Confronting Capitalism: Why Class Matters
What’s the difference between a class in itself and a class for itself?
August 27, 2025
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<p>Utilizing class analysis is the bread and butter of socialist politics. But understanding how classes are shaped and reproduced has changed over time.</p>
<p>On this episode of <em>Confronting Capitalism</em>, Vivek Chibber breaks down how the Marxist tradition has theorized class, the difference between a class in itself and a class for itself, and how class analysis is used within political organizing.</p>
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<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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