The Real Neo Liberalagenda Is Economic and Political

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Critics on the left often assume the real neo liberalagenda is purely economic and political. For her new book, wendy dove into the work of the most formative neo liberal thinkers. Brown was surprised to find that for these thinkers, a good society is organized around two major forces: free markets and traditional morality.

The conservative, neoliberal counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. Even before Ronald Reagan and his like-minded counterpart across the Atlantic, Margaret Thatcher.

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nancy MacLean, Wendy Brown, and Rhon Manigault-Bryant.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.