I mean that the freedom that people speak about, the inliberal democracy that we have is so poor. It's so limited, it's so paltry. We could have such a a freer and a more democratic life, but that's not compatible with capitalism. Anditis has historically, by enlarge, been organized labor that has been wanted more restrictive immigration. That sort of turns our hope for ideas about class struggle on their head.
Featuring Nancy Fraser on why a total analysis of capitalism requires taking Marxism beyond a narrowly economistic view: what everyday labor exploitation requires from politics, care work, war-making, borders, appropriation of nature, sexism, racism, and more. Dan's 2018 interview from the archives.
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