Liza Featherstone

Always great to chat with @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social and @doughenwood.bsky.social Great episode on #Zohran #Mamdani

We had such a great time chatting with @palumboliu.bsky.social -- as always, but this time we had something truly hopeful and exciting to discuss!

Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.

"Assessing the Democrats’ victory this week, some key Republicans told Politico that the Democrats had dominated them on the energy affordability issue—an issue for which they have no solutions." – @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social

newrepublic.com/article/2028...

Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.

Wondering why Tuesday was so great for Democrats all over? @environmentalvoter.bsky.social has some data -- and did some organizing -- that offers a clue.

newrepublic.com/article/2028...

We’re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
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Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.

Strangely enough, blocking offshore wind and spreading misinformation about green energy, as Trump has been doing, isn’t helping a single voter pay her utility bill. That's one reason Democrats won big this week.
newrepublic.com/article/2028...

Wednesday, Nov. 12: a reading & conversation to celebrate the launch of Celina Su's new book, "Budget Justice," which shows how communities can solve our cities' most pressing problems.
With @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social and Kesi Foster. Register for this free event!
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Finally, the election is over! Let's get to work...

Next week!
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Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.

It doesn’t have to be this way, and it turns out that when Democrats say so, they can win.
newrepublic.com/article/2028...

Jacobin Has Charted Zohran Mamdani’s Rise From the Beginning From our first interview immediately after he won his state assembly election in 2020 through profiles, op-eds, interviews, and speeches, Jacobin has closely covered Zohran Mamdani’s political career rooted in the socialist movement since its start.

If you want to chart the rise of Zohran Mamdani from his 2020 election to state assembly to his likely election as New York City mayor today and everywhere he’s been in between, you can — through Jacobin’s extensive coverage of Mamdani.

oh just straight up gutter racism!

A pointed critique!

Trump’s Crusade Against Critics Is So Much Worse Than “Cancel Culture” The liberal cancel culture of yesteryear is indeed regrettable. But let’s not succumb to bothsidesism.

Great & timely article by @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social . Her description of cancel culture is perfectly put, and the distinction between that what going on now is key

newrepublic.com/article/2022...

This Is Not “Cancel Culture.” This Is Organized State Repression. The Trump administration’s onslaught against MAGA critics doesn’t belong in the same conversation as the liberal online mobs of yesteryear.

I was not a fan of cancel culture. At the time I called it "You're Fired" liberalism, arguing that it was Trumpian, unworthy of the left. That said, what Trump is doing now is much worse and it's not even close:
newrepublic.com/article/2022...

This Is Not “Cancel Culture.” This Is Organized State Repression. The Trump administration’s onslaught against MAGA critics doesn’t belong in the same conversation as the liberal online mobs of yesteryear.

Cancel culture was a bad vibe and probably did drive many to the right, I wrote @newrepublic.com. But what Trump is doing now is not "cancel culture." newrepublic.com/article/2022...

approximately seven million people were out in the streets protesting last week. these people need to grow a spine. www.ft.com/content/1377...

After the polls close and the election is over, New Yorkers will still need to organize for the city they deserve. Join us for a reading and conversation to celebrate the launch of Budget Justice: a bold vision that empowers communities.

Register!
centerforthehumanities.org/event/budget...

yes, i am confused about why Trump posting that video is not the top story across all platforms. Violent, juvenile, stupid and utterly lacking in class. Seems like something people should know about.

The Blue-State Governors Who’ve Gone Weak on Climate Policy They make a big show of standing up to Trump. But what about standing up for the planet?

Thanks to @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social for the sharp piece on the blue state governors who have gone weak on climate policy.

@nyrenews.bsky.social ED Stephan Edel said Hochul has "embraced the Republican narrative that climate policy and affordability are at odds."

newrepublic.com/article/2017...

Here's my convo about Run Zohran Run! last night w/ the great @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/yBA5roq...

The Blue-State Governors Who’ve Gone Weak on Climate Policy They make a big show of standing up to Trump. But what about standing up for the planet?

The people go wild for blue state governors showing the slightest bit of spine. So on climate, why aren't they doing it? thanks for insight and good info from @nyrenews.bsky.social:
newrepublic.com/article/2017...

Michigan Avenue right now.

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

I’m not hearing a downside

www.theverge.com/news/674366/...

Excited about next week’s nearly daylong @economichardship.bsky.social event at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social starring @jeffsharlet.bsky.social , @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social , @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social Ray Suarez and others!

Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh on His Run for Mayor What does democratic socialism mean to Omar Fateh, Minneapolis mayoral candidate? “It’s pretty clear cut: you want to take care of everyone.”

I got to interview @omarfatehmn.bsky.social for @jacobinmag.bsky.social
Asked what democratic socialism means to him, Fateh, whose first child was born last month, had a straightforward answer. “It’s pretty clear-cut,” he said. “You want to take care of everyone.”
jacobin.com/2025/09/omar...

He still thinks/claims that “asylum seekers” come from insane asylums

oh wow! I have never thought about that. thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Wow this campaign keeps outdoing itself. A history lesson tied to the present and connected to one of my favorite badass history ladies rolled into one???

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

The Dept. of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the U.S.

Huge group photo of canvassers at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. Many are carrying signs that say "Jews for Zohran" and "Jews for Racial & Economic Justice."

About a dozen volunteers taking a group photo.

About 20 volunteers taking a group photo.

About a dozen volunteers taking group photo.

We relaunched our canvassing operation a month ago— and our volunteers already surpassed 235k doors knocked, including 39,700 this past weekend.

There's a hunger in our city for a new kind of politics and it's motivating people to participate at a scale they never have before.