"Gramsci"

Prof. Wolff with Randy Credico

On Live on the Fly with Randy Credico, Richard Wolff joins to look at Antonio Gramsci’s influence on political theory and activism. Fascism’s rise in early 20th-century Italy takes shape through repression, censorship, and the crushing of dissent. Workers’ councils emerge as a central strategy for building working class power and collective self-rule. Cultural hegemony explains how ruling classes maintain control through education, media, and culture rather than force alone. Music plays a key role in the Italian anti-fascist resistance, giving voice to working class struggle. Gramsci’s path from cultural critic to political activist highlights the tight connection between art, culture, and political action.