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Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism

A sharp, fiercely argued takedown of neoliberalism that not only defines this slippery concept but connects it to the climate crisis, poverty, and fascism—and shows us how to fight back.

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First published in 1967, Writing and Difference, a collection of Jacques Derrida's essays written between 1959 and 1966, has become a landmark of contemporary French thought. In it we find Derrida at …

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Das Kapital

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Mute Compulsion. A Theory of the Economic Power of Capital

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On the Abolition of All Political Parties

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