Ben and Quinn do an unbelievably good job guiding us through our bizarre political-economic moment. Listen.
Thea Riofrancos
@triofrancos.bsky.social
Political Scientist, Providence College Strategic Co-Director, Climate and Community Institute Author / Resource Radicals (Duke UP 2020) Co-Author / A Planet to Win (Verso 2019) Forthcoming / Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (WW Norton)
This is an excellent listen: @thedigradio.bsky.social with @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com about their recent book. I went in cautiously b/c I can't spare another brain cell for Musk, but the emphasis is squarely on the 'ism'. Super interesting analysis. thedigradio.com/podcast/musk...
Muskism w/ Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian
Featuring Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian on their book Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. What the world’s bizarre richest man reveals about our financially fabulist, hard tech, far-right political-...
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newbooksnetwork.com/building-pos... another good podcast from New Books Network on #climate issues. i like the critical take on the "abundance" narrative, and the part on social housing. listen!
Billy Fleming, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions" (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2026) - New Books Network
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Climate Week NYC is just around the corner. Starting next week, our staff and leaders will be at a number of events to discuss the issues that the climate movement faces in the months ahead and beyond. Join us, and visit the links below to RSVP and get more information 🧵
Friday, Sept 25, 12 PM Book Talk: Thea Riofrancos, Extraction Featuring @triofrancos.bsky.social, CCI Strategic Co-Director ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
This is what people power looks like and with it we can change everything about how we live, play, breathe, and work.
Dissent Magazine@dissentmag.bsky.social · 4w agoIn the time between David Morales’s first surprise victory in 2020 and his unprecedented upset this month, a lot has changed in Providence. His win was, in no small part, the result of six years of movement building.
Excited for the new term and assigning 3q outstanding books for my students to read: More and More and More by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz; Extraction by @triofrancos.bsky.social; and Hyperscale by @parismarx.com - really looking forward to the conversations! Thx to the authors for these great books!
If you only listen to one podcast this weekend, this is the one.
Astra Taylor@astra.bsky.social · last mo.Excited to share this long-brewing episode of @thedigradio.bsky.social. Got to nerd out about climate catastrophe and insurance — and the possibility of better public models — with @moira.bsky.social, @madisoncondon.bsky.social, and @dwallacewells.bsky.social thedigradio.com/podcast/insu...
Great @thedigradio.bsky.social w/ @astra.bsky.social @moira.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social and @madisoncondon.bsky.social At 1:40, Madison shares her National Climate Service idea. For more, see her "Building Up in 2029" chapter from @rooseveltinstitute.org. bsky.app/profile/todd...
Astra Taylor@astra.bsky.social · last mo.Excited to share this long-brewing episode of @thedigradio.bsky.social. Got to nerd out about climate catastrophe and insurance — and the possibility of better public models — with @moira.bsky.social, @madisoncondon.bsky.social, and @dwallacewells.bsky.social thedigradio.com/podcast/insu...
This November, I’ll have the honor of hosting the 2026 Shasha Seminar on The New Global Economic Order At Wesleyan. I can’t quite believe we’ve managed to bring all these brilliant minds together. I’ll share the website and registration details soon. For now, a little teaser!
“refusal from the start” I can’t recommend more strongly reading “Here Where We Live is Our Home” and then listening to this interview of @mollycrabapple.bsky.social by @danieldenvir.bsky.social on @thedigradio.bsky.social What a gift, particularly now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Destruction of the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple
Podcast Episode · The Dig · August 14 · 2h 8m
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In Issue No. 5, @keeanga.bsky.social spoke to @danieldenvir.bsky.social of @thedigradio.bsky.social Kamala Harris’s loss to Trump. Their conclusions about the Dems’ ineffectual leadership and the potential for a left-wing alternative anticipated this election cycle. hammerandhope.org/article/elec...
Looking forward to seeing @triofrancos.bsky.social this week! If you're around SF and can get to @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social tomorrow night, come hang with us!
Author: Thea Riofrancos, Extraction
In Extraction by Professor Thea Riofrancos, she asks "Will green capitalism save us from the climate crisis?" Renewable energy and "clean tech" are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment, wi...
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Die US-amerikanische Politikwissenschaftlerin Thea Riofrancos beschreibt in ihrem neuen Buch „Extraktion. Über die Grenzen des grünen Kapitalismus“ das Paradoxon der aktuellen globalen Klimapolitik. www.xing.com/news/article...
