Goods & Growth II: What are capitalism's 'hidden costs'?
Tue, Nov 08
Read This:
You can access the readings on the course's Perusall page.
- Eyal Press, an excerpt from the introduction of Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America (2021)
- George Saunders, "Escape from Spiderhead," The New Yorker (2010) (a short story)
Watch This:
Fiction writer George Saunders describes his experiences with or of capitalism. You only need to watch the first 8:30 for our purposes, although you're, of course, welcome to keep going!