Deaths of Despair (w/ Dr. Daniel George)

What's Left?

English - December 07, 2020 19:13 - 1 hour - 153 MB - ★★★★ - 367 ratings
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Aimee and Oliver are joined by Dr. Daniel George to discuss the "deaths of despair" as described in popular media. They talk the politics of the phrase, its relationship to capitalist productivity, the dismissal of and contempt for working-class whites, and why neoliberalism sees them as "deaths of opportunity."