Sandipto Dasgupta
@sandipto.bsky.social
Political theorist, @thenewschool.bsky.social
Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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Made a mistake in posting the Steinbaum piece. Here it is: lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
Anti-Monopolism as an Ideology of the Left
Some on the left dismiss anti-monopolism as a distraction from the core conflict between labor and capital. But this view misunderstands both history and strategy: antitrust has long been a tool for…
lpeproject.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Made a mistake in posting the Steinbaum piece. Here it is: lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
Sorry, my mistake. Here: lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
Anti-Monopolism as an Ideology of the Left
Some on the left dismiss anti-monopolism as a distraction from the core conflict between labor and capital. But this view misunderstands both history and strategy: antitrust has long been a tool for…
lpeproject.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Sorry, my mistake. Here: lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
... politically pursue the other. In my view, given our current conjecture of capitalism anti-monopoly is an immensely important political argument to make, and one that would have wide support. However, the distinction is important to keep in mind, FWIW.
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
... politically pursue the other. In my view, given our current conjecture of capitalism anti-monopoly is an immensely important political argument to make, and one that would have wide support. However, the distinction is important to keep in mind, FWIW.
Steinbaum makes a very compelling case (read it). I just think (like Maier) that Anti-monopoly politics is more coherently a pro-democracy/ democratic control of capitalism case rather than an anti-capitalist one. He also thinks that the former acts as an alibi for the inability to...
October 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Steinbaum makes a very compelling case (read it). I just think (like Maier) that Anti-monopoly politics is more coherently a pro-democracy/ democratic control of capitalism case rather than an anti-capitalist one. He also thinks that the former acts as an alibi for the inability to...
Winant piece: lpeproject.org/blog/marxism...
Steinbaum piece:
Steinbaum piece:
Marxism and Antitrust: A Provocation
How should we understand the relationship between Marxism and antitrust? To what extent do these traditions involve conflicting methods and assumptions? And, despite their differences…
lpeproject.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Winant piece: lpeproject.org/blog/marxism...
Steinbaum piece:
Steinbaum piece: