Show notes
We seem to have painted ourselves into a corner. The utopian promises of consumer capitalism have failed to materialize. Today we are more financially unequal than ever. The global hegemony is a plutocracy, whose asset-based power shapes political policies, information flows, and social structures with unaccountable hands. True reform is elusive, despite what should have been a devastating financial crisis in 2008. Roberto Unger is angry about this! On today’s show, Kevin and I ask some simple, troubling questions about our predicament, ponder the role of the individual in global change, and dote on cats. Because cats. Have a listen (or watch)!
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Show Notes
- Roberto Unger at the RSA | YouTube
- Roberto Unger on Social Science Bites
- The True Cost of Economics | RSA Talk by Philip Roscoe
- The Contradictions of Capitalism | RSA Talk by David Harvey
- Infinite Cat Project
- The Cold Equations and Moral Hazard | Cory Doctorow
- State of the World 2013 | The WELL
Post-Show Song
Zum Greifen nah by Bersarin Quartett
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