Sandipto Dasgupta
@sandipto.bsky.social
Political theorist, @thenewschool.bsky.social
Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @universitypress.cambridge.org
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And “billionaires are not simply handing money over to politicians and campaigns; they are running their own political operations.”
@mschmitt9.bsky.social on why it’s not just “money in politics,” and not just Citizens United:
@mschmitt9.bsky.social on why it’s not just “money in politics,” and not just Citizens United:
August 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
And “billionaires are not simply handing money over to politicians and campaigns; they are running their own political operations.”
@mschmitt9.bsky.social on why it’s not just “money in politics,” and not just Citizens United:
@mschmitt9.bsky.social on why it’s not just “money in politics,” and not just Citizens United:
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A good chance to remind everyone that we have dozens of amazing LPE syllabi stored in our “syllabi bank,” with entries from faculty all around the country. Check it out for your future reading and course planning needs!
lpeproject.org/syllabi/
lpeproject.org/syllabi/
August 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
A good chance to remind everyone that we have dozens of amazing LPE syllabi stored in our “syllabi bank,” with entries from faculty all around the country. Check it out for your future reading and course planning needs!
lpeproject.org/syllabi/
lpeproject.org/syllabi/
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As a journal editor, it is incredibly depressing to see the expansion of AI slop in the academic field. What I'm noticing at the moment is that it seems to come in waves, presumably because someone within a network finds out about a tool and their contacts start to use it: at the moment, the two...
July 22, 2026 at 10:36 AM
As a journal editor, it is incredibly depressing to see the expansion of AI slop in the academic field. What I'm noticing at the moment is that it seems to come in waves, presumably because someone within a network finds out about a tool and their contacts start to use it: at the moment, the two...
The whole 'how evangelical protestantism killed Brazilian football' discourse is unironically one of the best Weberian analysis I have read in a while.
July 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The whole 'how evangelical protestantism killed Brazilian football' discourse is unironically one of the best Weberian analysis I have read in a while.
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“The process was flawed in many ways, restricted to like-minded insiders; the issues are framed by categories from the culture wars that have no place in serious analysis; and the diagnoses miss their mark.”
@ramoran.bsky.social responds to the Boghossian report on the humanities:
@ramoran.bsky.social responds to the Boghossian report on the humanities:
The Wrong Way to Criticize the Humanities
A recent report, commissioned by the chancellors of Vanderbilt and Washington University, invites further intrusions on scholarly self-governance.
www.bostonreview.net
July 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
“The process was flawed in many ways, restricted to like-minded insiders; the issues are framed by categories from the culture wars that have no place in serious analysis; and the diagnoses miss their mark.”
@ramoran.bsky.social responds to the Boghossian report on the humanities:
@ramoran.bsky.social responds to the Boghossian report on the humanities:
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Working on finishing up a law review article for the upcoming submission cycle? ICYMI, the final version of @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social & my essay "The Part IV Problem in Legal Scholarship" is now online at the Columbia Law Review: columbialawreview.org/content/the-...
THE PART IV PROBLEM IN LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP - Columbia Law Review
Introduction As legal scholars, we have tremendous freedom to choose what we study and how we study it, to engage with the relationship between how law is and what legal arrangements might help move u...
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July 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Working on finishing up a law review article for the upcoming submission cycle? ICYMI, the final version of @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social & my essay "The Part IV Problem in Legal Scholarship" is now online at the Columbia Law Review: columbialawreview.org/content/the-...
I am (fortunate to be a) part of far too many group chats where graphic like these are shared.
"Every Round of 16 match at the World Cup has been won by the nation with more sheep per square km."
"Every Round of 16 match at the World Cup has been won by the nation with more sheep per square km."
July 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I am (fortunate to be a) part of far too many group chats where graphic like these are shared.
"Every Round of 16 match at the World Cup has been won by the nation with more sheep per square km."
"Every Round of 16 match at the World Cup has been won by the nation with more sheep per square km."
