Feminist political economist, radio host & producer, prof of Economics. Ag studies, labor, environment, development https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sirisha-Naiduhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3mdjpqwlwbc2qI used to live 15 minutes from Springfield, OH and used to swim at the Y there everyday. It was an economically blighted city that was being rebuilt by Haitian immigrants. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjpqwlwbc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lxa7lkb6fk2fFamines are wars over the right to existence -- Mike Davis (2017)25 Aug 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa7lkb6fk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lveefiwvgc2kHah! Cutting resources for collection of price data, and now firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) over data of inadequate jobs creation in the economy. Could he be more transparent? Will the average person notice? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lveefiwvgc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lvdsot2ukk2vPrice data collection is being cut? Convenient that it hits most US residents across the political spectrum? "To align survey workload with resource levels, BLS suspended data collection for portions of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) sample in select areas across the country starting in April.01 Aug 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdsot2ukk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lvdqtlmzpc2q“The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger,” a senior adviser to the then prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said in 2006. These calculations were made long before October 2023. And well, they're dying of hunger now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdqtlmzpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lv7l6uoj2c2fThe July 2025 episode of Economics for the People was devoted to cryptocurrency. Rohan Grey @rohangrey.bsky.social discusses how crypto and the recent legislations in the US Congress will affect working people & Jerry Epstein talks about the risks of crypto to the financial system. https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/ep20-cryptocurrency/30 Jul 2025 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7l6uoj2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lv2zexzz7222Economics for the People in the June episode discussed socialism in Seattle and beyond with Kshama Sawant @workersstrikeback.bsky.social & Amanda Page-Hoongrajok discussed wildcat strikes in the garment industry in Asia. https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/ep19-wildcat-strikes-in-asia-socialism-in-seattle/29 Jul 2025 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2zexzz7222https://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lujj6w45qc2hLooking forward to listening to this episode. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2025 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lujj6w45qc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lsya5ewlok2hWe're living in times when it's particularly important to understand " monetary arrangements, knowledges, and cultures with the aim of promoting ecosocial justice". [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsya5ewlok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lsjllcq66c2fIn today's episode of Economics for The People, Taki and I discuss imperialism and workers' struggles for a decent life with Kshama Sawant.26 Jun 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjllcq66c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lshelg4y4c2zINET interviewed me about my work on how social reproduction extends beyond care work, and why it matters more than GDP or 'the economy' for working people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshelg4y4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lshelg4y4c2zINET interviewed me about my work on how social reproduction extends beyond care work, and why it matters more than GDP or 'the economy' for working people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshelg4y4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lqrzwmnpmk2tTaki & I discussed American finance and the role of the state with Stephen Maher (co-editor of Socialist Register) in the May episode of Economics for the People on 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City. And in the D&S de-brief discusses short staffing. https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/ep18-fusion-of-state-and-finance-work-intensification/04 Jun 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrzwmnpmk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lqnwfusrg22aThis is long overdue but here's the recording of my talk for the Social Reproduction Theory (SRT) Lab organized by Tithi Bhattacharya and others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc-s5eVJbo002 Jun 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnwfusrg22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lmvek23i4c2dIn Episode 18 of Economics for the People, our special guest was Prof. Adam Hanieh from University of Exeter. We discussed the political economy of the Middle East, dissecting class, Arab nationalism, and imperialism. https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/ep18-the-political-economy-of-the-middle-east/16 Apr 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmvek23i4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3ljpx7vpjs22790.1 FM KKFI is the radio station that hosts our show Economics For the People, and other shows like Heartland Labor, Understanding Israel-Palestine, KC Tenants' People Power Hour. It's Pledge Drive right now and if you can spare a few dollars, please make a donation. Thanks! kkfi.org https://kkfi.org/06 Mar 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpx7vpjs227https://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lik4j4qe4222Join the Social Reproduction Lab series. The second in the series in today, Feb 19 at 11 CT/ 12 ET.19 Feb 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lik4j4qe4222https://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lhzch7froc2hBetween bird flu and anti-immigration policies, we'd better prepare for a new diet. https://www.ft.com/content/e61e1348-9ee7-4dd9-b2a8-8d262e26d3e912 Feb 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzch7froc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lhgyvtf3is2dA hit and run :( How devastating! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgyvtf3is2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lhgtabpkz22fThe conference will take place from Feb 6-8. There are some great panels on Palestine, Marx, Sraffa, and Labor Organizing. I'll be on a Saturday panel discussing the crises of care and climate. If you can't join in person, the conference will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/@CHE-tulsa [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgtabpkz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lgvqxt5id224Federal workers response to the 'buyout' offer. I don't know how many will fight back, but we need a ''chingari', a spark to light a fire. Keep loving, keep fighting! https://newrepublic.com/post/190844/trump-buyout-offer-federal-workers-backfiring29 Jan 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvqxt5id224https://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lgqhtq7qck2jI'll be speaking at the inaugural conference of the Center for Heterodox Economics this Feb 6 to 8. https://sites.utulsa.edu/chetu/event/2025-che-inaugural-conference/ Join us in person at U Tulsa or remotely. The event will be livestreamed on Youtube (youtube.com/@CHE-tulsa)27 Jan 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqhtq7qck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sirishanaidu.bsky.social/post/3lglbztjyv22dThanks to @carlbeijer.bsky.social for a thoughtful discussion on the Trumpian moment. And thanks also to journalist Kalena Thomhave for her chat on immigrants in deindustrialized Charleroi in rural Pennsylvania who were villified by Trump. -- with @takimanolakos.bsky.social https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/ep16-deindustrialization-and-migration-in-rural-pennsylvania-the-trumpian-moment/25 Jan 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:mffkndhgpvx7f4nvre2x6kl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lglbztjyv22d