Extreme inequality, precarious labour, corporate power and political alienation have intensified rather than receded in the era of late capitalism. Karl Marx’s importance lies in his method of analysing society through material relations, class power and exploitation. Late capitalism has not transcended Marx’s critique. It has confirmed many of its central insights. Marx insisted that [...]
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. The Reverend Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. In addition to his decades of work as a civil rights activist, Jackson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, finishing as the runner-up in his second try. In the latest edition of Right Now, Danielle Wiggins, a historian at Georgetown University, says that Jackson’s campaigns, with their emphasis on economic populism, are a model that Democrats should embrace today. Wiggins, who specializes in Black history and political thought, also discusses Jackson’s role in 1960s activism as an aide to Martin Luther King Jr., his decades of subsequent work on issues of race and equality, and where civil rights causes stand today.
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