How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century

identities rooted in racial dominance and exclusionary nationalism. What has come to be known as “right-wing populism”

while exclusionary nationalism and racism are part of the cultural landscape of identities in most places, the extent to which they are foregrounded or subdued depends on politics.

imposed and cultivated identities.

had not recognized the inherently privileged position reflected in my view of identity as self-discovery.

is a great privilege for people in rich countries with liberal democracies to be able to ask the question ‘who am I?’

their identities coercively imposed on them.

any definition of who I am also defines which other people are like me.

people in fact are conscious initiators of actions, even if they are also creatures of unconscious habit and often act in highly scripted ways

The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology (Verso, 1980)

neoliberal decentralization is a cover for privatization, marketization and reductions in state spending.