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Racial capitalism is a theory developed by Robin D. G. Kelley’s mentor, Cedric Robinson, who wrote the book Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition. Kelley has come back to this concept again and again in his own work. Fully story: https://t.co/YQh2ObBEEs https://t.co/uTIULlK6EX

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Benjamin Franklin said that there are two certainties in life - death and taxes. So - why DO we pay taxes? And what does it say about what we value in this country? This week, @MollyMichelmore helps answer these questions. https://t.co/dT32O8Xhye

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Ayn Rand’s philosophy isn’t tucked away in academic journals, or delivered to stuffy rooms of serious scholars -- it’s immortalized in the pages of romance novels. When people read The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged, they are transformed. https://t.co/zipVLyUdYN

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Ayn Rand’s philosophy isn’t tucked away in academic journals, or delivered to stuffy rooms of serious scholars -- it’s immortalized in the pages of romance novels. When people read The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged, they are transformed. https://t.co/zipVLyUdYN

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After listening to our episode about neoliberalism, you should check out the rest of our series on capitalism! It’s a three-part series that looks at the past, present and future of capitalism in the United States. Listen to the first episode here: https://t.co/81DyuT9KId

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COMING UP: A conversation with @MirTamimAnsary about his book, “The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection.” We delve into Tamim’s personal history and explore how we might change the way history is taught today.

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When Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Sympathizer, was first released, he constantly heard that he was a “voice for the voiceless.” Nguyen says that’s not the compliment people think it is. https://t.co/xjCs2rKaC3 https://t.co/Mi46OvLDmU

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The title for Viet Thanh Nguyen’s book, “Nothing Ever Dies,” was partly inspired by the last line in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”: “this is not a story to pass on.” https://tinyurl.com/yck2hh79 https://t.co/HAfhnimHOO

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RT @seburnt: Thanks to @throughlineNPR ep on Octavia Butler, as I'm now reading Wild Seed and 40 pages in know if Anyanwu continues like so…

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She carved out a place for herself in a male-dominated world, but wouldn’t vote for a female president. She loved capitalism & hated God. She was a philosopher obsessed with Hollywood. This week -- meet the woman of contradictions, Ayn Rand. https://t.co/zipVLyUdYN