Guillermina Altomonte, Author at Public Seminar

Capitalism

How (Some) Rich People Work Toward Redistribution

Sociologist Rachel Sherman talks to Guillermina Altomonte about “class traitors” challenging how we think about wealth

October 27, 2021 • by Guillermina Altomonte and Rachel Sherman

By all measures we live in an era defined by profound inequality. Most recently, while millions of Americans lost their jobs and became poorer during the pandemic, U.S. billionaires became $1.8 trillion richer. Rachel Sherman, Professor of Sociology at The New School, has long been interested in how the wealthy ...

How (Some) Rich People Work Toward Redistribution

Activism

The Protests in Chile from the Streets

October 26, 2019 • by Mónica Ramón Ríos and Guillermina Altomonte

For the past week, Chile has experienced an intense social revolt. The trigger might seem trivial to outside observers: a subway fare hike of 30 Chilean pesos, equivalent in U.S. currency to less than five cents. Yet mounting protests that included thousands of people jumping the subway turnstiles and evading ...

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What is at Stake in Argentina’s Elections

A Series

September 16, 2019 • by Guillermina Altomonte and Lucas Ballestín

Beyond the economic debates animating the campaign (between Macri’s more restricted business-friendly form of the welfare state, and Fernandez’ mirror opposite: a sovereigntist, Keynesian Industrial Policy focused narrative), the campaign invokes debates about social justice and national sovereignty. For historical reasons, the Fernandez ticket links the presence and activity of ...

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Reimagining Progressive Politics

An interview with Gianpaolo Baiocchi

August 2, 2019 • by Gianpaolo Baiocchi and Guillermina Altomonte

Popular sovereignty is an emancipatory project to link the democratizing impulses of social movements to institutional politics. Drawing on examples from Latin America, the book provides a set of coordinates for activists to navigate the complications of engaging with formal institutions and political parties. It ultimately seeks to democratize leftist ...

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Affective Labor in the Post-Fordist Transformation

May 8, 2015 • by Guillermina Altomonte

Conversations about reproductive labor (what it means, how to map its boundaries, and especially how to understand its relation to productive labor in capitalist economies) have loomed large in our discussions of feminism and capitalism. This week, the turn to a more specific form of “female” labor both reanimates and ...