Mourning in a Capitalist, COVID, and Necropolitical World

Posted on July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 by Manda Riggle

According to the Oxford English Dictionary (the most English major source to cite, I know), mourning is (3.a.) “to feel or express sorrow, grief, or regret,” (4.a.) “to lament or grieve over a d... Read More

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left: Episode 2 Out Now

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 by Manda Riggle

  The second episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights.  In this episode, special guest Matt Millholan... Read More

The History of Capitalism and Human Rights

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by Manda Riggle

The History of Capitalism is the History of Exploitation. In the early modern period, capitalism and oppressive power structures like racism, sexism, ableism, and classism (just to list a few) formed ... Read More

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left: Episode 1

Posted on June 21, 2021July 27, 2021 by Manda Riggle

The Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights has put out its first podcast – Exit Capitalism, Stage Left, run by me, Manda Riggle, the new educator for the institute. This podcast e... Read More