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A proletarian think tank founded in 2013. Commentary, analysis, and theory on social, political, and economic issues from a working-class perspective. Support us: venmo.com/hamptonthink

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · Jul 9

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · Jul 4

Independence for 40 million.

Drudgery for 300 million.

Enjoy the "holiday."

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · Jul 3

"Now, the US imperialist state must turn inward, and will call upon tactics that it has deployed throughout the world, especially in the Global South, to punish its own citizens."

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The End of an Empire: Systemic Decay and the Economic Foundation of American Fascism — Hampton Institute

By Colin Jenkins If you live in the United States and feel like everything is caving in around you, like you are being attacked and fleeced from every angle, like you can’t breathe, like you can’...

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · Jun 12

The last thing the US needs is more idle rich sitting around on yachts & golf courses all day while the rest of us labor away for them. But here we are. As Ajamu predicted, it only makes sense that these parasites would converge in a dying capitalist empire during its last stand.

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · Jun 12

Capitalism commodified the base (red), leaving us frantically scrambling from cradle to grave to secure these most basic needs by marketing/selling ourselves, often unsuccessfully. We are systematically stunted from reaching the other levels as a result.

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 16

Contrary to media reports, a significant portion of working-class Boomer wealth will not be handed down within families. The capitalist class has been preparing to intercept this for decades and has already begun doing so through both forced debt schemes and medical/elderly care.

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 15

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 13

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 13

Trump is looking to fill 375,000 deadend, minimum wage jobs just so more American workers can continue working our lives away with nothing to show for it while being incessantly mocked by Trump's privileged base, which notoriously claims that these "aren't meant to be real jobs."

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 9

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 7

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 6

One produces slave labor. The other produces debt slaves. Both are diabolical profit schemes under capitalism, but it looks like the former is winning out. Perfectly on brand with the capitalist hell hole known as America.

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 6

Capitalists have siphoned all of the wealth from society (our collective labor), leaving most of the population broke, and are now looking to replace a significant percentage of us with AI.

What comes next?

Based on their police budgets, they seem to think it's widespread unrest.

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 6

In a country like the United States - where corruption is rampant, racism is endemic, and money/power call all the shots - justice is far more likely to occur in the streets than it is in the courts.

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 2

"Beneath this language lies a clear agenda: consolidate white power, criminalize poverty, and militarize public space."

Trump Terror, Complicit Local Leadership, and the Assault Against Southeast D.C. — Hampton Institute

[PIctured: Trump’s Homeland Security Advisor, Stephen Miller. Photo Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images] By Oliver Robinson On March 27, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order establishin...

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Hampton Institute @hamptonthink.bsky.social · May 2

"By convincing the public that federal spending is limited by taxes, the ruling class manufactures consent for austerity."

Debunking the Myth of "Taxpayer Money": Economic Justice Starts with Monetary Reality — Hampton Institute

By Clinton Alden Republished from the author’s substack . For decades, the ruling class has perpetuated one of the greatest economic deceptions of our time: the myth that federal gover...

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