The climate crisis reveals that our civilization has never really been organized around science, contrary to the usual Enlightenment narrative. It is organized around capital. Science is embraced when it serves the interests of capital, and is often ignored when it does not.

Here's a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2022, on capitalism, imperialism, degrowth and decolonization. It's all open-access, and free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵

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Nigel Farage MP Brussels taking back control. Love it!

Dear everyone currently struggling with their writing, I come bearing bad news: #AcWri #GetYourManuscriptOut #AmWriting

La Universidad no es solo la UBA y Argentina no es solo Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Marcha Federal Universitaria: un terremoto que se sintió a lo largo y ancho del país🥰 1. Córdoba 2. Rosario 3. Paraná 4. Mendoza

“Labour doesn’t have a plan” says man who hadn’t checked the weather forecast.

“Things can only get wetter!” #GeneralElection

This is what Rishi Sunak stands for. #ITVDebate

Today we remember one of the world's greatest scientists: Marie Skłodowska Curie, who died #OTD in 1934. Curie was the first person to be awarded the #NobelPrize twice and is still the only person to receive the prize in two different scientific fields.

Marie Curie died of aplastic anaemia on 4 July 1934, a result of years of exposure to radiation through her work. Even today her laboratory notebook from 1899-1902, is radioactive and will be for 1,500 years.

Academic summer

In Francia la sinistra unita, e forte, vince al di là di ogni previsione. E con un'affluenza altissima! Una grande notizia per tutta l'Europa e per le nostre democrazie. Vive la France!

✨Call for Submissions✨ 20th Anniversary Issue of Politics & Gender The March 2025 issue will be dedicated to P&G and its impact on political science. Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2024. Read the call and types of submissions welcome here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Today is pub day for *THE LANGUAGE OF CLIMATE POLITICS*! MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya; @ksetiya.bsky.social says: "If you want to understand the climate crisis and you only have time to read one book, this should be it." Buy it here👇or wherever books are sold 💚 bookshop.org/p/books/the-la…

“We’re not going back.” #KamalaHarris

Take a look at this wedding photo from 26 July 1895 of the most renowned couple in the history of the #NobelPrize: Marie Skłodowska and Pierre Curie. Instead of a bridal gown, Marie Curie wore a very dark blue outfit that would serve her for many years as a laboratory outfit.

📣 New #FirstView Book Review 📚 Angie Torres-Beltran reviews "The Suffragist Peace: How Women Shape the Politics of War" by Robert Trager & Joslyn Barnhart. The book employs historical case studies to connect women's votes to their nations' foreign policy. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

What a guy. We produce people like this in Britain and we elect people like Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. That’s the British disease laid bare.

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