racial capitalism
From Chain Gangs to the “Modern” Southern Prison
Over the course of the twentieth century, southern moderates claimed to pursue growth and modernization, even as they more permanently enshrined a racialized carceral state.
4 posts in ‘racial capitalism’
Over the course of the twentieth century, southern moderates claimed to pursue growth and modernization, even as they more permanently enshrined a racialized carceral state.
Violent policing is not a bug of capitalist societies but a feature. To end our dependence on it, we must first understand its connection to exploitation.
The deification of whiteness and property has long legitimized the containment of Black, Indigenous, and other racialized peoples.
Credit scoring is control by another name. It keeps marginalized people from the means of survival and exposes them to punishment.