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Feb 22, 2019
"The freedom of affluence opposes and contradicts the freedom of community life. " --Wendell Berry
When the Market is Our Only Language
Many in the West revere the creation of wealth. Anand Giridharadas wants us to examine this and how it shapes our lives together. In this challenging conversation with Krista Tippit of the podcast, On Being, he explores the moral compromises behind notions like "win-win" and "doing well by doing good." Giridharadas describes this as being an historic time similar to that of the first Gilded Age, discusses the systemic problems with reform, and how without reflection, we have accepted unjust power structures and what and who can save us.
BE THE CHANGE
Watch Giridharadas' speech at the Aspen Institute and consider your position on this topic and how it will inform your values and your actions. More ...
