Herbert Marcuse Today: On Ecological Destruction, Neofascism, White Supremacy, Hate Speech, Racist Police Killings, and the Radical Goals of Socialism. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Reitz, Charles
• Is Part Of: Theory, culture & society. Volume 38:Number 7/8(2021)
• Page Start: 87
• Page End: 106
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: anti-racism -- counterrevolution -- ecology -- labor -- Herbert Marcuse -- repressive de-sublimation -- repressive tolerance; Social sciences -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1177/02632764211050673
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-2764

Abstract

Herbert Marcuse's political-philosophical vision, cultural critique, and social activism continue to offer an intelligent strategic perspective on current concerns – especially issues of ecological destruction, neofascist white supremacy, hate speech, hate crimes, and racist police violence. These can be countered through a recognition of the intersectionality of radical needs of diverse constituencies and radical collaboration, giving rise to system negation as a new general interest, and an ecosocialist strategy of revolutionary activism within a global alliance of transformational forces.