Is It Worth Taking Those Neo Liberal Ideas Seriously?

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John Sutter: neo liberalism appeals to a way of thinking that's been cultivatend for a long time, and actually now is quite common. He says when white folks start talking about unwelcome social engineering it never includes acts of oppression that set the system up in the first place. Sutter: The freedom that neo liberals extol ignore those power differentials between rich and poor.

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.