Minnesota and Wisconsin are, respectively, the Vermont and New Hampshire of the Midwest. Class dismissed.

We’re excited to welcome Katie J. Wells as Groundwork’s new Senior Fellow! Katie is a highly respected expert in tech and labor policy, with a focus on how new technologies are reshaping the lives of both workers and consumers. ➡️ groundworkcollaborative.org/news/groundwor…

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Do you have a podcast, a show, an audience of any kind? If you do, I want to talk about my book with you. Nobody's too small or too insignificant for me. Left, right, center, doesn't matter. If you're interested in my work, I'm interested in you. Just send me a DM!

Out now! "Studebaker ignites a necessary conversation about the intertwined nature of legitimacy and ideology. For those concerned with the future of embedded liberal democracies, this timely and insightful book serves as a warning against complacency." - Enzo Rossi

Honored to have been interviewed alongside the brilliant Kennedy Manduna & Thea Riofrancos for the Transnational Institute dossier on mining + #JustTransition What does ‘green industrial policy’ mean for frontline communities, the Global South & global justice? Read: bit.ly/3DfWVIv

Going to be in Toronto talking transit costs next week. If you're around and interested, here is more information: eventbrite.ca/e/can-transit-…

Now that proofs are in, I am stoked to share that my book, The Injustice of Property, is due out June 2025 with UGA Press as part of the Geographies of Justice Series. See a description here: ugapress.org/book/978082037…

Great job Houston DSA, FedWorkersUnited and AFGE highlighting the importance of federal workers in the freezing cold! Story here in the Houston Chronicle : houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The energy union of Uruguay, AUTE, is a constant source of inspiration for rank-and-file leadership on the Just Transition & #PublicPower Uruguay is an important case study in the dangers of "green privatization" -- & how unions are resisting w/ #PublicPathway alternatives

Caroline Bird:

It sounds like my book, The Injustice of Property, is up for order! It’s slated to be released July 1, but I hear copies are already shipping from warehouse. If you're interested, follow the link to get QR code for a 30% discount.

Applesauce: the unfortunate compromise for when you want to eat an apple but need to give your teeth "a little downtime."

New OA article American Association of Geographers We argue the concept of justice is more commonly implied than it is theorized in relation to justice scholarship and offer a qualitative approach to guide scholars through assessing and justifying justice-related research. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Come join us on 8/6 at 9AM to talk passenger rail electrification. Send me a note if you'd like to come and see Nolan Hicks preach about the benefits of electric trains, how to slash travel times between New York City and Albany, and other things!

These are my twelve favourite landscape painters from the 1950s to the present (not entirely in order of preference, but almost...) 1. Nigerian painter Abiodun Olaku (born 1958)

I'm back in Harrisburg today to continue our fight for public transit funding. Some of my Republican colleagues are proposing SEPTA use money from its capital fund to cover operating costs, so let me be clear: this is service cuts by another name.