they really want to deliver plenty for all, they’ll need to confront the entrenched power of the capitalist class.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Cool that @jacobinmag.bsky.social transcribed my conversation w/ Vivek Chibber on his "Confronting Capitalism" podcast. I really think it's worth a read or listen! jacobin.com/2026/01/abun...
Really enjoyed this Sinica podcast. Cutting through so much of the BS circulating around Venezuela. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Eric Olander: After the Maduro Capture — Assessing China's Real Exposure in Venezuela
Podcast Episode · Sinica Podcast · 01/08/2026 · 1h 10m
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January 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Really enjoyed this Sinica podcast. Cutting through so much of the BS circulating around Venezuela. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Neoliberals really have nothing to offer but dreams. www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Neoliberals really have nothing to offer but dreams. www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
One big difference between Chavez and Maduro is that oil prices collapsed not too long after Chavez's death in 2013. Chavismo thrived in the context of an oil boom.
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
One big difference between Chavez and Maduro is that oil prices collapsed not too long after Chavez's death in 2013. Chavismo thrived in the context of an oil boom.
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For the record, this is my response to your response. peopleandnature.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/c...
Caution: high-voltage networks. Polemical cheap shots may cause damage
By Simon Pirani Electricity networks matter. Humans depend on economic and technological systems through which they run. We will depend on electricity networks still more heavily if – despite, and …
peopleandnature.wordpress.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
For the record, this is my response to your response. peopleandnature.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/c...
“For all the talk of the 19th century, the closest immediate parallels to Trump’s action in Venezuela may be Iran 1953 and Guatemala 1954.” www.ft.com/content/7be4...
The new era of resource imperialism
Trump’s military actions in Venezuela show how US foreign policy has become geared towards securing access to energy and critical minerals
www.ft.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
“For all the talk of the 19th century, the closest immediate parallels to Trump’s action in Venezuela may be Iran 1953 and Guatemala 1954.” www.ft.com/content/7be4...
The good people at @jacobinmag.bsky.social asked me to revise (and add fresh content) to my substack piece on US oil capital's interests in Venezuela. jacobin.com/2026/01/trum...
Trump’s Venezuela Actions Are About More Than Oil
Venezuela’s heavy crude is expensive to extract, it will take years of sustained investment to meaningfully lift output, and it may not even be profitable at current prices. The current aggression is ...
jacobin.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The good people at @jacobinmag.bsky.social asked me to revise (and add fresh content) to my substack piece on US oil capital's interests in Venezuela. jacobin.com/2026/01/trum...
The main US oil company with a vested interest in Venezuela had no idea the invasion was happening. www.economist.com/business/202...
January 8, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The main US oil company with a vested interest in Venezuela had no idea the invasion was happening. www.economist.com/business/202...
It was really fun to go on Vivek Chibber's "Confronting Capitalism" podcast to talk about socialism and abundance. Listen up! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Abundance Needs Socialism
Podcast Episode · Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber · 01/07/2026 · 46m
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January 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It was really fun to go on Vivek Chibber's "Confronting Capitalism" podcast to talk about socialism and abundance. Listen up! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Worth following Matt Huber and his prolific analysis of fossil Capital in the war on Venezuela 👇
Another post on oil and Venezuela. matthuber.substack.com/p/us-oil-cap...
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Worth following Matt Huber and his prolific analysis of fossil Capital in the war on Venezuela 👇
Only Andreas Malm (or Wim Carton?) could connect Lenin’s reading of Hegel’s Logic to the science of climate tipping points.
“It would be over the top to claim that contemporary climate science is moving towards an objectively Leninist understanding of its object. But not by much.”
“It would be over the top to claim that contemporary climate science is moving towards an objectively Leninist understanding of its object. But not by much.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Only Andreas Malm (or Wim Carton?) could connect Lenin’s reading of Hegel’s Logic to the science of climate tipping points.
“It would be over the top to claim that contemporary climate science is moving towards an objectively Leninist understanding of its object. But not by much.”
“It would be over the top to claim that contemporary climate science is moving towards an objectively Leninist understanding of its object. But not by much.”
Another post on oil and Venezuela. matthuber.substack.com/p/us-oil-cap...
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Another post on oil and Venezuela. matthuber.substack.com/p/us-oil-cap...
I know these articles are meant to wow the NYT readership about how cool solar/batteries are, but pay attention to the protagonists: private homeowners & businesses saving personal wealth & delinking from shared, social grid infrastructure. Not good imo! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I know these articles are meant to wow the NYT readership about how cool solar/batteries are, but pay attention to the protagonists: private homeowners & businesses saving personal wealth & delinking from shared, social grid infrastructure. Not good imo! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Wrote up some quick thoughts on oil and imperialism in light of Venezuela. open.substack.com/pub/matthube...
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Wrote up some quick thoughts on oil and imperialism in light of Venezuela. open.substack.com/pub/matthube...
Our technology will destroy jobs and the social fabric for millions of people. How about we offer a measly 1% of our profits to start a nonprofit?
Such a great and thoughtful idea from a CEO here. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
December 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Our technology will destroy jobs and the social fabric for millions of people. How about we offer a measly 1% of our profits to start a nonprofit?
Such a great and thoughtful idea from a CEO here. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
December 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Such a great and thoughtful idea from a CEO here. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
Now that Trump controls all three branches of government and is destroying everything Democrats care about, they have a new and exciting idea: "Maybe we shouldn't be the party of the status quo?" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Can Democrats Reinvent Themselves as Washington Disrupters?
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Now that Trump controls all three branches of government and is destroying everything Democrats care about, they have a new and exciting idea: "Maybe we shouldn't be the party of the status quo?" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
I am sick and home alone on Christmas Eve so naturally I’m watching the 1986 biopic of Rosa Luxemburg (first time!)
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I am sick and home alone on Christmas Eve so naturally I’m watching the 1986 biopic of Rosa Luxemburg (first time!)
Excited to see a slightly edited (and profusely footnoted) version of my abundance essay w/ @leighphillips.bsky.social and @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social in the new issue of Catalyst. Love this pithy summary! Subscribe to @catalystjournal.bsky.social!
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Excited to see a slightly edited (and profusely footnoted) version of my abundance essay w/ @leighphillips.bsky.social and @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social in the new issue of Catalyst. Love this pithy summary! Subscribe to @catalystjournal.bsky.social!
I was asked by @the-breakdown.bsky.social to talk about a book that shaped my thinking in 2025 and was excited to talk about this one. breakdownjournal.substack.com/p/books-of-t...
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I was asked by @the-breakdown.bsky.social to talk about a book that shaped my thinking in 2025 and was excited to talk about this one. breakdownjournal.substack.com/p/books-of-t...
Decided to post something on substack for the 1st time (partially b/c of dissatisfaction with this place & the other place, it must be said).
My first post is a response to @simonpirani.bsky.social's critiques of my work with @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social on electricity politics (link in next post).
My first post is a response to @simonpirani.bsky.social's critiques of my work with @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social on electricity politics (link in next post).
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Decided to post something on substack for the 1st time (partially b/c of dissatisfaction with this place & the other place, it must be said).
My first post is a response to @simonpirani.bsky.social's critiques of my work with @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social on electricity politics (link in next post).
My first post is a response to @simonpirani.bsky.social's critiques of my work with @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social on electricity politics (link in next post).
Really smart point. Stop hinging your climate policy on capitalist/GOP buy in. newrepublic.com/article/2027...
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Really smart point. Stop hinging your climate policy on capitalist/GOP buy in. newrepublic.com/article/2027...