Cultural Hegemony Today

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

The crisis of the existing order is not going away. Instead, it is fueling an opposition movement that could challenge the legitimacy of the ruling class. It is a perfect time for us to consider how the empire maintains “hegemony,” that is, its command over both the social order and the world of ideas.

Crisis, Reality, and Hegemony

Despite over half a century of austerity, perpetual warfare, climate crisis, vile corruption, broken promises...