Zwischen Dekarbonisierung und globalem Rohstoffabbau: Die Klimakrise sollte nicht rein technokratisch betrachtet werden | XING
Die Nutzung emissionsfreier Windräder, Solaranlagen und Elektroautos schützen zwar das Klima, zerstören aber andererseits Ökosysteme in den Abbaugebieten. Die US-amerikanische Politikwissenschaftlerin...
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Aus „Der globale Süden trägt die Last der #Energiewende“ Der Freitag|Nr. 33|13.08.26 „Alles wird gleichzeitig passieren, Weil wir die Energiewende nicht in einer geordneten Abfolge erleben werden. Wir werden Solar-anlagen bauen, während wir den Rauch von Waldbränden […] [Original post on mas.to]
Everyone* loves this chart & its message & while it's a useful counter to "individual responsibility"--especially with the point stressed here about holding systems accountable--I think it's also useful to look at its entourage of meanings: 🧵 *not literally
Abilu Tangwa.@abilutangwa.bsky.social · 2mo ago100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis
@publicgrids.org on electrical generation @waiterich.bsky.social on food systems @lissaharris.bsky.social on getting people on board w/burning less stuff @bethsawin.bsky.social on systems change to solve multiple problems @triofrancos.bsky.social on just electrification (ctd.)
Penguin has a page up for my new book, coming Feb 2027, HOUSE SOCIETY The epigraph is from Kenneth T. Jackson's famous "Crabgrass Frontier": "... no society can be fully understood apart from the residences of its members" The book is an exploration and affirmation of that thesis!
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The world is in the midst of a deep and worsening housing crisis. It has caused rents to soar in Britain, millions to protest in Spain, and a government to collapse in Sweden. Under a global ideology ...
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@triofrancos.bsky.social will speak at the San Francisco Public Library this coming Tuesday 8/25 at 5:30pm, on her book Extraction. Share this post, or this short url, with friends on.sfpl.org/trio #sanfrancisco #oakland #capitalism #climate
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley released an attack ad trying to demonize me as a socialist extremist. It’s a desperate effort to blunt the momentum behind David Morales. Please donate DavidMoralesPVD.com and help us make Smiley regret his fearmongering, red-baiting campaign.
A very cool new thing from @cplusc.bsky.social: a toolkit to help communities negotiate the best possible community benefit agreements. cbatoolkit.climateandcommunity.org
"Wenn tausend Menschen mit einem Elektrobus fahren, braucht das weit weniger Lithium, als wenn jeder von ihnen ein großes Elektroauto besitzt." Ich habe für @freitag.de auch noch ein Interview mit @triofrancos.bsky.social über "Extraktion. Über die Grenzen des grünen Kapitalismus" geführt. 👇
Lithium für die Energiewende: Warum grüner Kapitalismus neue Konflikte schafft
Für die Energiewende brauchen wir Rohstoffe, doch ihr Abbau zerstört Ökosysteme und verschärft soziale Konflikte. Thea Riofrancos erforscht in ihrem jüngsten Buch diese Widersprüche und erklärt, warum...
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🚨BAY AREA: I’ll be coming to San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland next weeks for a series of events on my book EXTRACTION — and on the intersections of climate, energy, mining, geopolitics, and the supply chains of global capitalism. Come through! www.theariofrancos.com/upcoming-eve...
Also, @danieldenvir.bsky.social's statement reminded me of NYC Mayor Mamdani's interview with the New York Times when he said, "Cities have often been discussed as the laboratories of democracy — we can actually show that this isn’t a fantasy." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/m...
Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an interview with the mayor of New York City.
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Kenny Uong@kennyuong.bsky.social · 2mo agoHow wonderful... another attack ad from incumbent Providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s campaign, this one titled “Full Control.” When your campaign’s message is built on scaring our neighbors instead of focusing on your vision for the next four years in our beautiful capital city, that says a lot. 🙄
This piece is both really good and completely correct. defector.com/humanists-ha...
Humanists Have Done Nothing Wrong | Defector
For many years, I’ve held a pet theory that cultural consumers can be grouped into two broad categories: Primary Source People and Secondary Source People. The former are the book lovers, cinephiles, ...
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Jack Murphy is one of the best architecture editors around, and it’s always worth having a look at what he’s reading www.archpaper.com/2026/08/eic-...
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