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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Bonus Edition #339 - SOLVED! The Power of Entrepreneurial Spirit Compels You!
Mar 2, 2025
19:19
Air Date: 3-2-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss:
- How “entrepreneurialism” has gained unearned adoration and disempowered labor organizing
- The 100-year-old “New Thought” era and how it shaped our current culture of work
- The social critic Theodore Roszak’s accurate predictions about the dark turn of tech and work
- What Democrats should learn from Steve Bannon’s approach to Musk
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REFERENCES:
The Cult of the Entrepreneur - The New Republic
The Social Critic Who Predicted Big Tech’s Dark Turn - The Nation
What Anti-Musk Democrats Can Learn From Steven Bannon - NY Magazine
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