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fascist regimes were capitalist

[...] it’s worth remembering that fascist regimes were capitalist. There is a tenden­cy among analysts to think of capitalist regimes as tending to be free-market, but the type of state-led capitalism that Hitler introduced was very much capitalist. [...] we might see authoritarian state-led, but b…

—p.17 Journey to the Dark Side The Trump Way (15) by Leo Panitch
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define the nation again in xenophobic terms

The big question is whether this nationalist political right represents a turn away from transnational capital accumulation. These forces sometimes express themselves as protectors of domestic manufacturing jobs. But I don’t think that’s their main thrust. Their main thrust is to define the nation …

—p.16 The Trump Way (15) by Leo Panitch
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coterie

he's seamlessly assembled a coterie of corporate bosses into his transition team

—p.15 The Trump Way (15) by Jacobin
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The Left no longer has Marxism

The Left no longer has Marxism or any other coherent intellectual structure ... no rigorous foundation to rely on, no ideology to give it organization and shape.... It undermines the power and effectiveness of modern politics more generally.

—p.14 Steve Bannon's Autobahn (11) by David Brooks