S7 E8: The People's Pushback

Scene on Radio: Capitalism

Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

Society & Culture, Audiodoc, Radio, Documentary, Stories

4.9 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

S7 E8: The People’s Pushback

Over several decades, a growing number of people in the United States and elsewhere – especially younger people – have turned against capitalism. The reasons are not mysterious.

Reported by Lewis Raven Wallace and produced by John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with Esteban Kelly, Josh Bivens, Malaika Jibali, and Evan Caldwell. Story editor: Loretta Williams. Music by Michelle Osis, Lilli Haydn, Chris Westlake, Alex Symcox, and Goodnight, Lucas. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music. Art by Harper Biewen.

"Capitalism” is a production of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, in partnership with Imperative 21.

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0:00.0	I'm David Remnickin each week on the New Yorker radio hour. My colleagues and I
0:04.8	unpack what's happening in a very complicated world. You'll hear from the New
0:09.2	Yorker's award-winning reporters and thinkers,
0:11.7	Gilani Cobb on race and justice,
0:14.0	Jill Lepore on American history,
0:16.0	Vincent Cunningham and Gia Tolantino on culture,
0:19.0	Bill McKibbon on climate change and many more.
0:22.0	To get the context behind events in the news, climate change and many more.
0:22.5	To get the context behind events in the news,
0:25.3	listen to the New Yorker radio hour,
0:27.5	wherever you get your podcast.
0:31.9	How do you feel about your own future? Like do you feel hopeful or confident that you'll have a financially secure life?
0:37.0	Hmm. I think yes. I think that's the way you have to think about it in order to move forward.
0:47.0	No I don't.
0:49.0	And I think of a lot of it is because the cost of living compared to what we make is there's such a huge
0:54.6	gap like it makes me wonder when I'm when my kids are taking care of me where I'm actually
1:00.1	going to be no matter how hard I work today.
1:03.0	I've been lucky in the past.
1:05.0	I've been lucky now.
1:07.0	So I have no doubt that I've been lucky tomorrow.
1:10.0	Yes, because I have privilege from my parents and like their jobs, and also I have a job right now.
1:20.0	No.
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