I am delighted to report that Parties on the Ground: A Study of Nominations for the House of Representatives, by five highly esteemed political scientists and also a sixth less qualified guy, is available for preorder from UChicago Press www.amazon.com/Parties-Grou... bookshop.org/p/books/part...

If you've ever thought to yourself, "I wish there were a theorist of ecological communism who also made great wallpaper," then I have an article just for you. doi.org/10.1177/1474...

"I show how Morris built a vision of ecological flourishing on the foundation of the democratic freedom of workers, which I call 'regrowth communism'...only in the struggle of workers for freedom through fellowship is earthly flourishing possible, since mastery degrades both human and nonhuman life"

Interesting article on William Morris as a thinker for the present moment - resonant with ideas in play for the forthcoming Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition 'A Call to Art: William Morris & the Pre-Raphaelites'.

If you've ever thought to yourself, "I wish there were a theorist of ecological communism who also made great wallpaper," then I have an article just for you. doi.org/10.1177/1474...

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

I went to commencement for the second time and I’ve decided that I really like doing it for corny reasons that basically boil down to the fact that you get to be this for graduating students

Congratulations to all the new graduates, but especially to all the Smithies!

My book is now available in paperback. Read if you are curious to know how smart folks from the past have grappled with economic inequality.

Recently, for *obvious reasons*, I've been thinking about what it means when anxiety and sadness are caused not by individual predispositions, but by the state of the world itself. This led me to early 19th-c. France and the notion of "mal du siècle" (sickness of the century) aeon.co/essays/young...

Financial crisis is being used to bypass tenure protections. University of Essex fired me & 11 others from the Business School in a clear targeting based on our philosophical orientation & social justice commitments. Please sign the public statement: sites.google.com/view/mmpubli...

Freud: In my book I invented the Death Drive as a cautionary tale Politicians: At long last, we have created the Death Drive from the classic psychoanalytic essay Beyond the Pleasure Principle

this truly is the thing that makes the united states exceptional, and right wingers hate it so much they want to destroy it

"Given the grinding maw of our unjust and unstable economy the distinction between...liberal arts education and a job-market-focused degree could collapse...If there is an academic hack to protect us from capitalism...it will soon only be available to a microscopic few." shorturl.at/mk6IM

I am proud to announce the publication of our Critical Exchange on "Settler Colonialism and Political Theory" now out online first in Contemporary Political Theory. (1/6) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“The legislative power is the heart of the State, the executive power is its brain, which gives movements to all its parts. The brain may become paralyzed and the individual still live. A man can remain imbecile and still live; but as soon as the heart has stopped to function, the animal is dead.”

The Trump Dept of Education investigation of Smith College for admitting trans students is utterly baseless, as one can verify simply by reading the text of Title IX. Its further claim that Smith violates Title IX by treating trans women as human beings is likewise repugnant. Details on the blog. 👇

I think there would be close to zero student interest in it, but this would be a fun seminar.

Tomorrow, May 6 at 5:30 pm CDT, @haymarketbooks.org and @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social welcome @alybatt.bsky.social, author of Free Gifts! With @gabrielwinant.bsky.social, she'll explore her critique of capitalism’s persistent failure to value nature. Register for this hybrid event: buff.ly/qHWenTm

“AI Literacy” is an oxymoron

every era makes possible a range of different solutions to different problems, and every era promotes some of the solutions people actually come up with and discards or slow walks others. hence us in an era of multilevel ecological collapse with many of our brightest minds working on digital casinos

Excited to receive an advance copy of my book, A New World of Revolutions! The team @princetonupress.bsky.social did a wonderful job with the design. The book is available now for pre-order and will be published in the US on June 2nd (July 28th for UK readers). Link below.

If you're willing and able to help out Hampshire workers who are suddenly facing job loss, there's a fundraiser: www.helphampshireworkers.com

To help illustrate how large an area is covered by record breaking temps, @cyclonicwx has a great graphic for this. Anything red or deeper is record territory. Huge area.

NEW today in the New York Times: In the face of unprecedented authoritarian attacks, the AAUP is building a powerful and militant resistance movement in defense of American higher education, the freedom to learn, and our democracy. Join Us!

PS - if you're interested in donating to a mutual aid fund to help out Hampshire workers losing their jobs, the link is here: www.helphampshireworkers.com

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

Please share if you are able

And it's not close

"The rise of extreme wealth is one of the clearest signs of this imbalance. In 1987, billionaires held wealth equal to 3% of global GDP. Today this tiny elite, just 0.0001% of the world population, owns the equivalent of *16%* of world GDP in wealth."

Devastating: Hampshire College is permanently closing following the Fall 2026 Semester. A beautiful institution & community that has done so much for so many. My child is a current Hampshire senior. Hampshire's approach to education is so unique, humane, & exciting—I've seen it first hand. Tragic

OFFICIAL from @noaa.gov today: March blew the cover off the record books here in the U.S. ❗️Average temperature: 9.4° ABOVE the 20th century normal ❗️First time ANY month exceeded 9°F above average ❗️This was the ALL-TIME WARMEST March in the 132-year record A quick 🧵

Happy Surrender and Freedom Day! On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. home.nps.gov/apco/planyou...

I think this is true, and part of the Everything is Gender theory. We are governed by that section of the populace that believes that Father having violent tantrums until everyone else cowers, even as his life falls apart around him, was an aspirational display of power and mastery.

I don't remember seeing an image of Earth before that captures the (thin, fragile, tiny layer of) atmosphere so clearly. I mean, look at that.

That man is a scourge to mankind

Come on then, and remove him.

Let me say this plainly: Iranian children have as much of a right to live and thrive as American children. Their babies MUST be as precious to me as my 6 niblings and my baby grandnib are IF I want them to have a future. If I want a future for my kin AND humanity, I MUST act like it. So must you.

everything we are seeing now is the consequence of having a political environment in which indifference to the deaths and suffering of other people - even by the state whose supposed responsibility is to safeguard their welfare - is a superpower rather than a political liability

The point isn’t “he’s about to use nukes.” I don’t think that’s likely at this stage. But the man is threatening to obliterate Iran in an attempt to force the capitulation of its government. If that doesn’t happen with conventional strikes, he may opt for bigger terror attacks instead of invasion.

Disgraceful! The US/Israel just bombed Sharif University in Tehran. This is not only Iran's best university, but also a top 100 global university in the field of Civil Engineering. It has also been a center of student opposition to the Iranian gov And Trump just bombed it...

The president is openly threatening extraordinary war crimes, in a war he started without congressional approval — and without either justification or strategy. All Americans should be demanding: Impeach him. Remove him. He is lawless and dangerous man.

If anyone is looking for a political theorist (not me) for next year, please let me know. I know someone great who is looking for a position.

Today it is crystal clear that the despair of the fanatics in the White House would drown the whole world to quench their love of death.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

On my way to WPSA!

Things worked out great for Charles I when he entered the House of Commons

I had a feeling this was going to happen. Sad news, especially given the poor state of sea ice after this winter. Looks like we won't be getting any more data for Arctic sea-ice thickness and volume for a while from PIOMAS. See: psc.apl.uw.edu/research/pro...

Really pleased to advertise these 4 LSE postdocs in the history of popular government as part of our ERC Synergy Project "Popular Government in Global Perspective (POPGOV)"