Premilla Nadasen on the Care Economy and the Potential for Radical Care

Premilla Nadasen on the Care Economy and the Potential for Radical Care

Today, discussions of care are ubiquitous. From employer-programs promoting self-care to the $800 billion healthcare industry, care forms a central part of our lives and the economy. But, are the systems and structures currently in place to care serving those who need it the most? This month's episode, featuring historian and activist Premilla Nadasen, takes a close look at the care economy and its relationship to racial capitalism and the reconfiguration of the welfare state. Along the way, we talk about the rise of the care-industrial-complex, wherein private corporations and non-profits benefit from public investment in care; what it's like for those who work in the care industry; and what a caring society built on radical care, as opposed to care-for-profit, might look like.

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Mehrsa Baradaran on Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

Mehrsa Baradaran on Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

The racial wealth gap is among the most dire problems in contemporary society. As of 2014, Black households had fewer than seven cents for every dollar owned by white households. This situation of rac...

2 Touko 201845min

Malcolm Harris on Millennials and the Economy That Made Them

Malcolm Harris on Millennials and the Economy That Made Them

Tired of reading endless clickbait articles about which industry millennials are killing today? Our guest Malcolm Harris explains how economic restructuring and the ideology of human capital helped to...

4 Huhti 201837min

Keona Ervin on Black Women's Activism in St. Louis

Keona Ervin on Black Women's Activism in St. Louis

In the summer of 2014, activists in Ferguson, Missouri helped catalyze a cycle of struggle against racist policing, extractive fines and fees, and myriad other injustices that are rooted in racial cap...

4 Maalis 201841min

Melinda Cooper on Neoliberal Family Values

Melinda Cooper on Neoliberal Family Values

We often think of neoliberalism as operating at odds with the traditional family. Our guest, Melinda Cooper, shows why neoliberals and social conservatives have enjoyed an alliance over the past forty...

6 Helmi 201840min

Bryant Simon on the Hamlet Fire and the Politics of Chicken

Bryant Simon on the Hamlet Fire and the Politics of Chicken

Consider the chicken nugget. Many of us can see its round shape in our minds, and recall its salty taste. But what is its history? And what does this history have to tell us about food and capitalism,...

1 Tammi 201849min

Laura Briggs on Reproductive Politics

Laura Briggs on Reproductive Politics

Popular discussions of U.S. politics often distinguish "social" issues from "economic" issues. Laura Briggs shows us how looking at recent U.S. history through the lens of reproductive politics challe...

2 Joulu 201747min

Lane Windham on Union Organizing in the 1970s

Lane Windham on Union Organizing in the 1970s

Since the most recent election, we've heard a lot of news about the so-called working class. But all too often, this term seems to refer to white men instead of the diverse group of people who actuall...

2 Marras 201748min

Josh Davis on Activist Business in the 1960s and 1970s

Josh Davis on Activist Business in the 1960s and 1970s

Before Amazon bought Whole Foods, the shopping chain got its start as an activist business more focused on politics than profits. Join us to discuss the rise and fall of activist small business in las...

3 Loka 201742min

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