Michael Albertus
Professor @UChicago Political Science | Democracy, dictatorship, conflict, property, the Americas | Author of Land Power
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@andrewcities.bsky.social
Chief Executive at Centre for Cities. www.centreforcities.org. Views my own.
@sheilarose.bsky.social
Detroit/Miami girl turned New Yorker. Prof, Columbia U. Environmental and Climate Justice, The City as a Commons, Co-Cities sheilarfoster.com
@bernardharcourt.bsky.social
Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia University and Directeur d'études at EHESS. Death penalty lawyer and author of *Critique & Praxis* (2020) and *Cooperation: A Political, Economic, and Social Theory* (2023).
@ryanenos.bsky.social
Social Scientist, Harvard University https://www.ryandenos.com/ https://ryandenos.substack.com/
@mayasen.bsky.social
Professor @Harvard Kennedy | JD/PhD | Author, The Judicial Tug of War http://cup.org/2LEoMrs | Theme Park Enthusiast | Speaking in a personal capacity| 🎢🦉🏖️
@palumboliu.bsky.social
Professor at Stanford, activist, writer, podcaster (Speaking Out of Place). https://speakingoutofplace.com/ Board of Directors, Truthout. Words in Jacobin, The Nation, Al Jazeera. Book from Haymarket. Views proudly my own.
@donmoyn.bsky.social
Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
@jonmladd.bsky.social
Assoc Prof in the McCourt School and Dept of Government at Georgetown. A political scientist who studies public opinion, polling, and media effects. https://www.jonathanmladd.com/ Occasionally a Marilynne Robinson stan account. Apologies for typos.
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
@ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com Bio: www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck "One First" Supreme Court newsletter: stevevladeck.com Book: tinyurl.com/shadowdocket
@herestad.bsky.social
Associate professor of IR at Oslo New University College (ONH). Fulbright, UWC, and UVa alumna. Fall’24 Fulbright Visiting Scholar @ClementsCenter UT Austin
@dfortkiewicz.bsky.social
Political nerd fighting for the rights & freedoms of all Americans towards a civil union to protect democracy 🇺🇸 #ProudBlue 💙 #USDemocracy 🦋 #FosterDogMom 🐾🐾
@flourish.org
Coercing LLMs into understanding software product teams. Cohost on "Imagine an apple" podcast about our inner experience. Trustee of London College of Political Technology (soon).
@hferrinholopes.bsky.social
PhD candidate at @ics-ulisboa.bsky.social. Comparative political institutions/behavior, representation, youth in politics. https://hugoferrinholopes.github.io/
@dwallacewells.bsky.social
New York Times Opinion writer and New York Times Magazine columnist. Newsletter on climate and the messy future (https://tinyurl.com/dwwnyt). Author of The Uninhabitable Earth. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/david-wallace-wells
@marko.tech
pragmatic, progressive, multidisciplinary creative, data scientist & full stack dev. occasional avid beach goer. 🔗 https://marko.tech 🏠 https://startyparty.dev
@justinwolfers.bsky.social
Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings and PIIE ● Intro econ textbook author ● Think Like An Economist podcast ● An economist willing to admit that the glass really is half full.
@bohdanakurylo.bsky.social
Ukrainian academic in the UK | LSE Fellow in Qualitative Methodology | PhD from UCL SSEES | Research: security, critical IR & post-Soviet politics: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Methodology/People/Academic-Staff/Bohdana-Kurylo/Bohdana-Kurylo
@amprestigepod.bsky.social
A podcast about the United States and all the friends it's made along the way.
@mrohava.bsky.social
Autocracies and identity politics| Ethnography| Qualitative methods | Nationalism studies | East European Politics | Own views
@brianros1.bsky.social
Scholar, Editor, Commentator. Lots of politics, lots of sports, & some dog pics too. brianrosenwald.com
@petersbeaumont1.bsky.social
Senior international correspondent at The Guardian. Author of the Secret Life of War. Orwell Prize winner.
