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Policing the Crisis w/ Michael Denning

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Reassessing the Lumpen Proletariat

This chapter explores the complexities of unwaged and wageless populations in today's global capitalist society, particularly within the Black community during the 1970s. It emphasizes the interplay of race and class in the labor experience, while critiquing existing Marxist frameworks and highlighting significant literary contributions to the discourse.

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