Haven't posted in a while -- but here's a new oped on how to link anti-militarism, economic populism, and racial equity, all by drawing on the promise of Jesse Jackson's electoral campaigns. Your thoughts? www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Lo dudo, dude.
From ESMA, the museum area in Buenos Aires dedicated to the disappeared taken in the days of military dictatorship. A reminder that authoritarians can be overcome, justice can be served, liberty can be won.
Why Trump’s Compact for Higher Ed deserves an ‘F’ (hint: it’s not just for the facism . . .) www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Like so much of this administration: scary and stupid at the same time. Read the interview—The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Crackdown on Academia www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/o...
Watching democracy die on the daily . . .
Looking for inspiration? My interview with the amazing Carmen Rojas of the Marguerite Casey Foundation on how they prepared for the current moment -- and how they stepped up giving to match the moment @npquarterly.bsky.social @eri-usc.bsky.social
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Great new piece by three grad students who are part of @uscsociology.bsky.social and @eri-usc.bsky.social dornsife.usc.edu/eri/2025/09/...
I signed an open letter from economists supporting Gov. Lisa Cook and Fed Independence. Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... | Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I have an article coming out on the Latino vote — and buyers remorse about Trump. Or you could just watch this by Snow Tha Product: youtu.be/RtcPhMiiYNU?...
Had a great conversation with Dr. Lande Ajose from the Waverley Street Foundation about community organizing, engaged research, and the climate crisis.
www.waverleystreet.org/news/in-conv...
Anyone now doubting that authoritarianism is here? Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for reporting inconvenient data. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ok, I can write a long piece on how the community is responding to the ICE raids in LA, and how Black-Brown solidarity is being fortified -- or you can just want Will.i.am and Taboo tell the story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7nH...
It remains striking to me how GOP tax-cutters can continue to talk about pro-growth outcomes in the absence of evidence. I'm, well, a bit more tethered to truth . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
My interview with Sidney Blumenthal about the events in Los Angeles -- and what they mean for the nation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAag...
Untethered from truth and unbothered by deception, you can arrive at anything . . .
Today's must-read: this superb piece by Rudy Espinoza from Inclusive Action. nonprofitquarterly.org/my-street-ve...
A new film about Lithium Valley, inspired by our book, Charging Forward, and directed and produced by Jacob Kornbluth. It's a remarkably balanced view of an incredibly complicated (and conflictual) situation. Check it out: video.kvcr.org/show/a-bette...
Everyone’s talking #lithium. But what if the green transition was actually green—and just?
"A Better Next Big Thing" documentary (inspired by my book) features communities fighting for their future in #California's #ImperialValley #SaltonSea.
Watch it on PBS: video.kvcr.org/video/a-bett...
The possibilities and perils of lithium development in the Imperial Valley -- wrote a book about it, got interviewed about it (with other cool USC researchers!). @eri-usc.bsky.social today.usc.edu/powering-up-...
Here's a quick clip of me at the Salton Sea from the film!
#powerinthedesert #documentary #saltonsea #lithium
As the global economy transitions to renewable energy, this film by Jacob Kornbluth asks: Can this rural, underserved community rewrite the rules of economic opportunity and ensure the green energy revolution works for everyone?
More info here: www.chargingforwardbook.org/events/bette...
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Watch the premiere of A BETTER NEXT BIG THING on PBS KVCR on April 10. The documentary, inspired by our book Charging Forward, examines issues at stake for the world’s largest & cleanest #lithium supply in California’s Salton Sea region.
www.chargingforwardbook.org/events/bette...
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#Lithium connects California's Imperial Valley to deserts in South America —turns out it's about much more than batteries. It’s about justice, communities, & sustainability.
Join us on #EarthDay 4/22 for the online premiere of a new documentary, Power in the Desert.
RSVP bit.ly/power-in-the-desert
From Rufo: "Putting the universities into a recession would discipline them . . . a long-term goal is to adjust the formula of finances from the federal government to the universities in a way that puts them in an existential terror." Will universities see & respond?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/o...
I just washed, dried, and folded my clothes, and noticed a theme . . .
