Liza Featherstone
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Journalist. Essayist. Author. Teacher. Mom. Socialist. Union member.
He can't stay focussed on it without changing the subject to something that interests him, whether that's racist fear-mongering...or himself, I wrote
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
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Trump Is Bored to Death by the Affordability Crisis
Heâs finally started to acknowledge the struggles of ordinary Americans, but heâs incapable of staying focused on them.
https://newrepublic.com/article/204856/trump-affordability-crisis-bored-death
3 days ago
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this president does not give a shit about your problems
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
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Trump Is Bored to Death by the Affordability Crisis
Heâs finally started to acknowledge the struggles of ordinary Americans, but heâs incapable of staying focused on them.
https://newrepublic.com/article/204856/trump-affordability-crisis-bored-death
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Jacobin
10 days ago
A new study shows that socialist plans to take over the privately owned power utility in New Yorkâs Hudson Valley would lower rates for users and improve its long-term health. Public ownership of power companies is better for everyone but the rich.
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Keeping Power Utilities in Corporate Hands Doesnât Make Sense
A new study shows that socialist plans to take over the privately owned power utility in New Yorkâs Hudson Valley would lower rates for users and improve its long-term health. Public ownership of power companies is better for everyone but the rich.
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/hudson-valley-public-power?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_vgvhkby7gv
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Jacobin
23 days ago
Issue 60 of Jacobin, âMunicipal Socialism,â is here! As Zohran Mamdani takes office, we examine the history of socialism at the local level, from Red Vienna to sewer socialism and more. đȘ Annual subscription just $20:
jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=MUNICIPALSOCIALISM
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fluxt [née fluxed]
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Below, a great piece from
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
on public takeover of private utilities for the greater good. And here's a deep dive on Massena, NY, the town mentioned in Liza's piece: "More than forty years on, Massena...still has some of the cheapest, cleanest electricity in the state."
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Why should the public take over a local utility? Because if the public is engaged, it will work much better than the for-profit model, according to a new study. Everyone is talking about energy affordability but no one else has any solutions, says
@sarahana.bsky.social
:
jacobin.com/2025/12/huds...
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Keeping Power Utilities in Corporate Hands Doesnât Make Sense
A new study shows that socialist plans to take over the privately owned power utility in New Yorkâs Hudson Valley would lower rates for users and improve its long-term health. Public ownership of powe...
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/hudson-valley-public-power
9 days ago
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Michael Pollak
10 days ago
Great article by
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
on Sarahana Shreshtha's extremely effective campaign to take power utility public in mid-Hudson Valley. And how straightforward & great it would be, there & everywhere else.
jacobin.com/2025/12/huds...
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Keeping Power Utilities in Corporate Hands Doesnât Make Sense
A new study shows that socialist plans to take over the privately owned power utility in New Yorkâs Hudson Valley would lower rates for users and improve its long-term health. Public ownership of powe...
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/hudson-valley-public-power
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The New Republic
21 days ago
Disliking cancer is an easy sell for most people. Sort of like being against Hitler. And yet, during his first administration, Trump reportedly said that âHitler did some good things.â Now, his second administration seems to be extending this attitude to cancer.
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"The Trumpist assumption seems to be that diseases like cancer, much like climate disasters, will weed out the weak and sick, leaving the chosen few unscathed.... ...Cancer can strike an otherwise healthy person. But facts and logic arenât their forte."
@newrepublic.com
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Voice4Justice
21 days ago
Trump Seems to Be Trying His Best to Give Us All Cancer â ïž The administration's commitment to spreading the fatal disease is impressive.
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
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Jacobin
23 days ago
At an unusual event in Queens on Sunday, everyday New Yorkers lined up to offer their expertise and experience to democratic socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
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Zohran Mamdani Is Listening â and Taking Notes
At an unusual event in Queens on Sunday, everyday New Yorkers lined up to offer their expertise and experience to democratic socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/mamdani-listening-event-new-york?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_p6gkge0lyb
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enjoyed reporting on this experiment in co-governance as
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
gets ready to take office!
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OlĂșfáșčÌmi O. TĂĄĂwĂČ
about 1 month ago
i do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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Almost half of American homes face dire climate risk, and Zillow has just decided not to tell us about it, I wrote
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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Zillow Doesnât Care If Climate Change Destroys Your New Home
The real estate platform recently removed climate risk scores from its listingsâa potentially ruinous development for some buyers.
https://newrepublic.com/article/203982/zillow-climate-risk-home-house
about 1 month ago
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Home buyers are perilously short on information when it comes to climate risk. Insurers are not. That spells trouble, I wrote
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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Zillow Doesnât Care If Climate Change Destroys Your New Home
The real estate platform recently removed climate risk scores from its listingsâa potentially ruinous development for some buyers.
https://newrepublic.com/article/203982/zillow-climate-risk-home-house
about 1 month ago
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My favorite NYC Xmas event of the year! Come on out Sunday:
www.eventbrite.com/e/what-the-d...
