ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of the book. The book focuses on African American and feminist political thought. It also focuses on radical American political thought, Shannon Mariotti illuminates how the generally neglected but incredibly important common benefits clauses in various state constitutions can be mobilized in democratic ways to challenge economic inequality and neoliberal oligarchy. Jason Kosnoski argues that John Dewey's thought contains an underappreciated but decidedly radical notion of power, which is indispensible for contemporary revolutionary movements. The book describes conservatism, Peter Kolozi complicates prevailing notions of conservatism, by demonstrating that American conservative thinkers have not always embraced capitalism. David Leitch identifies the heterogeneous tradition of American conservative jurisprudence, composed of four parts he identifies as textualism, originalism, libertarianism and right-wing jurisprudence, to shed light on the complexities of the writings of conservative jurists and the challenges to liberalism they present.
