The majority of U.S. workers aren’t compensated anywhere near the value that they actually create for society, while the few who make the most money often work the least and contribute very little. Decades of neoliberal thinking has twisted one of the foundational American beliefs—the idea that hard work eventually reaps great rewards—into a celebration of g ... Show More
Mar 3
Should There Be a Limit to Wealth? (with Ingrid Robeyns)
Economic debates often focus on poverty — how to raise wages, strengthen safety nets, and ensure people don’t fall too far behind. But what if fairness also requires asking a different question: how much wealth is too much? This week, we’re resharing our conversation with ethics ... Show More
46m 32s
Feb 2022
Elizabeth Anderson, "Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It) (Princeton UP, 2019)
One in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if we recognized employers for what they are-private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives. Many employers minutely regulate workers' spe ... Show More
50m 1s
Nov 2021
The Case Against Loving Your Job
<p>The compulsion to be happy at work “is always a demand for emotional work from the worker,” <a href="https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/sarah-jaffe/work-wont-love-you-back/9781568589398/" target="_blank">writes Sarah Jaffe</a>. “Work, after all, has no feelings. Capitalism c ... Show More
1h 22m