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What the Dickens
Housing Worksâ Annual Reading of "A Christmas Carol" is back at our Bookstore!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-the-dickens-tickets-1688917069419?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
about 1 month ago
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haha this is a great blind item. I wonder who it is??
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Scott Horton
about 1 month ago
Are European centrists blowing the battle with Russian-funded and coordinated "populists"? That's what David Broder argues here. Seems right.
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Opinion | They Were Supposed to Save Europe. Instead, Theyâre Condemning It to Horrors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/opinion/europe-britain-france-germany-centrist.html?smid=bs-share
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THREAD! I am so moved by this shoutout to my
@thenation.com
advice column, and to
@billmckibben.bsky.social
! Thank you so much Curtis and I'm so glad to hear that you are doing better -- and doing the good work!
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about 1 month ago
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Sumer Shaikh
about 2 months ago
A new report by
@mapthepower.bsky.social
shows that NY polluter lobbyists have been donating to
@governor.ny.gov
's campaign fund with the major firms all holding fundraisers for her even during her first few months in office. Via
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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Polluters Have Their Claws in These Democratic Governors
Two new reports highlight New York Governor Kathy Hochulâs ties to polluting industries. But sheâs not the only one with that problem.
https://newrepublic.com/article/203472/hochul-newsom-democrats-fossil-fuels-climate
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NY Renews
about 2 months ago
Last week,
@nytimes.com
wrote on ties between
@governor.ny.gov
& the fossil fuel industry; this week our new report w/
@mapthepower.bsky.social
& Strong Economy 4 All shows that the problem is bigger than just her husband. Read more via
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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Polluters Have Their Claws in These Democratic Governors
Two new reports highlight New York Governor Kathy Hochulâs ties to polluting industries. But sheâs not the only one with that problem.
https://newrepublic.com/article/203472/hochul-newsom-democrats-fossil-fuels-climate
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e.w. niedermeyer
about 2 months ago
If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.
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Jacobin
about 2 months ago
Electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor was the first step for New York City socialists. The second, enacting his agenda, requires a successful state-level campaign pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the wealthy.
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Next After Electing Zohran Mamdani: Taxing the Rich
For New York City socialists, electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor was the first step. The second, enacting his agenda, requires a successful state-level campaign pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the wealthy.
https://jacobin.com/2025/11/nyc-mamdani-tax-the-rich?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_vvjzke4ii3
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David Palumbo-Liu
2 months ago
Always great to chat with
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
and
@doughenwood.bsky.social
Great episode on
#Zohran
#Mamdani
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We had such a great time chatting with
@palumboliu.bsky.social
-- as always, but this time we had something truly hopeful and exciting to discuss!
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Nathaniel Stinnett
2 months ago
"Assessing the Democratsâ victory this week, some key Republicans told Politico that the Democrats had dominated them on the energy affordability issueâan issue for which they have no solutions." â
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message
Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202838/democrats-just-realized-winning-climate-message
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Wondering why Tuesday was so great for Democrats all over?
@environmentalvoter.bsky.social
has some data -- and did some organizing -- that offers a clue.
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message
Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202838/democrats-just-realized-winning-climate-message
2 months ago
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
2 months ago
Weâre hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and weâre looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
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Strangely enough, blocking offshore wind and spreading misinformation about green energy, as Trump has been doing, isnât helping a single voter pay her utility bill. That's one reason Democrats won big this week.
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message
Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202838/democrats-just-realized-winning-climate-message
2 months ago
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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
2 months ago
Wednesday, Nov. 12: a reading & conversation to celebrate the launch of Celina Su's new book, "Budget Justice," which shows how communities can solve our cities' most pressing problems. With
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
and Kesi Foster. Register for this free event!
@princetonupress.bsky.social
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The Center for Humanities
2 months ago
Finally, the election is over! Let's get to work... Next week!
centerforthehumanities.org/event/budget...
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
@stone-lis.bsky.social
sky.social
@eesgccuny.bsky.social
ky.social
@princetonupress.bsky.social
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It doesnât have to be this way, and it turns out that when Democrats say so, they can win.
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message
Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202838/democrats-just-realized-winning-climate-message
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Jacobin
2 months ago
If you want to chart the rise of Zohran Mamdani from his 2020 election to state assembly to his likely election as New York City mayor today and everywhere heâs been in between, you can â through Jacobinâs extensive coverage of Mamdani.
