Bread & Roses- Nancy MacLean: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America
Date and Time
Dec 18, 2017 4:00 pm
Location
Shirlington
4251 S. Campbell Ave, Arlington, Virginia, 22206
Dec 18, 2017 4:00 pm
Shirlington
Bread and Roses presents:Â Nancy MacLean: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for AmericaÂ
An explosive exposé of the right’s relentless campaign to eliminate unions, suppress voting, privatize public education, and change the Constitution. Behind today’s headlines of billionaires taking over our government is a secretive political establishment with long, deep, and troubling roots. The capitalist radical right has been working not simply to change who rules, but to fundamentally alter the rules of democratic governance. But billionaires did not launch this movement; a white intellectual in the embattled Jim Crow South did. Democracy in Chains names its true architect—the Nobel Prize-winning political economist James McGill Buchanan—and dissects the operation he and his colleagues designed over six decades to alter every branch of government to disempower the majority.
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Bread & Roses is a monthly labor series that features a variety of events focused on workers and organized labor. Each month brings a new topic through interactive discussions, film screenings, and performances. The hope for these events is that attendees walk away with a greater understanding of organized labor, its role in shaping history and current relevance. The name "Bread & Roses" was inspired by a poem/song written by James Oppenheim that appeals for both fair wages and dignified conditions.
