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racial capitalism

5 posts in ‘racial capitalism’

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.

Kirstine Taylor

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Making an Example of Luigi Mangione

The criminal legal system aims to send a message by massively overcharging him: it will defend racial capitalism above all else.

Charlotte Boucher

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A closer look

United in Hate

White civilians often spontaneously cooperate in acts of racial hatred. It’s a web of racist solidarity that Black people know all too well.

Brittany Friedman

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Extracting Police

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.

Stephanie Guirand & Spencer Piston

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Bad Credit

Credit scoring is control by another name. It keeps marginalized people from the means of survival and exposes them to punishment.

Terri Friedline & Anna K. Wood

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