The Race in Racial Capitalism

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The race in racial capitalism isn't an pphenomenon. And yet it's still a fiction. People take to the streets because of real effects, but that means they taking to the streets in order to undo real e. It seems to me there ought to be something that can do the work of suturing categories so that the possibility of solidarity becomes more meaningful for people.

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