Also look into Capital: A Critique of Political Economy

https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Critique-Political-Economy-Vo...

>But how much of politics is economic theory?

A tremendous amount. In fact, there's a pretty famous book about it: https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Critique-Political-Economy-Vo...

>It's unfair to the socially liberal and fiscal conservatives to shut down economic conversations on the basis of "you must hate blacks and women".

Perhaps, but how fine is the line between "you advocate for economic policies that disenfranchise black people and women" and "you hate black people and women"?

This is all explained here: https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Critique-Political-Economy-Vo...