Sirisha Naidu

Famines are wars over the right to existence -- Mike Davis (2017)

Hah! Cutting resources for collection of price data, and now firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) over data of inadequate jobs creation in the economy. Could he be more transparent? Will the average person notice?

Price data collection is being cut? Convenient that it hits most US residents across the political spectrum?

"To align survey workload with resource levels, BLS suspended data collection for portions of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) sample in select areas across the country starting in April.

Did I post this in my sleep?

“The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger,” a senior adviser to the then prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said in 2006.

These calculations were made long before October 2023. And well, they're dying of hunger now.

EP20: Cryptocurrency • KKFI Our July episode is all about crypto. We present two different perspectives on how to understand cryptocurrency. In our Dollars & Sense Debrief, Chris Sturr interviews economist Gerald Epstein from […...

The July 2025 episode of Economics for the People was devoted to cryptocurrency. Rohan Grey @rohangrey.bsky.social discusses how crypto and the recent legislations in the US Congress will affect working people & Jerry Epstein talks about the risks of crypto to the financial system.

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I cannot get over how no one in mainstream politics even disputes factual claims like this. Everyone admits that Israel is starving children and murdering desperate civilians. The only ‘debate’ is about what to call it and whether the motives of people protesting it are pure enough.

EP19: Wildcat strikes in Asia, Socialism in Seattle • KKFI In our June episode, we spoke with Kshama Sawant about her campaign to win the House seat in Seattle’s 9th Congressional district. Kshama was a member of city council in […]

Economics for the People in the June episode discussed socialism in Seattle and beyond with Kshama Sawant @workersstrikeback.bsky.social & Amanda Page-Hoongrajok discussed wildcat strikes in the garment industry in Asia.

He looks rather pensive about the haircut :D

Looking forward to listening to this episode.

Who gets credit for creating value?
Who gets ignored?
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Professor @sirishanaidu.bsky.social explains how care work and home-based labor sustains economies and enables profit—but is systematically excluded from what we call "the economy."

We're living in times when it's particularly important to understand " monetary arrangements, knowledges, and cultures with the aim of promoting ecosocial justice".

@workersstrikeback.bsky.social

In today's episode of Economics for The People, Taki and I discuss imperialism and workers' struggles for a decent life with Kshama Sawant.

INET interviewed me about my work on how social reproduction extends beyond care work, and why it matters more than GDP or 'the economy' for working people.

INET interviewed me about my work on how social reproduction extends beyond care work, and why it matters more than GDP or 'the economy' for working people.

EP18: Fusion of state and finance, work intensification • KKFI In the May edition of our podcast, Chris Sturr speaks with Mike Prokosch about the widespread practice of short staffing, which is basically polite language for work intensification. Mike gives […]

Taki & I discussed American finance and the role of the state with Stephen Maher (co-editor of Socialist Register) in the May episode of Economics for the People on 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City. And in the D&S de-brief discusses short staffing.

YouTube video by SRT Lab SRT Lab session 4 | Sirisha Naidu | The Crisis of Social Reproduction and Capitalism

This is long overdue but here's the recording of my talk for the Social Reproduction Theory (SRT) Lab organized by Tithi Bhattacharya and others.

EP18: The Political Economy of the Middle East • KKFI In our feature segment this month, Taki and Sirisha have a wide-ranging conversation with Professor Adam Hanieh about the Gulf Countries. We spoke about class, highlighting that these countries are […...

In Episode 18 of Economics for the People, our special guest was Prof. Adam Hanieh from University of Exeter. We discussed the political economy of the Middle East, dissecting class, Arab nationalism, and imperialism.

@sirishanaidu.bsky.social brings ecological concerns into discussions of social reproduction in today's blog: "The ecology of capitalism represents crises for the working classes imposed by and within capitalism." Read the blog post here bit.ly/43Ny9L2

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Join the Social Reproduction Lab series. The second in the series in today, Feb 19 at 11 CT/ 12 ET.

‘We’ll all have to go vegan’: Wisconsin dairy farmers fret over immigration crackdown Business groups warn agriculture sector will collapse without foreign labour

Between bird flu and anti-immigration policies, we'd better prepare for a new diet.

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A hit and run :( How devastating!

Join the inauguration of our new Center for Heterodox Exonomics (CHE)!

📅 Feb 6th 5p.m. - 7p.m., Feb 7th/8th 9a.m -7p.m.

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The conference will take place from Feb 6-8. There are some great panels on Palestine, Marx, Sraffa, and Labor Organizing. I'll be on a Saturday panel discussing the crises of care and climate. If you can't join in person, the conference will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/@CHE-tulsa

Federal workers response to the 'buyout' offer. I don't know how many will fight back, but we need a ''chingari', a spark to light a fire. Keep loving, keep fighting!
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Join Rula Jebreal, Naomi Klein and Nermeen Shaikh on January 29 for a discussion on the critical challenges facing journalists, and building solidarity with those on the front lines.

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