In this seventh and final segment, I bring some historical perspective to bear on the problem of social transformation: how do we abandon our “vested interest in pessimism” and orient ourselves to the difficult work of really changing the system in the long haul? What kind of vision do we need to build a movement committed to the decades of work ahead of us?
Watch previous segments:
- Part 1: Inequality
- Part 2: “Socialism”
- Part 3: The Politics of the New Economy
- Part 4: New Possibilities, New Alternatives
- Part 5: The end of liberalism? Deadlock and decentralization
- Part 6: Coops and community, ecology and economics
Interview shot and produced by Jordan Karr-Morse from Softbox Digital.