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“Universities are incentivized by the promise of better credit scores to not only suppress labor wages but also labor power. From the vantage of credit rating agencies, tenure systems, strong labor protections, and legislative control of tuition are not democratic treasures but red-flag liabilities”
I'm pretty well informed on the dynamics that threaten higher ed and academic freedom, but I did not wholly appreciate the role "debt" plays, and not just student loan debt. An eye opening convo with Jason Wozniak of @debtcollective.bsky.social. academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/debt-an-un...
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June 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM
“Universities are incentivized by the promise of better credit scores to not only suppress labor wages but also labor power. From the vantage of credit rating agencies, tenure systems, strong labor protections, and legislative control of tuition are not democratic treasures but red-flag liabilities”
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I understand SCOTUS, know who they are, & by all rational accounts it feels so naive to say: "I can't believe 4 of 9 justices said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship."
And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.
And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.
June 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I understand SCOTUS, know who they are, & by all rational accounts it feels so naive to say: "I can't believe 4 of 9 justices said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship."
And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.
And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.
A great critique of Foucault by Carlo Ginzburg
June 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A great critique of Foucault by Carlo Ginzburg
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TODAY at noon Eastern!
Join Adom Getachew, Aziz Rana, & @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social for a panel moderated by Nikhil Pal Singh about their recent essays about America at 250.
Cohosted with @dissentmag.bsky.social.
Donations suggested; register here: tinyurl.com/44yrhzbt
Join Adom Getachew, Aziz Rana, & @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social for a panel moderated by Nikhil Pal Singh about their recent essays about America at 250.
Cohosted with @dissentmag.bsky.social.
Donations suggested; register here: tinyurl.com/44yrhzbt
June 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM
TODAY at noon Eastern!
Join Adom Getachew, Aziz Rana, & @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social for a panel moderated by Nikhil Pal Singh about their recent essays about America at 250.
Cohosted with @dissentmag.bsky.social.
Donations suggested; register here: tinyurl.com/44yrhzbt
Join Adom Getachew, Aziz Rana, & @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social for a panel moderated by Nikhil Pal Singh about their recent essays about America at 250.
Cohosted with @dissentmag.bsky.social.
Donations suggested; register here: tinyurl.com/44yrhzbt
Michael Lange is the best analyst of NYC local politics IMO, and this is a great piece on the recent primaries
NEW: The morning after the socialists swept, the establishment had its excuse ready: Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier only won because of gentrification.
It was a convenient narrative.
It is also false. And we can prove it:
open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
It was a convenient narrative.
It is also false. And we can prove it:
open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
When Narratives Meet Facts
The anatomy of a political earthquake — and the failed efforts to discredit it
open.substack.com
June 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Michael Lange is the best analyst of NYC local politics IMO, and this is a great piece on the recent primaries
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Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
June 28, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
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A special event for New Yorkers: On July 18, Aziz Rana and @sandipto.bsky.social will be holding a one day workshop that examines left critiques of the US constitution and invites participants to initiate their own exercise in constitution drafting.
How to Write a Constitution
How to Write a Constitution NYC DSA Office (14 Jefferson St., NYC) Saturday, July 18, 10–4pm As clear as the need is for strong elected leadership toward a vision of positive social change, questions...
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June 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
A special event for New Yorkers: On July 18, Aziz Rana and @sandipto.bsky.social will be holding a one day workshop that examines left critiques of the US constitution and invites participants to initiate their own exercise in constitution drafting.
Columbia University will be represented in Congress by a 32 year old graduate student who participated in the student encampments.
June 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Columbia University will be represented in Congress by a 32 year old graduate student who participated in the student encampments.
On July 18, Aziz Rana and I will be doing a one day workshop for the NYC DSA Academy on left critiques of the US constitution and what an alternative left idea of constitution could be. Please spread the word to those who may be interested.
Registration: actionnetwork.org/events/how-t...
Registration: actionnetwork.org/events/how-t...
How to Write a Constitution
How to Write a Constitution NYC DSA Office (14 Jefferson St., NYC) Saturday, July 18, 10–4pm As clear as the need is for strong elected leadership toward a vision of positive social change, questions...
actionnetwork.org
June 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
On July 18, Aziz Rana and I will be doing a one day workshop for the NYC DSA Academy on left critiques of the US constitution and what an alternative left idea of constitution could be. Please spread the word to those who may be interested.
