Exploring Dimensions of Equality and Power Dynamics

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The chapter delves into a discussion on the nature of equality, exploring relational equality beyond wealth distribution and societal treatment. It emphasizes achieving equality at structural, institutional, and cultural levels in the United States, focusing on equal rights and representation. The speaker reflects on the impact of wealth inequality on various spheres of life and questions the dividing lines for equality, discussing societal power dynamics and the influence of education on societal status.

Yascha Mounk and Elizabeth Anderson discuss why intersectionality and talk about privilege don’t help to build a more equal society.

Elizabeth Anderson, one of the most interesting contemporary political philosophers, is the John Dewey Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan. Her latest book is Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Elizabeth Anderson discuss the impact of unionization and structures of co-determination in achieving greater workplace equality; the need for a nuanced understanding of how belonging to different social categories can affect one’s life prospects; and how structures of domination harm everyone—including those at the top.

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