Continuing our “What is Capitalism?” series, in this article, we take a look at the definition of commodity, which is a basic building block of a capitalist economy, where, with the imperative for profit, *producing* commodities becomes a cornerstone.

Modern capitalism is a socio-economic system where production and distribution are controlled by those with capital. The enslavement of Black people during the transatlantic slave trade and the theft of the land of Indigenous people for the profit of capitalists gave rise to modern capitalism.

Orientalism is the way in which North African, Middle Eastern, and Asian societies are viewed by the Western World in a way that posits the latter as its political, moral, and cultural superior.

Boba liberalism is a phrase that has been increasingly gaining more traction in mainstream Asian diaspora discourse. However, a lot of the time this phrase has been misunderstood and misused.