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![It’s Not Easy Being Green](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_9ca1160d735f4a03bdac7b129255a87d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0f97d2_9ca1160d735f4a03bdac7b129255a87d~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Oct 16, 20246 min read
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Private-sector investments in the green transition are plagued by climate and labor risks.
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![Florida Invests in Catastrophe](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_74d9ed6432c344948e2e392a3920e79b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_74d9ed6432c344948e2e392a3920e79b~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Sep 22, 20249 min read
Florida Invests in Catastrophe
The Sunshine State is putting public pension money into risky bonds that transfer risk away from insurance companies.
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![Private Equity’s Green Façade Is Being Funded by Your Pension](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_51d5469b7f234d49941656f8b63ae399~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_51d5469b7f234d49941656f8b63ae399~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Private Equity’s Green Façade Is Being Funded by Your Pension
The growth potential of decarbonization efforts is a double-edged sword for municipalities.
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![MandateWire Analysis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_6e90c0a7e4284ab59ca3b9dde0811493~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_6e90c0a7e4284ab59ca3b9dde0811493~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Oct 4, 20232 min read
MandateWire Analysis
Previews of some stories I've written for MandateWire North America
![Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires ‘Resilience’](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_a4d73dee5cc946048c149c457ee6994e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_339,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0f97d2_a4d73dee5cc946048c149c457ee6994e~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Nov 2, 20225 min read
Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires ‘Resilience’
News media are in a position to demystify the complexity of [Puerto Rico's] colonial condition.
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![Puerto Ricans Protest Against ‘Vulture’ Funds in Manhattan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_3ff8ef8d37cb4ab99211e9aa4b59b176~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_3ff8ef8d37cb4ab99211e9aa4b59b176~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Sep 7, 20224 min read
Puerto Ricans Protest Against ‘Vulture’ Funds in Manhattan
Davidson Kempner has been ripping pages from the vulture fund playbook for years...
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![New York’s Gray-Market Cannabis Businesses Face Hard Choices](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_b699aaede71b47de909a6784f42c2f96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_b699aaede71b47de909a6784f42c2f96~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jul 14, 20228 min read
New York’s Gray-Market Cannabis Businesses Face Hard Choices
The goals of legalization’s architects will only be realized if an equitable marketplace takes shape.
![The county that will determine whether Arizona goes red or blue this year](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_0254d6e94f3a4c64b1e1ff8488a9b49d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0f97d2_0254d6e94f3a4c64b1e1ff8488a9b49d~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jul 12, 20222 min read
The county that will determine whether Arizona goes red or blue this year
But as Republicans make inroads with Latinos throughout the electorate, Maricopa could flip back to the GOP.
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![Abortion Rights Advocates in Argentina Show Solidarity With US Protesters](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_20a1adf645e24b01b1156e0dc1224b2d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_20a1adf645e24b01b1156e0dc1224b2d~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jul 12, 20226 min read
Abortion Rights Advocates in Argentina Show Solidarity With US Protesters
Millions of reproductive justice advocates have been riding the global “Green Wave"
![Fighting Displacement: Machete House and the Park Slope Riot of 1973](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_f308581248bf49b9ab5fbbe9dc58af41~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0f97d2_f308581248bf49b9ab5fbbe9dc58af41~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jun 29, 20228 min read
Fighting Displacement: Machete House and the Park Slope Riot of 1973
Rest in power, Uncle Armando. You will be missed.
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![UN Committee Recognizes Puerto Rico’s Right to Self-Determination, Independence](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_21e99a22997a4789b9b2fa7eb9439438~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_21e99a22997a4789b9b2fa7eb9439438~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jun 29, 20225 min read
UN Committee Recognizes Puerto Rico’s Right to Self-Determination, Independence
The resolution... reaffirmed Puerto Rico’s sovereign right to self-determination and independence.
![Vaccine Equity Coverage Underplays Barrier of Patents](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_8d44071d0a664888a659c45a66bad50c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0f97d2_8d44071d0a664888a659c45a66bad50c~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Vaccine Equity Coverage Underplays Barrier of Patents
Big Pharma’s efforts to address vaccine inequity have prioritized profits over people.
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![Opportunities Out of This World](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_4958cc6fbc0f46e8aea70ecabc102983~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_4958cc6fbc0f46e8aea70ecabc102983~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Apr 7, 20224 min read
Opportunities Out of This World
Antara Sen ’23 reaches for the stars through involvement with NASA research.
![Solidarity with Ukraine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_5ca8cae48b53469ba70ab38cb5248475~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0f97d2_5ca8cae48b53469ba70ab38cb5248475~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Mar 11, 20224 min read
Solidarity with Ukraine
The world is watching Ukraine, and so is the Ithaca College community.
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![In Puerto Rico, Privatization Jeopardizes Already Weak Ferry System in Vieques and Culebra](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_a96c5a0ab6854336ba84567cad92b025~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_a96c5a0ab6854336ba84567cad92b025~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jan 27, 20227 min read
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![Activists Are Challenging Laws That Enable Vulture Funds to Exploit Global South](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_ec87ef7920f8406c8dd8676a99e16647~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_ec87ef7920f8406c8dd8676a99e16647~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jan 14, 20228 min read
Activists Are Challenging Laws That Enable Vulture Funds to Exploit Global South
Hedge funds, also called vulture funds, have spent decades perfecting predatory investment practices that target [indebted countries].
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![Pro-Independence Puerto Ricans in New York Protest Against Debt Plan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_76bbcb67f4e34f288e3ce203e01ce600~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_76bbcb67f4e34f288e3ce203e01ce600~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Jan 10, 20224 min read
Pro-Independence Puerto Ricans in New York Protest Against Debt Plan
More privatization is slated for Puerto Rico in 2022.
![Ithaca College Drone Squadron Takes Flight](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_e6ecf60acfcb47d0908c160dc7c92f06~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0f97d2_e6ecf60acfcb47d0908c160dc7c92f06~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Dec 8, 20213 min read
Ithaca College Drone Squadron Takes Flight
On South Hill, the Ithaca College Drone Squadron seeks to educate students about the world of drones.
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![All in the Family](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_4dcf561f90fa4769a729c81a372c509c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_4dcf561f90fa4769a729c81a372c509c~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Nov 29, 20211 min read
All in the Family
One of the highlights of the weekend was the Ithaca College Family Council (ICFC) Social...
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![The Adjunctification Crisis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f97d2_b0943df6f3d34a39ba16393295804076~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0f97d2_b0943df6f3d34a39ba16393295804076~mv2.webp)
James Baratta
Nov 10, 20216 min read
The Adjunctification Crisis
Instead of adding tenure-track lines, institutions opted to expand their reliance on the de facto academia underclass.
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