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
I think a mix of both. I'm no expert on Venezuela, in particular, but know a lot about the political economy of oil. Christy is a historian of Latin America, and Steve knows a lot about the US state and empire.
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I think a mix of both. I'm no expert on Venezuela, in particular, but know a lot about the political economy of oil. Christy is a historian of Latin America, and Steve knows a lot about the US state and empire.
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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 …
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January 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
For the record, this is my response to your response. peopleandnature.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/c...
Ha, yes, this is very plausible:
“My blunt assessment about Venezuela is that Marco Rubio wanted Maduro gone and he used oil as a pretext,” says Drezner of the Fletcher School. “I don’t doubt that Donald Trump thinks it’s all about oil, but he’s wrong.”
“My blunt assessment about Venezuela is that Marco Rubio wanted Maduro gone and he used oil as a pretext,” says Drezner of the Fletcher School. “I don’t doubt that Donald Trump thinks it’s all about oil, but he’s wrong.”
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Ha, yes, this is very plausible:
“My blunt assessment about Venezuela is that Marco Rubio wanted Maduro gone and he used oil as a pretext,” says Drezner of the Fletcher School. “I don’t doubt that Donald Trump thinks it’s all about oil, but he’s wrong.”
“My blunt assessment about Venezuela is that Marco Rubio wanted Maduro gone and he used oil as a pretext,” says Drezner of the Fletcher School. “I don’t doubt that Donald Trump thinks it’s all about oil, but he’s wrong.”
And of course this is all related to my essay with @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social and @leighphillips.bsky.social in the new issue of @catalystjournal.bsky.social catalyst-journal.com/2025/12/the-...
The Left Has Always Fought for Abundance
The Left once promised plenty for all. Now liberals call for abundance while socialists hesitate and environmentalists shudder. The NGO-industrial complex these liberals target is indeed a fetter on p...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
And of course this is all related to my essay with @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social and @leighphillips.bsky.social in the new issue of @catalystjournal.bsky.social catalyst-journal.com/2025/12/the-...
lol the struggle is real.
January 6, 2026 at 2:34 AM
lol the struggle is real.
Like, it's cool this capitalist winery gets to save all this money, but worth pointing out they still are perilously dependent on the grid for as much as 25% of the year!
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Like, it's cool this capitalist winery gets to save all this money, but worth pointing out they still are perilously dependent on the grid for as much as 25% of the year!
Yes (which is def a gangster tactic!)
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Yes (which is def a gangster tactic!)