Real Abundance Requires Class Struggle
Today liberals lead the call for abundance. But if they really want to deliver plenty for all, they’ll need to confront the entrenched power of the capitalist class.
Democrats have learned to embrace economic abundance thanks to Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s best-selling book. (Elizabeth Flores / Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Over the past year, Democrats have learned to embrace economic abundance thanks to Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s best-selling book of the same name. But is this the same kind of abundance the Left has traditionally argued for?
In this episode of the Jacobin Radio podcast Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber is joined by Matt Huber, coauthor alongside Fred Stafford and Leigh Phillips of a new Catalyst essay titled “The Left Has Always Fought for Abundance.” Together, they discuss the need for an energy infrastructure build-out, the historic origins of stagnant state capacity, and what socialist abundance entails.
Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber is produced by Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy and published by Jacobin. You can listen to the full episode here. This transcript has been edited for clarity.
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