Corinne Blalock
@corinneblalock.bsky.social
currently a fellow at HLS | previously ED of @lpeproject.bsky.social | still doing @lpenyc.bsky.social & @lpeblog.bsky.social | critical theory & high-fructose corn syrup | opinions are mine alone
ah yes, the *real* market failures.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ah yes, the *real* market failures.
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The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
They are holding a conference on "Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory" at Duke in April. Keynotes will include Michael Denning & Gayatri Spivak, among others.
Abstracts are due December 15th!!
tinyurl.com/jameson2026
Abstracts are due December 15th!!
tinyurl.com/jameson2026
Submit your proposal: Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory
Due
December 15, 2025
11:59 PM EST
Notification of Decision
January 10, 2026
Conference Information
April 10–12, 2026
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Keynotes by Michael Denning, Jane G...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
They are holding a conference on "Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory" at Duke in April. Keynotes will include Michael Denning & Gayatri Spivak, among others.
Abstracts are due December 15th!!
tinyurl.com/jameson2026
Abstracts are due December 15th!!
tinyurl.com/jameson2026
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Reminder: the deadline to propose a paper for the "Fredric Jamesen & The Future of Critical Theory" conference is a little over 2 weeks away
To submit a proposal, please fill out the form below by 15 December
Keynotes have been announced! (see below)
We hope to see you there!
To submit a proposal, please fill out the form below by 15 December
Keynotes have been announced! (see below)
We hope to see you there!
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reminder: the deadline to propose a paper for the "Fredric Jamesen & The Future of Critical Theory" conference is a little over 2 weeks away
To submit a proposal, please fill out the form below by 15 December
Keynotes have been announced! (see below)
We hope to see you there!
To submit a proposal, please fill out the form below by 15 December
Keynotes have been announced! (see below)
We hope to see you there!
I don’t think billionaires should exist but if we have to have one, Ms Rachel seems like the right choice
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I don’t think billionaires should exist but if we have to have one, Ms Rachel seems like the right choice
The fact that there are 8000 procedurals on television, and none of the writers have bothered to learn the difference between prison and jail drives me bonkers
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The fact that there are 8000 procedurals on television, and none of the writers have bothered to learn the difference between prison and jail drives me bonkers
post-holiday lazing with the pup 💜
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
post-holiday lazing with the pup 💜
I didn't even go home for Thanksgiving and I still somehow got talked into looking into my dad's Medicare/Medicare Advantage options (and arguing for Medicare even though I know he's not gonna listen) 🤷
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I didn't even go home for Thanksgiving and I still somehow got talked into looking into my dad's Medicare/Medicare Advantage options (and arguing for Medicare even though I know he's not gonna listen) 🤷
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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I'm starting a series at my newsletter where I spelunk NYC school finance. I haven't looked into these byztantine flows before, but now that Zohran is taking power I want to understand more deeply.
Here's a 🧵based on my first post in this vein. buttondown.com/davidibacker...
Here's a 🧵based on my first post in this vein. buttondown.com/davidibacker...
Education 040
Quick Links Mia on the It Could Happen Here podcast featured my Baffler essay on the municipal bond market in a recent episode. Check it out.New fancy...
buttondown.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I'm starting a series at my newsletter where I spelunk NYC school finance. I haven't looked into these byztantine flows before, but now that Zohran is taking power I want to understand more deeply.
Here's a 🧵based on my first post in this vein. buttondown.com/davidibacker...
Here's a 🧵based on my first post in this vein. buttondown.com/davidibacker...
I didn't think challenging Jeffries in a primary made sense unless we had a really strong candidate, so was good with Mamdani on that, but I just can't get over endorsing Jeffries for speaker
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I didn't think challenging Jeffries in a primary made sense unless we had a really strong candidate, so was good with Mamdani on that, but I just can't get over endorsing Jeffries for speaker
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Today, Mason Kortz explains how FOIA’s Exemption 4 has evolved into a powerful tool for corporate secrecy, allowing government agencies and private firms to thwart transparency through confidentiality pacts.
lpeproject.org/blog/public-...
lpeproject.org/blog/public-...
