Who Really Killed the American Dream? (with Daniel Markovits)

Host Reed Galen is joined by author and Yale Law Professor, Daniel Markovits. They discuss how America’s elite has weaponized education, credentials, and “playing by the rules” to concentrate privilege, eliminate upward mobility, and quietly dismantle the middle class. Plus, what it will take to restore economic fairness and revive democratic faith in a post-growth world.  For more from Daniel Markovits, check out “The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite.” For more from Reed Galen, subscribe to The Home Front, check out Sez Us for a new social media platform for sane people, and if you want to personally join the fight to save our nation’s democracy, visit JoinTheUnion.us and sign up today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices