This article seeks to build a Marxist case for reparations related to transatlantic slavery—an issue that has recently returned to the political agenda of the left and crossed over into mainstream discussions. Until recently, reparations were often seen as a matter for, in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ words, “unserious black nationalists”.1
However, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has awakened a new generation of activists eager to address both contemporary and historical racist injustices, […]
Transatlantic slavery, capitalism and the case for reparative justice – International Socialism