Confronting Capitalism: Why We Don’t Revolt
What if the system remains stable by “the dull compulsions” of economic life?
June 18, 2025
37 min
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June 18, 2025
Confronting Capitalism: Why We Don’t Revolt
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Summary
<p>The Left often invokes the media’s power of persuasion to explain why people accept their situation within capitalism. But what if instead the system remains stable by “the dull compulsions” of economic life?</p>
<p>In this episode of <em>Confronting Capitalism</em>, Vivek Chibber discusses the difference between consent and coercion, the real role of the media, and the conditions for organized resistance.</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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