Vijay Prashad
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Ep 358 - Now Is the Time of Monsters: Gramsci on Counterrevolution with Vijay Prashad
- Published
- December 13, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 7m
- Summary source
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- Last updated
- Aug 23, 2026
Discusses Historian and journalist Vijay Prashad talks with Steve about why Antonio Gramsci still matters. Lis…
Summary
Historian and journalist Vijay Prashad talks with Steve about why Antonio Gramsci still matters. Listeners to this podcast know that we have a pretty good grasp of the monetary system. But we’re constantly working to expand our understanding of the systemic underpinnings of real power. How else will we be able to seize it? For help, we turn to Gramsci. Ac…
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Historian and journalist Vijay Prashad talks with Steve about why Antonio Gramsci still matters. Listeners to this podcast know that we have a pretty good grasp of the monetary system. But we’re constantly working to expand our understanding of the systemic underpinnings of real power. How else will we be able to seize it? For help, we turn to Gramsci. According to Vijay, Gramsci was doing class forensics. His core puzzle was brutal and practical: why did big chunks of Italy’s working-class bail