Registration: actionnetwork.org/events/how-t...
Registration: actionnetwork.org/events/how-t...
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Vol. 20(1) ends with a Book Review of Sandipto Dasgupta's Legalizing the Revolution (2024) by Shaunna Rodrigues. She evaluates Dasgupta’s methodological use of political theory and situates the book within the current crisis of constitutionalism in India.
repository.nls.ac.in/slr/vol20/is...
repository.nls.ac.in/slr/vol20/is...
March 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Vol. 20(1) ends with a Book Review of Sandipto Dasgupta's Legalizing the Revolution (2024) by Shaunna Rodrigues. She evaluates Dasgupta’s methodological use of political theory and situates the book within the current crisis of constitutionalism in India.
repository.nls.ac.in/slr/vol20/is...
repository.nls.ac.in/slr/vol20/is...
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Equator is kicking off the World Cup with an essay from Mexico by the legendary Juan Villoro – on the unequal billing of the three host nations, the “cautious attitude” of fans who fear being deprived of a great public spectacle, and the moments of magic to come
June 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Equator is kicking off the World Cup with an essay from Mexico by the legendary Juan Villoro – on the unequal billing of the three host nations, the “cautious attitude” of fans who fear being deprived of a great public spectacle, and the moments of magic to come
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Our new piece, collectively authored by the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social, reflecting on the state today.
@campolis.bsky.social
Link to the full piece below:
@campolis.bsky.social
Link to the full piece below:
April 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Our new piece, collectively authored by the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social, reflecting on the state today.
@campolis.bsky.social
Link to the full piece below:
@campolis.bsky.social
Link to the full piece below:
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James Dolan invited his friend Donald Trump to watch Game 3. In order to do that, they have to ban the organic, historically joyous parties happening outside MSG for fans who can't afford to be inside. Modern sports in a nutshell
Sports owners are using tech to build private surveillance states — while taking public money.
Which means that Knicks owner James Dolan is the future.
In a new collaboration with @wired.com, we go inside how MSG secretly watches fans, surveils kids, tracks players… youtu.be/yNZ3hJPN5Vc?...
Which means that Knicks owner James Dolan is the future.
In a new collaboration with @wired.com, we go inside how MSG secretly watches fans, surveils kids, tracks players… youtu.be/yNZ3hJPN5Vc?...
Watching Fans, Monitoring Kids, Tracking Players: Knicks Surveillance, Revealed | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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June 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
James Dolan invited his friend Donald Trump to watch Game 3. In order to do that, they have to ban the organic, historically joyous parties happening outside MSG for fans who can't afford to be inside. Modern sports in a nutshell
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I have a much higher opinion of David Graeber than @himself.bsky.social does (I believe) - I would even say that Graeber is one of my intellectual heroes. But I think there is a lot of truth to this description of him. crookedtimber.org/2023/07/08/d...
June 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I have a much higher opinion of David Graeber than @himself.bsky.social does (I believe) - I would even say that Graeber is one of my intellectual heroes. But I think there is a lot of truth to this description of him. crookedtimber.org/2023/07/08/d...
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I was lucky to write the lead article for a special issue of Academe on AI in the Corporate University. In "What does AI do?" I offer a provisional balance sheet of this technology's effects on our work, our finances, and our management, in a moment of rising fascist attacks on higher education.
What Does AI Do?
The economic and political problems of “cost disease” in education have created a powerful incentive for the adoption of AI.
www.aaup.org
May 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I was lucky to write the lead article for a special issue of Academe on AI in the Corporate University. In "What does AI do?" I offer a provisional balance sheet of this technology's effects on our work, our finances, and our management, in a moment of rising fascist attacks on higher education.
Launch of @dwaipayanbanerjee.bsky.social's brilliant new book this Monday at MIT Museum
April 26, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Launch of @dwaipayanbanerjee.bsky.social's brilliant new book this Monday at MIT Museum