Reconstruction and Counter-Reconstruction: Black Power, White Backlash, and the Battle for Democracy, 1866 – 1876, (Race/Class 101, Part 5)

I. The Closest the U.S. Ever Came to Democracy For a brief moment after the Civil War, the United States stood at a crossroads. The old order—where enslaved labor fueled the plantation economy—was dead, but the new one had yet to be written. For the first time in U.S. history, Black people—formerly enslaved and free—were... Continue Reading →

Settler Colonialism And The Making Of The White Working Class In The United States (Race/Class 101, Part 3)

I. How to Build a Settler NationLet’s get one thing straight—capitalism in the Americas wasn’t built by hard-working pioneers. It was built by thieves, slavers, and genocidal land-grabbers. But even the ruling class knew they couldn’t do it alone. They needed foot soldiers—a whole population of people willing to fight, kill, and die to defend... Continue Reading →

The Sandcastle and the Coming Storm, Part 1

The U.S. economy, and the capitalist world system as a whole, is like a giant castle made out of sand. It is very big and appears to be strong, but as soon as a storm hits, the castle crumbles. We have all heard in recent years that government debt is growing to unsustainable proportions, and if there are not drastic spending cuts in the federal budget then there will be a severe economic crisis sooner than later.

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