@andrewleber.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. of political science, Tulane U MENA politics, some photography, some translation New Orleans, LA ⚜️
@catarinaleao.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Sciences Po, Paris | DPhil in Politics (Oxford) Political Economy of Autocratic Legacies + Democratic Erosion + Politics in the Short Attention Span Era catarinaleao.com
@mjgault.bsky.social
Nukes, weird tech, and conflict at @404media.co Host of angryplanetpod.com Tips: matthew@404media.co // signal: 347 762-9212
@jenrubin.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, MSNBC contributor, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book recommendations welcomed.
@quinnemmett.bsky.social
Science for people who give a shit. Founder: Important, Not Important. 50k+ readers and listeners. 6-time Webby nominee. The world won't unfuck itself: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/subscribe
@racheldonald.bsky.social
I investigate why the world is in crisis: planetcritical.com I also investigate what to do about it: planetcoordinate.com Join subscribers in 186 countries.
@frankschaeffer.bsky.social
Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God AVAILABLE NOW! https://frankschaeffer.substack.com
@gregolear.bsky.social
Lapsed novelist, #RoughBeast author, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, co-host of The Five 8, enjoyer of Friday Manhattans. https://linktr.ee/gregolear
@therickwilson.bsky.social
Lincoln Project and Resolute Square founder. Ad-maker. NYT #1 Bestselling author. Instrument-rated pilot. Beechcraft driver. TheRickWilson.Substack.com
@jonletman.bsky.social
Hawaii-based independent journalist covering human rights, the environment, and the impact of US foreign policy, militarism, and nuclear weapons in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
@sonjapolisci.bsky.social
@UChicago PoliSci PhD Candidate. Intergovernmental Dynamics. Representation. Self-determination. Sustainability. Voting. Arctic & Indigenous Politics. Democracy
@arthursmid.bsky.social
Collaborate to advance progressive causes. Community, story, strategy: arthursmid.com Portland, Oregon
@inkstickmedia.com
Human. Global. Security. Nonprofit news about our life with endless war. https://inkstickmedia.com/
@patrickobrienstrickland.com
Writer from Texas Managing editor @inkstickmedia.com Books: You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave (2025), The Marauders (2022) & Alerta! Alerta! (2018) Fiction: Epiphany, Porter House Review, Cleaver, etc.
@marketplace.org
Every story has an economic angle. We break it down to help you live smarter. marketplace.org 📧 Want even more Marketplace? Subscribe to our newsletters: https://www.marketplace.org/newsletters/
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. kryssdal@marketplace.org
@clionauta-ap.bsky.social
Noticias sobre la disciplina histórica [Universitat de València-Departament d'Història Moderna i Contemporània]
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
The Academic Audio Library. 26,000+ interviews with experts and authors on new scholarly, non-fiction, and literary books. 10 new episodes every day! Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts https://linktr.ee/newbooksnetwork
@bhargreaves.bsky.social
Writing about real estate and the future of cities at https://www.thesisdriven.com/ ~ founder of General Assembly and Common
@futurehindsight.bsky.social
🎙 A podcast that gives voice to civic engagement, one episode at a time. Tune in weekly for new ways to #BeTheSpark! Hosted by Mila Atmos / Posts by Zack!
@benansell.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. Why Politics Fails. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host of What’s Wrong With Democracy? and BBC Radio 4’s Rethink
@lnachman32.bsky.social
Political scientist. Assistant Professor at National Taiwan University. My new book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is available for preorder here: https://shorturl.at/BlEJE https://www.lnachman.com
@tompkinsconserve.bsky.social
A driving force to curb the worldwide climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis through rewilding and creating national parks.
@newsweek.com
Newsweek provides in-depth analysis, news and opinion about international issues, technology, business, culture and politics.
@feministkelly.bsky.social
Univ admin by day. Knitter & Podcaster by night. Feminist mom in Chicago always. Lover of mystery novels, sauv blanc & kittens. She/her. Host, Unsung History. Co-host, What Can I Do. https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/ https://www.whatcanidopodcast.com
@healeyparera.bsky.social
Historian, Head of UConn History. Cities, architecture, planning, disasters, environment, Latin America.
@herberthistory.bsky.social
Dad | Kentuckian in Colorado | History Dragon| Creator of Historians At The Movies #HATM | Historians At The Movies Podcast| Reckoning with Jason Herbert| Cuban coffee connoisseur| I aim to misbehave https://linktr.ee/jasonherbert