American Campus Podcast
a social and political history of higher education
American Campus Podcast
Real estate, private equity, and Abundance with Billy Fleming
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
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References and suggested readings:
- Billy Fleming, Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2026).
- Marshall Terrill, “ASU ranks No. 1 nationally, No. 2 globally for sustainability,” ASU News, September 8, 2026.
- Davarian L. Baldwin, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities (Bold Type, 2021).
- Kevin Kovaleski, “ASU reaches milestone enrollment,” ASU News, August 10, 2026.
- Holly Jean Buck, Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero is Not Enough (Verso, 2021).
- Thea Riofrancos, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (W. W. Norton, 2025).
- Joshua Hong, “Universities are buying and selling property for data centers, prompting concerns about an AI brain drain,” Yahoo! Finance, August 12, 2026.
- “AI can make our lives better,” Senator John Kennedy on NBC News
- The Expanse series
- Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature (Princeton University Press, 2025).
- Follow Billy Fleming on Twitter and Bluesky
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