Confronting Capitalism: The End of Wokeness?
The political and economic origins of a widely hated phenomenon.
January 29, 2025
42 min
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January 29, 2025
Confronting Capitalism: The End of Wokeness?
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Summary
<p>There is no cultural phenomenon more hated today than what is called wokeness. While it is wrongly associated with the Left, the Right is very successfully taking advantage of it.</p>
<p>In this episode of <em>Confronting Capitalism</em>, Vivek Chibber traces the political and economic origins of it, and argues that the Left should be at the forefront of criticizing it.</p>
<p><em>Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber</em> is produced by <em>Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy</em>, and published by <em>Jacobin</em>. Music by Zonkey.</p>
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