Public Money, Private Secrets: Rethinking FOIA in the Age of Public-Private Governance
As public-private partnerships become central to modern governance, FOIA’s Exemption 4 has evolved into a powerful tool for corporate secrecy. After Argus Leader, government agencies and private firms...
lpeproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today, Mason Kortz explains how FOIA’s Exemption 4 has evolved into a powerful tool for corporate secrecy, allowing government agencies and private firms to thwart transparency through confidentiality pacts.
lpeproject.org/blog/public-...
lpeproject.org/blog/public-...
dear NYC, it's the holidays, I do not have the emotional wherewithal for this level of fucking grey.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
dear NYC, it's the holidays, I do not have the emotional wherewithal for this level of fucking grey.
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I wrote for @lpeblog.bsky.social about @alybatt.bsky.social's new book—which, I argue, shows how the critique of political economy can allow us to clearly name the social cause of climate catastrophe: capital. lpeproject.org/blog/when-na...
When Nature is Worthless
Under capitalism, the social domination of nature occurs through and is mediated by the commodity form. Certain portions of non-human nature can be valued, but only when they are transformed into…
lpeproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I wrote for @lpeblog.bsky.social about @alybatt.bsky.social's new book—which, I argue, shows how the critique of political economy can allow us to clearly name the social cause of climate catastrophe: capital. lpeproject.org/blog/when-na...
I am a pretty cynical human, it’s rare that you can say something about the US that I think is too harsh, but the claim that the vast majority of Americans would agree with Alan Dershowitz is where I draw the line
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I am a pretty cynical human, it’s rare that you can say something about the US that I think is too harsh, but the claim that the vast majority of Americans would agree with Alan Dershowitz is where I draw the line
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thank you for supporting striking Starbucks workers, Comrade Hilary Duff
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
thank you for supporting striking Starbucks workers, Comrade Hilary Duff
My moderating skills were a little rusty, but this event still turned out SO GREAT thanks to @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social!!
If you want to learn about how NYC government works (we get deep into the city budget) you absolutely can't miss this event!!
youtu.be/kTZb8XlVJs0
If you want to learn about how NYC government works (we get deep into the city budget) you absolutely can't miss this event!!
youtu.be/kTZb8XlVJs0
Local Power
YouTube video by LPE Project
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November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My moderating skills were a little rusty, but this event still turned out SO GREAT thanks to @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social!!
If you want to learn about how NYC government works (we get deep into the city budget) you absolutely can't miss this event!!
youtu.be/kTZb8XlVJs0
If you want to learn about how NYC government works (we get deep into the city budget) you absolutely can't miss this event!!
youtu.be/kTZb8XlVJs0
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What a sad but touching essay. And what an indictment of her horrible cousin, RFK, Jr.
Finally, an observation I'm onboard with:
"I have never encountered a group of people who are more competent, more full of grace and empathy, more willing to serve others than nurses. Nurses should take over."
Finally, an observation I'm onboard with:
"I have never encountered a group of people who are more competent, more full of grace and empathy, more willing to serve others than nurses. Nurses should take over."
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What a sad but touching essay. And what an indictment of her horrible cousin, RFK, Jr.
Finally, an observation I'm onboard with:
"I have never encountered a group of people who are more competent, more full of grace and empathy, more willing to serve others than nurses. Nurses should take over."
Finally, an observation I'm onboard with:
"I have never encountered a group of people who are more competent, more full of grace and empathy, more willing to serve others than nurses. Nurses should take over."
It’s weird I drink NA beer all the time, even go for a non-alcoholic spirit occasionally, but for some reason the idea of non-alcoholic wine, I’m just like, but why?
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s weird I drink NA beer all the time, even go for a non-alcoholic spirit occasionally, but for some reason the idea of non-alcoholic wine, I’m just like, but why?
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When you’re crushing so hard you start dressing like them
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When you’re crushing so hard you start dressing like them
heading back to NYC with zero plans to leave again before 2026 and I’m embarrassingly excited about it
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
heading back to NYC with zero plans to leave again before 2026 and I’m embarrassingly excited about it
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your occasional reminder that Miller himself is not a lawyer
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
your occasional reminder that Miller himself is not a lawyer
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NYC book launch event “Fifty Years of Marxist Feminism” featuring Alyssa Battistoni, Robyn Marasco, Aaron Jaffe, & Rachel Schreiber is coming up on December 2. Register to make sure you get a spot, and tell your friends who may be interested.
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
NYC book launch event “Fifty Years of Marxist Feminism” featuring Alyssa Battistoni, Robyn Marasco, Aaron Jaffe, & Rachel Schreiber is coming up on December 2. Register to make sure you get a spot, and tell your friends who may be interested.
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