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TPS164 NO POLITICS BUT CLASS POLITICS | Walter Benn Michaels, Adolph Reed jr #TPSRaceReckoning

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Intersection of Race and Class in Politics

This chapter examines the perceptions of Bernie Sanders’ campaign among Black voters, highlighting the disconnect between the political elite's priorities and the concerns of the working class. It critiques the manipulation of racial ideologies within politics, analyzing the culturalization of class dynamics and its implications for social justice movements. The discussion ultimately reveals how contemporary approaches to race and identity can obscure essential class struggles in a capitalist framework.

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