Saturday, October 25, 2014

TRNN - The Financialization Of Life Part 3

2 comments:

Glynn Kalara said...

Academics like this man are not in touch with the reality on the street anymore then the elites are , because they are themselves an elite. They write their books get paid handsomely to do these lectures move up the ladder to become full Profs. at elite Univerities and then they speak out , but whose listening? Better yet who even understands what the fuck their saying half the time. The average Joe and Jill just want a chance at a job anymore and the system has become so corrupted and so elitist that you need to be a friggin genius in Math or some science to get a job driving a cab. Same thing happened in the Great Depression.

Jim Sande said...

I think academics try to be the moral conscience as it were. It's true - their language is impenetrable to anyone but their own inside circle, and they are in an elite field that is dwindling at some universities - cheaper help is the rage everywhere. Ordinary people are not connected to elite academics in any way but there are a few academics who understand and make it very presentable to all. I think Robert Reich is pretty accessible, that's why I read him.