Jamie Doucette

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Epstein Family Values • EQUATOR The billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants

Fascinating, wide ranging piece by Melinda Cooper. Strongly recommend.
www.equator.org/articles/eps...

It was a really enjoyable read, Eli.

This too

Gril

1990s/early 2000s EPD was pretty rad though, wasn’t it?

In recent weeks, claims of a “productivity miracle” in some of the UK’s northern cities have sparked lively debate.

This new LPIP blog from Bec Riley digs into the data, challenges and highlights why success stories often overlook the complex realities.

https://ow.ly/qOkx50YenBU

Non-American here: I still can't tell you who played in the superbowl. But I do know all about the epic Bad Bunny performance. I think that is not a bad thing.

Lee Jae-myung pushes to split Finance Ministry’s budget powers Presidential front-runner Rep. Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea has proposed a large-scale restructuring of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, a

An older article, but good description of the rationale for Lee's state reorganization drive. You may have seen it in the news last week with the withdrawal of Conservative lawmaker Lee Hye-hoon due to abuse of power allegations.

File under: housing policy (or lack thereof?)

Adoption as banishment: Why Korea's adoptees deserve more than symbolic redress - The Korea Times The renewal of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for a third mandate on Jan. 29 offers a new opportunity to address the unresolved adop...

Important piece by my friend and colleague Anders Riel Muller.

Oops. Coupang autocorrected as company above. But still makes sense.

Coupang, South Korea’s Amazon, Is Copying Its Worst Habits The South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang has been engulfed by scandals over data breaches and dangerous work conditions. Having spent millions to lobby US politicians, the firm is now calling in t...

If you’ve been following the company fiasco: jacobin.com/2026/01/coup.... Jd vance recently involved in it: www.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

Looks good

Reviewer 2?

THE CONSTRUCTION STATE UNBOUND? Struggles over the Seoul Metropolitan Region’s Greenbelt in an Era of Planetary Urbanization This article builds on recent interventions into the study of planetary urbanization that call for greater interaction with the multiple social struggles and standpoints that embed this process. To d...

Nice to see that this is out in a print volume. Ironically, it comes just as the Ministry of Land, Housing, and Transport begins to consider lifting Greenbelt restrictions once again.

by green i mean ecological, though... though they are probably also green as in centre-left (DPP, etc.)

ICYMI, big fan of Taiwanese band Cicada: an indie chamber outfit inspired in part by Louisville, Kentucky's Rachel's which came out of the 80s/90s post-punk/post-rock scence there (e.g. Rodan, Slint, June of 44). Don't know much about their politics, but they seem Green.

To read later.

A hot topic in Korea right now is Coupang - the dominant online retailing company known for cheap prices, lightning fast delivery etc.

They're in the hot seat for a myriad of shitty behavior. But looking at the litany of complaints about them
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Some might be tempted to think Mark Lutter’s “charter city” proposal for Venezuela is reasonable. Many such people are unaware of the ideology of the men—eg, Palantir co-founders Peter Thiel & Joe Lonsdale & Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson —who fund or otherwise promote Lutter’s work. 1/

YouTube video by Centre For Future Work The High Cost of Oil's Wild Ride

Once again geopolitical conflict is roiling speculative oil futures markets…but which way?? Good time to learn about how these casinos work & why we need more rational ways to set energy prices. Watch our #FalseProfits explainers:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4mp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDkb...

The Highest Stage of Nationalism: Postcolonial Fascism in Korea and Breaking Fascism Out of a Eurocentric Frame Abstract. The study of fascism has long been dominated by a Eurocentric perspective that dismisses the presence of fascist ideologies and movements outside

Looking forward to reading this article (weird cover image aside!) academic.oup.com/ahr/article/...

A World of VCs in Miniature: Silicon Valley's Ideology

I went on my in my pal @alinau27.bsky.social 's podcast The Anti-Dystopians.
open.spotify.com/episode/19Q1...

Freedom University: The right-wing group rallying youth in South Korea Disgraced president Yoon Suk Yeol has become an unlikely poster boy for anti-government sentiment.

Pretty grim story here from Korea, but good to see the BBC covering it . . . .
www.bbc.com/news/article...

.... academic job markets and labour rights, Trump, toxic masculinity, and small towns, and a bit about Korean politics in that now odd historic moment before Yoon's coup and Trump 2.0. Enjoy. (also on spotify and other platforms). 2/2

How Did You Get Here? | Power and Resistance with Dr. Jamie Doucette | Korea in Maize & Blue Bringing a background in activism to the study of democratization and economics, Dr. Jamie Doucette provides food for thought on modernity, American politics, academic labor rights, and structures of ...

Last year I recorded a podcast while visiting U Mich. It's just been published. The series is about personal and professional career paths. Lot's of talk about the 1990s alter-globalization movement, the problem with the IVY league, Oxbridge, and the North American tenure-track system... 1/2

One of a lot of reports out there on another new Próspera-style neocolonial cryptobro tax avoidance scheme / Special Economic Zone #SEZ / post- #smartcity... this time on the island of #Nevis. I wish it nothing but disaster. h/t for this story to @rosamundevb.bsky.social

The Sting of Hornet Comrade When Korea's president staged a coup, feminists, queers, and K-pop fans swarmed the barricades to join the labor movement.

Fantastic piece from Youbin Kang in ⁦Lux Magazine‬⁩ exploring the intersecting solidarities of labour, queer, and feminist activists (bound together by K-Pop) that brought down the Yoon Suk-Yeol government last year 🫰✊🏳️‍🌈

lux-magazine.com/article/comr...

It happened! The @nytimes.com profiled Paulina!

The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.

Gift Link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...