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Ashley Dawson

Ashley Dawson, professor of environmental humanities at the City University of New York, is the author of People’s Power: Reclaiming the Energy Commons and a member of the Public Power NY campaign.

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Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Ashley Dawson
A worker installs solar panels on a rooftop
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

It’s Time for Public Power. New York State Could Lead the Way.

It’s time to take electrical power generation and distribution out of the hands of polluting, for-profit corporations.
by
Ashley Dawson,
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July 20, 2022
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Activists lead an Anti-Columbus Day Tour at the American Museum of Natural History on October 8, 2018, in New York City.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Growing Movement Pushes Museums to Cut Ties With Colonialism and Apartheid

Museums have profited from colonial violence for centuries. Strike MoMA and other activists worldwide say, “no more.”
by
Ashley Dawson,
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June 7, 2021
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Excerpt
Environment & Health

Capitalism Exacerbates the Vulnerability of “Extreme Cities” to Climate Change

Climate change is happening, and cities are at the forefront of the battle.
by
Ashley Dawson,
Verso Books
October 26, 2017
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Excerpt
Environment & Health

The Climate Catastrophe Cannot Be Reversed Within the Capitalist Culture

We face a clear choice: radical political transformation or deepening mass extinction.
by
Ashley Dawson,
OR Books
August 18, 2016
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