"As the state has been hollowed out as a result of neoliberalization - who is going to suffer the most? Blacks who work for the postal service, Blacks who had public sector jobs and HAVE seen their pensions raided along with everybody else, Blacks who are public school teachers... It's easy to see how the condition of Black people is connected to the resurgent power of the capitalist class. It's not separate, it's deeply connected.
Political scientist Cedric Johnson examines the realities of class in Black political life - from the limits of electoralism and a solely race-driven analysis in challenging the slow decline of a people (and nation) under de-industrialization and neoliberal austerity, to the power of a Marxist, materialist lens in understanding the power dynamics in capitalist society.
Cedric wrote the article Coming to Terms with Actually-Existing Black Life for New Politics, reposted as What Black Life Actually Looks Like for Jacobin.
The system is a disaster and the victims can best determine their own needs -- only the people save the people.
This book demonstrates the challenges of pursuing rights or recognition through capitalism and the market.
âThe corrections officers think itâs a joke, and I be telling them, âThis is serious, man.ââ
Historian Johanna FernĂĄndez makes the case for the Young Lords as profound thinkers as well as highly capable street activists.
The lockdown included bans on any sales of alcohol and cigarettes and even barred exercises outside the home.
