Aharon deGrassi
@adegrassi.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Geography, political economy of food, ag, rural development, Angola, DRC, California.
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What a line-up! An @antipodeonline.bsky.social first: a "longread" of 68 pages! Expect a splendid New Year's gift, when the issue goes to print early Jan!
@udadisi.bsky.social
@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
#geosky @darajapress.bsky.social
@udadisi.bsky.social
@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
#geosky @darajapress.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
What a line-up! An @antipodeonline.bsky.social first: a "longread" of 68 pages! Expect a splendid New Year's gift, when the issue goes to print early Jan!
@udadisi.bsky.social
@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
#geosky @darajapress.bsky.social
@udadisi.bsky.social
@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
#geosky @darajapress.bsky.social
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Really interesting write-up about Zohran's father Mahmood Mamdani and how African History, Africana Studies and the struggle for civil rights and social equity in the US intersect:
@hofrench.bsky.social wrote a great article about Mahmood Mamdanis work and how it relates to Zohrans politics:
The Making of Mamdani
A close reading of a new book by New York politician Zohran Mamdani’s father reveals a generational yearning for community and inclusion.
foreignpolicy.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Really interesting write-up about Zohran's father Mahmood Mamdani and how African History, Africana Studies and the struggle for civil rights and social equity in the US intersect:
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I can't emphasize enough why having women of color who champion people of color at the helm makes all the difference.
The cost of living crisis starts with us.
The childcare crisis starts with us.
The student debt crisis starts with us.
Mamdani is (un)knowingly addressing #TheDoubleTax here.
The cost of living crisis starts with us.
The childcare crisis starts with us.
The student debt crisis starts with us.
Mamdani is (un)knowingly addressing #TheDoubleTax here.
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I can't emphasize enough why having women of color who champion people of color at the helm makes all the difference.
The cost of living crisis starts with us.
The childcare crisis starts with us.
The student debt crisis starts with us.
Mamdani is (un)knowingly addressing #TheDoubleTax here.
The cost of living crisis starts with us.
The childcare crisis starts with us.
The student debt crisis starts with us.
Mamdani is (un)knowingly addressing #TheDoubleTax here.
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By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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Our paper is now open access.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#geosky #ipesky #financialization @landrush.bsky.social @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social @plaasuwc.bsky.social @financeandspace.bsky.social @financialization.bsky.social @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @benbraun.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#geosky #ipesky #financialization @landrush.bsky.social @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social @plaasuwc.bsky.social @financeandspace.bsky.social @financialization.bsky.social @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @benbraun.bsky.social
Finance, Land and Labour
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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NEW: This year, Texas handed the keys to its congressional map over to Washington. The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified Wednesday he received directions only from the White House, as well as requests from the Texas GOP congressional delegation.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Top GOP Mapmaker Describes a Texas Gerrymander Ordered Up By Washington
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
NEW: This year, Texas handed the keys to its congressional map over to Washington. The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified Wednesday he received directions only from the White House, as well as requests from the Texas GOP congressional delegation.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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It is amazing how fucking awful @schumer.senate.gov is at his job.
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It is amazing how fucking awful @schumer.senate.gov is at his job.
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The formidable Alex de Waal: "Gaza is the worst food emergency by intensity of deprivation. There’s no case in recent decades that matches Gaza’s severity of starvation or speed of descent into such a state. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People in Sudan and Gaza are starving. The international community must act | Alex de Waal
Sudan is the largest food crisis and Gaza is the worst emergency by intensity of deprivation – both disasters need urgent action
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:56 PM
The formidable Alex de Waal: "Gaza is the worst food emergency by intensity of deprivation. There’s no case in recent decades that matches Gaza’s severity of starvation or speed of descent into such a state. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...