Against the Grain

Capitalism, Globalization, Resistance

How has capitalist power on the global scale evolved over the last several decades, and what are its contours today? How can forces from below challenge and overcome capitalist rule? Michael Hardt talks about what he calls Empire; he also articulates a theoretical passage from multitude to a more expansive notion of class.

Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, “Empire, Twenty Years On” New Left Review

Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Empire Harvard University Press, 2000