Virginia came of age at the height of the civil rights & anti-war movements. Labor unions were still powerful and environmental awareness was becoming a thing. Can she be blamed for believing America – nay, the world – was on the verge of revolution? Then the neoliberal era brought it all to a screeching halt. She spent her adult life scratching her head: had the left disappeared? She worked in the entertainment industry, while quietly pondering if it was too late to take back the reins of history. Momrade is convinced we need political theory and an understanding of the economic system lest we be doomed to failure.