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Another common theme you’ll encounter often: poverty is the “natural” state of humanity.Let’s unpack.1/ It is undoubtedly true that, under modern capitalism, there is a lot more material *stuff.* But

A few scattered thoughts on how private property—and specifically inheritable, alienable property in productive land—functions in a society.1/ First, private property drives inequality and, with it, coercive hierarchies. This is

The ancient Greeks had “xenia.” The Romans called it “hospitium.” The Pashtun call theirs “nanawatai.” In Australia, it’s called “wunan.” Societies all over the world, for thousands of years, have

This is an incredibly common argument from right-libertarians: asserting a positive right to basic needs, like housing, as an intolerable intrusion on someone else’s liberty. Let’s unpack.1/https://twitter.com/dapf/status/13675472488470

Alexander Wendt is one of the founders of the Constructivist school of international relations (IR) theory (and a huge influence on my own work). His 1992 “Anarchy Is What States

Antonio Gramsci was an early 20th century Italian Marxist who died after imprisonment by Mussolini. His prison diaries are worth reading for a variety of reasons, one of which is

I regularly encounter deep misconceptions about feudalism on this hellsite. Mostly from righties, but also sometimes tankies, who celebrate the triumph of modernity over its benighted predecessor.I wanted to delve

Do you ever see this chart? People are fond of whipping this out to show how AWESOME capitalism is by totally WRECKING POVERTY. It seems hard to argue with it!

Capitalism causes homelessness.A thread. 1/14 I tend to get a lot of pushback when I say this, but it’s basic economics. In our system, we purchase housing on a market.