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Show Notes
0:00 Ernie’s work as an organizer
5:45 Tension, polarization, and reconciliation
12:49 The drama of organizing
18:21 The definition of power
27:52 Ernesto’s work getting running water and sewers to border communities
31:26 Market activity vs. market ideology
41:31 What’s wrong with meritocracy?
56:12 Does identitarianism stand in the way of reconciliation?
Recorded January 19, 2023
Links and Readings
My recent debate with Richard Wolff
Arthur Okun’s book, Equality and Efficiency: A Big Tradeoff
Daniel Bell’s book, The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
John Kenneth Galbraith’s book, American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power
Michael Sandel’s book, The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?
Michael Sandel’s book, What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
Michael Sandel’s TGS appearance
Franz Fanon’s book, Black Skin, White Masks
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