In the wake of the deadly riot in Washington, DC, and with the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden just days away, Ben Hillier spoke to Mike Davis, author of Prisoners of the American Dream and Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx’s Lost Theory, about the crises and transformations of US politics.
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Brian Bean is a member of the Rampant magazine editorial collective in Chicago, Illinois. This piece is part of an ongoing discussion among American socialists about relating to the current political period in the US.
