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Jargon or Clickbait?

Timothy Shenk ▪ January 22, 2018

Once an academic conceit, the term “neoliberalism” has long since gone viral, helping to faciliate a generational shift in popular discourse.

A White Story

N. D. B. Connolly ▪ January 22, 2018

In the standard narrative of neoliberalism’s rise, the demise of the white social contract gets cast as universal.

How Ideology Works

Mike Konczal ▪ January 22, 2018

Any successful political project binds together ideas, actors, and power. “Neoliberalism” helps us understand how these fit together.

Words Can’t Do the Work for Us

Julia Ott ▪ January 22, 2018

“Neoliberalism” names a multifaceted configuration of power against which a diverse, democratic left could and should unite. We should welcome its ubiquity—not reject it.

Debating the Uses and Abuses of “Neoliberalism”: Forum

Editors ▪ January 22, 2018

Does the term “neoliberalism” clarify our understanding of capitalism today, and efforts to overcome it? Or does it only bring more confusion?

Julia Ott, Mike Konczal, N. D. B. Connolly, and Timothy Shenk respond to Daniel Rodgers.

The Uses and Abuses of “Neoliberalism”

Daniel Rodgers ▪ Winter 2018

Neoliberalism has swallowed up too many meanings, making it harder to grasp the socioeconomic forces at loose today—and where viable resistance can be found.