Thoughtless and limitless: Challenging the violent psychology of neoliberalism.
Aug 1 2015
Power and politics are no longer fused. Power is global. You have an elite that now floats all over the globe. It could care less about the nation-state, and it could care less about traditional forms of politics. Hence it makes no political concessions whatsoever. It attacks unions, it attacks public schools, it attacks public goods – it doesn’t believe in the social contract.
Cultural critic Henry Giroux explains how the harsh, arbitrary nature of life in America is actually a feature of our political and social setting, what distinguishes neoliberalism from classical liberalism and capitalism, and why Donald Trump’s unlikely political success represents a fundamental poison in our society.
Henry is author of the new City Lights Press book Disposable Futures: The Seduction of Violence in the Age of Spectacle.
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Henry Giroux
Author and cultural critic Henry Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies.
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