Three points from Adolph Reed's speech, “How the Left Redefined Social Justice: Capitalist Class Power and Inequality from FDR to Obama"

I heard Adolph Reed speak last night about the transformation of the American left since 1945, and afterward, I told Emma, "There's a whole lot of smart on that stage." Like many intelligent thinkers, Reed seems a little uncomfortable when he's reading, but his content makes up for that. But a lot of the fun comes with his asides and afterward, when he's dealing with questions.

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