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The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born

by Nancy Fraser · 1984

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The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born

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12 Takeaways: 1) Today's Crisis is Global, Multifaceted, and a Breakdown of Authority

Key Insight 1: Today's Crisis is Global, Multifaceted, and a Breakdown of Authority

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 2: The Crisis is Fundamentally One of Hegemony

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: Progressive Neoliberalism Was the Dominant Bloc Before Trump

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: Progressive Neoliberalism Combined Neoliberal Economics with Liberal Recognition

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: This Bloc Failed the Working Class, Creating a Political Gap

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: Trump and Sanders Emerged to Fill the Hegemonic Gap

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Trump Delivered Hyperreactionary Neoliberalism, Not Populism

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: Neither Neoliberal Variant Offers a Stable Future or Solves the Objective Crisis

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 9: We Are in a Dangerous Interregnum of "Morbid Symptoms"

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 10: Progressive Populism Offers the Best Hope for a Counterhegemony

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 11: Building Progressive Populism Requires a Strategy of Separation

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 12: Addressing Structural Injustice, Not Just Attitudes, is Key

This insight from The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

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