"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.
Historically, most of Britainâs policing hasnât taken place on the British mainland â it has taken place in its colonies.
King said the best anti-poverty program is a union, where you can fight for your own agenda â somebody doesnât have to hand it to you.
Motherhood often served as a catalyst for attempted escape during the American Revolution.
The most dangerous component of âMSMâ fake news is arguably propaganda by omission.
Caribbean thought gives us more conscious control over ideas in the pursuit of human freedom.
