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Economic Democracy against Racial Capitalism: Seeding Freedom

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  • Sanjay Pinto

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In conversation with Ferreras’s proposal for economic bicameralism, the current article makes the case for a more direct confrontation between conceptions of economic democracy and the realities of racial capitalism. In particular, it considers how efforts to expand power and voice for workers must contend with the racial hierarchy that marks the socioeconomic division of labor and the related use of racial distinctions to thwart labor solidarity. Focusing on the American context, the argument draws inspiration from the work and vision of two key figures in the unfinished struggle for Black liberation, W. E. B. Du Bois and Fannie Lou Hamer. After recapping core elements of Ferreras’s proposal, the article briefly examines the historical evolution of racial capitalism, starting with its roots in slavery and conquest. It then considers how movements agitating for greater worker power have intervened within this landscape. Against this backdrop, it draws lessons for how economic bicameralism might fit within a broader set of struggles that challenge racial capitalism as it exists today.

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  • Sanjay Pinto, 2023. "Economic Democracy against Racial Capitalism: Seeding Freedom," Politics & Society, , vol. 51(2), pages 293-313, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:polsoc:v:51:y:2023:i:2:p:293-313
    DOI: 10.1177/00323292231164247
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