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Daniel Aldana Cohen

@aldasky.bsky.social

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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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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · Jan 7

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...

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

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Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social · 18h

Read my analysis here www.ft.com/content/6ff9... and reporting on Trilogy here www.ft.com/content/8951...

Trump’s resource nationalism is the worst of all worlds

Demand for rare earths is greatest in the clean energy sector that the US president is intent on dismantling

www.ft.com

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much everyone for the messages of love and support. I feel fortified by your presence in my life and in the world. I keep thinking about all our neighbors and siblings—hundreds in Chicago alone—who’ve been detained into the unknown of horrendous facilities. We owe them resistance.

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 1d

Yep- a very dumb bet.

Financial Times headline: “America is now one big bet on Al: It's seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy.” By RUCHIR SHARMA

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 1d

"Greening the global economy does not have to be done through unjust fuel extraction; societies can choose fairer paths to net-zero emissions." Perfectly put.

Love this glowing review of @triofrancos.bsky.social's EXTRACTION in @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

From fossil fuels to ‘green capitalism’: the dilemmas of a just energy transition

Greening the global economy does not have to be done through unjust fuel extraction; societies can choose fairer paths to net-zero emissions.

www.nature.com

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 4d

This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman.

Amplify amplify amplify please.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4d

@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social tells these cops about themselves.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4d

Eman talked about why she was taking the risks involved with attending these protests here.

Holding the Line Through Tear Gas and Censorship

“There is no neutral ground in this moment. You’re either resisting or you’re complicit,” says Eman Abdelhadi.

truthout.org

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 4d

ICE en masse physically attacked a crowd of protesters under protection of @govpritzker.illinois.gov’s state troops. Disgusting.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

we should bring back shame actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

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isaac @sevier.io · 6d

Thank god no one seems to be injured from this. Did you know there's a @cplusc.bsky.social about this? Never a better time to read it and send it to your city councilors.

climateandcommunity.org/research/get...

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 8d

(But yes, the costs of climate chaos are also coming for Miami)
www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/...

Major bank says this US city is most at risk of a property crash

A major bank has declared that an American city is the most at-risk place in the entire world when it comes to housing.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 8d

We knew climate would push people out of Miami. We didn't guess that fascism would push them out first.

www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

Miami Suburb’s Once-Vibrant Housing Scene Is Hit by Exodus of Migrants

Doral, Fla., was a hub for Venezuelan immigrants, but now many have moved away, leaving their belongings, jobs and homes behind.

www.wsj.com

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 12d

First read the teaser, THEN READ THE BOOK!

Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social · 15d

‼️ Read an adapted excerpt from EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism in @nybooks.com ‼️

Extraction is officially published TOMORROW (9/23) 👀 www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 12d

When I say the US has bet its post-pandemic economy on AI while China has bet its on green energy, this is what I mean: Here, AI related companies account for 75% of S&P 500 returns since ChatGPT's launch. In China, green tech accounts for one quarter of GDP growth.

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 13d

At a Climate Week event where a fancy financier just boasted that their AI could advance sustainability by answering detailed CO2 footprint questions. Which, FWIW, can also be accomplished by skimming this book.

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 15d

Mamdani’s the beginning of the end for Schumer and Jeffries.

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 18d

Avi's launch video is 🔥. While Carney's elbows are sagging, Avi's building a real agenda to make life better for Canada's many.

Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 18d

Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.

I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.

We need a government that serves the many, not the money.

Join in. lewisforleader.ca/

youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY

Why I’m running for NDP leader

YouTube video by Avi Lewis

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isaac @sevier.io · 19d

Some of the most devastating impacts of the second red scare were the loss of jobs that came along with it. Gay people were not widely employed: the federal civil service at the time administered an exam, which helped reduce bias in hiring, which meant more Blacks, women, and gay men had good jobs.

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 20d

Calling all housing-brained people! You have the shocking opportunity to work w Ruthy, my absolute green housing queen—so smart, so knowledgeable, so fun!!! We need to rebuild the future of housing. Lfg! Please share widely and consider applying! 🌱🌹🏢

Ruthy Gourevitch @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social · 29d

‼️ Join my team ‼️ @cplusc.bsky.social is hiring a Housing Policy Manager to help advance progressive housing and climate solutions alongside some of the best tenant unions, labor unions, policymakers, and researchers in the field.

Apply here by Oct 5! climateandcommunity.org/careers/

Work With Us - Climate and Community Institute

Job opportunities at the Climate and Community Institute

climateandcommunity.org

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 21d

Read the piece, he's not praising Kirk

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 21d

My column in the new issue of @thenation.com, in which I argue that liberals who are finally acknowledging that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza must atone for nearly two years of complicity.

To Those Who Have Just Awakened to the Horrors in Gaza

Yes, we should welcome the latecomers to the fight against genocide, but there also needs to be accountability.

www.thenation.com

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you, Ta-Nehisi Coates.

archive.is/7uhwf

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 22d

Many American politicians are learning from Vienna, which is combatting housing scarcity+climate change-- all at the same time.

This group from Portland is another example.

To go on a podcast jaunt and read more about Vienna's green social housing, check out our feature from June on @npr.org 📻🎧🌍

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 22d

Exciting! We try to clarify some lessons for US from
Vienna in this report. Happy to discuss if helpful

climateandcommunity.org/research/vie...

Green Social Housing: Lessons from Vienna - Climate and Community Institute

Vienna is the global capital of social housing. Over 40 percent of the city’s housing units are social housing, providing homes for the majority of the …

climateandcommunity.org

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Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social · 22d

In a world riven by inequality and devastated by climate + ecological crisis, what would it take for "green industrial policy" to empower the working class in Global North + South, and be truly green?

New @cplusc.bsky.social report by me and Isabel Estevez (1/3) t.co/78sQQe4d1g

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 24d

And this isn’t just wishcasting. Transit agencies are gaining significant capacities to develop near their stations. Some really interesting stuff could happen of we build the power to push it through.