52 | Mike Davis: Historical Materialism and Militant Theory
What's Left of Philosophy
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What Is the Value of a Materialist Social Explanation?
"There is funding for plowing the snow in Chicago because it actually does disrupt commerce, profit," he says. "Sweltering heat on the other hand is not a problem for the comfortable middle class who have air conditioning and the movement of goods can still continue." He adds that when we are addressing to something like deadly cold, it's not out of simply humanitarian reasons.
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