The green transition isn’t a “win-win.” Some will lose - and it should be the fossil fuel companies.
@meadwaj.bsky.social and @triofrancos.bsky.social discuss the high point of Green New Deal organising, and what comes next.
Listen now 🎧
@alameda.institute
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Calling it a final offer after 21 hours of closed-door talks signals pressure, not resolution. When nuclear red lines are set unilaterally and diplomacy is framed as compliance, the risk is escalation, not stability, especially in an already volatile region.
"Many of those governments will gather in Colombia on 28-29 April for a conference to begin a global transition...Critically, the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels will not be governed by UN rules, which require consensus, but by majority rule"
What this means, if it is maintained, is that repairing the damage wrought by US and Israeli bombardment will be to the charge of ... almost everyone. It is a tax ultimately paid by direct and indirect consumers of energy products, fertiliser (and thus food), helium (and thus semi-conducters).
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Civil society organizations in Europe are increasingly being repressed www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
"Organize or Burn deserves a wide readership among scholars of movements and organizations as well as among activists." Thank you, David Purucker, for your review of my book on New York City DSA and Public Power NY mobilization.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...
Fourteen countries led by Spain and Mexico have proposed limiting UN Security Council veto powers, arguing that states directly involved in conflicts should not block resolutions addressing those crises, in a push to reform global decision-making.
To help restore and expand civics learning, Wesleyan University is offering a new course for high school students nationwide. With a heavy emphasis on youth leadership, it also explores contemporary challenges such as voter engagement, media literacy, and political polarization. #highered #education
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
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Spain’s MEP, Irene Montero:
“They say Iran has nuclear weapons — sounds like what they said about Iraq.”
“But it is Israel that has nuclear weapons.”
“The U.S. is the only country to ever drop a nuclear bomb.”
“Today, Israel and the U.S. are the greatest threat to humanity.”
Susan Sarandon says she was blacklisted for calling for Gaza ceasefire
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Susan Sarandon says she’s been essentially blacklisted from Hollywood, specifically over her statements about the …
#Americans are leaving the US in record numbers – More #citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life, chart @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...
Zohran talking about Public Power in 2021 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRaX...
Hey what can we do instead of numbing ourselves to the despair being pushed down from the highest levels of this country? We can build from below, which is what organizers are showing us in the public power movement. Check this out if you need a dose of optimism (backed with real life examples!)
I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
A note to all the celebrities, athletes, and CEOs who are too afraid to speak out in the current climate: We don’t need you. But we will remember your silence in this moment.
Mamdani gets it: the task of ecosocialists is to show that we can build a fairer, greener world faster than centrists.
It was an honor to be interviewed in-depth by @lalehkhalili.bsky.social @proteanmag.com
A key theme: how to analyze “extractive frontiers” from a world-systemic perspective attentive to both the structures of colonialism and capitalism—and to socio-ecological struggle proteanmag.com/2025/12/22/e...
San Francisco could follow the example from New York and begin to build a whole new political bloc based entirely around making PG&E public. In the Hudson Valley, the fight against their corporate utility, Central Hudson, is a defining part of @sarahana.bsky.social's work as a state Assembly member.
🔔 GOOD NEWS today from a grassroots campaign in the Hudson Valley that's trying to permanently bring down the price of their light bills with public power! Check out the full details and get involved in this campaign with @sarahana.bsky.social and @mhvdsa.bsky.social
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Joe Rogan that Trump "saved the AI industry... If not for his pro-growth energy policy, we would not be able to build factories for AI."
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
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