Yusuf
@yusufimaadkhan.com
political philosophy, social epistemology, anarchy, sometimes charts 📈 | PhDing @LSEGovernment | he/him
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The Ruling Class Does Not Rule
In a capitalist society, state managers rely on business confidence to generate the economic growth on which they depend, so capitalists don’t have to mobilize politically to block radical reform. It ...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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though i note this starts with Block @bostonreview.bsky.social HT @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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Climate, State, and Utopia
The defeat of fossil fuel interests is the first step to social justice.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
though i note this starts with Block @bostonreview.bsky.social HT @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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January 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Turns out there's a lot of daylight between "oligarchic interests have aligned with Trump" and "Trump represents oligarchic interests." Trump represents Trump, tout court.
January 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Turns out there's a lot of daylight between "oligarchic interests have aligned with Trump" and "Trump represents oligarchic interests." Trump represents Trump, tout court.
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On the other hand, they want to maximize the degree of authority they have as owners- to ensure that production and social life continue to be organized around property rights. Other forms of authority and coordination are threatening to them even when they are valuable for maintaining social order.
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
On the other hand, they want to maximize the degree of authority they have as owners- to ensure that production and social life continue to be organized around property rights. Other forms of authority and coordination are threatening to them even when they are valuable for maintaining social order.
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Also worth noting that capital owners as a class have two sets of political interests that often pull in opposite directions. On the one hand, they need to maintain the stability of the social system within which capital is embedded.
January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Also worth noting that capital owners as a class have two sets of political interests that often pull in opposite directions. On the one hand, they need to maintain the stability of the social system within which capital is embedded.
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@benbraun.bsky.social and @cedricdurand.bsky.social answer the call by mapping the fractious MAGA base amidst hegemonic decline.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ame...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ame...
June 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
@benbraun.bsky.social and @cedricdurand.bsky.social answer the call by mapping the fractious MAGA base amidst hegemonic decline.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ame...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ame...
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One natural hypothesis is that the rise of a new politically dominant fraction of capital (both in terms of wealth but also cohesiveness) in the form of tech, has undermined the position of the private branch of government of the previous dominant fraction, finance.
January 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
One natural hypothesis is that the rise of a new politically dominant fraction of capital (both in terms of wealth but also cohesiveness) in the form of tech, has undermined the position of the private branch of government of the previous dominant fraction, finance.
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The independent central bank is a historical and fairly recent development. If we see it under attack today, I think we should consider the possibility that the it no longer serves the political interests it once did (or that those interests are no longer as dominant.)
January 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The independent central bank is a historical and fairly recent development. If we see it under attack today, I think we should consider the possibility that the it no longer serves the political interests it once did (or that those interests are no longer as dominant.)
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🌈✨Do stuff. Withhold and promise. Join a union. Raise the costs for those in power today✨🌈
December 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🌈✨Do stuff. Withhold and promise. Join a union. Raise the costs for those in power today✨🌈