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The end of capitalism has been just around the corner for centuries

13 June 2020

9:00 AM

13 June 2020

9:00 AM

Foretelling the End of Capitalism: Intellectual Misadventures Since Marx Francesco Boldizzoni

Harvard University Press, pp.336, 28.95

These days the world seems to end with staggering regularity. From the financial crisis to Brexit to Trump to a climate apocalypse to coronavirus: new eras are born faster than old ones can die. And yet, despite it all, the proletariat still haven’t bothered to rise up and overthrow capitalism.

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