The Crisis and the Birth of Something New

The podcast episode explores the idea of whether the current social and political upheaval worldwide could mark the beginning of the end of capitalism. The speaker, Nancy Fraser, a Marxist feminist philosopher, believes that in moments of deep crisis, there is an opportunity for a new system to be born. She argues that capitalism, which she sees as a system that prioritizes profit over human need and perpetuates gender and racial inequalities, cannot be reformed and must be overthrown. Fraser sees the current rise of radical politics and movements against various forms of oppression as potentially pointing towards a broader rejection of capitalism.