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Jacobin Has Charted Zohran Mamdaniâs Rise From the Beginning
From our first interview immediately after he won his state assembly election in 2020 through profiles, op-eds, interviews, and speeches, Jacobin has closely covered Zohran Mamdaniâs political career rooted in the socialist movement since its start.
http://jacobin.com/2025/11/zohran-mamdani-jacobin-adams-cuomo?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_ctevxtvmfl
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jamelle
2 months ago
oh just straight up gutter racism!
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Michael Pollak
3 months ago
Great & timely article by
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
. Her description of cancel culture is perfectly put, and the distinction between that what going on now is key
newrepublic.com/article/2022...
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Trumpâs Crusade Against Critics Is So Much Worse Than âCancel Cultureâ
The liberal cancel culture of yesteryear is indeed regrettable. But letâs not succumb to bothsidesism.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202205/trump-cancel-culture-state-repression
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I was not a fan of cancel culture. At the time I called it "You're Fired" liberalism, arguing that it was Trumpian, unworthy of the left. That said, what Trump is doing now is much worse and it's not even close:
newrepublic.com/article/2022...
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This Is Not âCancel Culture.â This Is Organized State Repression.
The Trump administrationâs onslaught against MAGA critics doesnât belong in the same conversation as the liberal online mobs of yesteryear.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202205/trump-cancel-culture-state-repression
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Cancel culture was a bad vibe and probably did drive many to the right, I wrote
@newrepublic.com
. But what Trump is doing now is not "cancel culture."
newrepublic.com/article/2022...
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This Is Not âCancel Culture.â This Is Organized State Repression.
The Trump administrationâs onslaught against MAGA critics doesnât belong in the same conversation as the liberal online mobs of yesteryear.
https://newrepublic.com/article/202205/trump-cancel-culture-state-repression
3 months ago
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Quinta Jurecic
3 months ago
approximately seven million people were out in the streets protesting last week. these people need to grow a spine.
www.ft.com/content/1377...
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The Center for Humanities
3 months ago
After the polls close and the election is over, New Yorkers will still need to organize for the city they deserve. Join us for a reading and conversation to celebrate the launch of Budget Justice: a bold vision that empowers communities. Register!
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yes, i am confused about why Trump posting that video is not the top story across all platforms. Violent, juvenile, stupid and utterly lacking in class. Seems like something people should know about.
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NY Renews
3 months ago
Thanks to
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
for the sharp piece on the blue state governors who have gone weak on climate policy.
@nyrenews.bsky.social
ED Stephan Edel said Hochul has "embraced the Republican narrative that climate policy and affordability are at odds."
newrepublic.com/article/2017...
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The Blue-State Governors Whoâve Gone Weak on Climate Policy
They make a big show of standing up to Trump. But what about standing up for the planet?
https://newrepublic.com/article/201766/democrat-governors-weak-climate-hochul-newsom
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Ted Hamm
3 months ago
Here's my convo about Run Zohran Run! last night w/ the great
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/yBA5roq...
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The people go wild for blue state governors showing the slightest bit of spine. So on climate, why aren't they doing it? thanks for insight and good info from
@nyrenews.bsky.social
:
newrepublic.com/article/2017...
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The Blue-State Governors Whoâve Gone Weak on Climate Policy
They make a big show of standing up to Trump. But what about standing up for the planet?
https://newrepublic.com/article/201766/democrat-governors-weak-climate-hochul-newsom
3 months ago
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Jacob Soboroff
3 months ago
Michigan Avenue right now.
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www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would âkillâ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
https://www.theverge.com/news/674366/nick-clegg-uk-ai-artists-policy-letter
3 months ago
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Alissa Quart
4 months ago
Excited about next weekâs nearly daylong
@economichardship.bsky.social
event at
@columbiajournalism.bsky.social
starring
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
,
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
,
@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
Ray Suarez and others!
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I got to interview
@omarfatehmn.bsky.social
for
@jacobinmag.bsky.social
Asked what democratic socialism means to him, Fateh, whose first child was born last month, had a straightforward answer. âItâs pretty clear-cut,â he said. âYou want to take care of everyone.â
jacobin.com/2025/09/omar...
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Minneapolisâs Omar Fateh on His Run for Mayor
What does democratic socialism mean to Omar Fateh, Minneapolis mayoral candidate? âItâs pretty clear cut: you want to take care of everyone.â
https://jacobin.com/2025/09/omar-fateh-minneapolis-dsa-mayoral-election
4 months ago
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Clara Jeffery
4 months ago
He still thinks/claims that âasylum seekersâ come from insane asylums
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Laura Tanenbaum
4 months ago
Wow this campaign keeps outdoing itself. A history lesson tied to the present and connected to one of my favorite badass history ladies rolled into one???
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Phil Lewis
4 months ago
The Dept. of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence âcontinues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremismâ in the U.S.
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DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirkâs assassination and the Trump administrationâs promise to go after the âradical leftâ a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/
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