DEBATE On Right-Wing Populism and Corporate Power
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DEBATE On Right-Wing Populism and Corporate Power
Episode 139 Sneak Peek
Conservative Sohrab Ahmari has written a fascinating new book called Tyranny, Inc., analyzing the manifestations of “private tyranny” — the empowering of the corporate world to exert influence on American politics and public life — in our political sphere. Following decades of waxing corporate control over government and waning public influence, the idea that corporations are people — and that they, unlike everyday Americans, should be the beneficiaries of public resources — has become fully mainstream in our political discourse. But it’s essential to take a step back and call this phenomenon what it is: tyranny.
Ahmari’s book attempts to convince his fellow conservatives that they should take corporate tyranny seriously. Is this a hopeless project? Can genuine economic populism exist in the Republican Party? We will debate these questions and more!
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DEBATE On Right-Wing Populism and Corporate Power
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This sounds really interesting! A related book is "Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives" by Elizabeth Anderson. It describes how employers function as "...private governments, with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives. Many employers minutely regulate workers' speech, clothing, and manners on the job, and employers often extend their authority to the off-duty lives of workers, who can be fired for their political speech, recreational activities, diet, and almost anything else employers care to govern." Recommended.