The Dig: Settler Empire w/ Aziz Rana
How popular worship of the Constitution helped make the US capitalist order.
Jacobin Radio · Jacobin
April 12, 20252h 18m
Show Notes
Featuring Aziz Rana on the making of the American capitalist, imperialist project and its legitimation through popular worship of the US Constitution. This episode, the first in a three-part series, traces the foundation of the American settler empire from the revolutionary generation up to the eve of World War I.
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The Dig goes deep into politics everywhere, from labor struggles and political economy to imperialism and immigration. Hosted by Daniel Denvir.