meritocracy

Mauled by American Meritocracy

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 12, 2019 “Tiger mom” Amy Chua has landed her a daughter a clerkship under Brett Kavanaugh. It’s only surprising if you haven’t been paying attention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo at the White House

Trump’s Racist Language of Pollution Drives His Brand of Fascism

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 9, 2019 The viciousness of the Trump administration and the cruelty imposed by neoliberalism mutually inform each other. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Chris Hayes Explains Meritocracy (and What It Means for You)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 31, 2012 Here in America, based on your “pluck and drive and ambition and talent, you could rise as far as your abilities will take you.” Right? Of course not, says MSNBC host Chris Hayes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

OWS, The American Dream and You

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 Taking a cue from the 99 percenters, some conservatives are hoping to make their own play on demographics by redirecting the national discourse about class struggle and revising the cherished American story of meritocracy for these, our troubled times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Joseph Stiglitz

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2011 This week we tip our hat to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who once helped calculate the true cost of the Iraq War, and more recently has been calling attention to the radical redistribution of wealth from middle- and working-class Americans to the richest among us.This week we tip our hat to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who has called attention to the radical redistribution of wealth from middle- and working-class Americans to the richest among us. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )