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Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber

A Return to Materialism

Jan 15, 2025
37:08

Foregrounding workers’ material interests used to be commonplace among socialists. But as the Left faced decades of defeat, a materialist approach to politics fell out of favor. In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber defends materialism from its critics and discusses how a materialist perspective understands rationality, the challenges around collective organizing, and cultural differences.

Read the article mentioned in this episode: https://catalyst-journal.com/2024/12/the-flight-from-materialism

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