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Innovation, grit, creativity, flexibility, choice — these words are ubiquitous in US society and yet, according to John Patrick Leary, they’re not neutral. Leary weighs in on the language of 21st century capitalism and how certain keywords are a slippery way to avoid calling thing what they are.
Resources:
John Patrick Leary, Keywords: The New Language of Capitalism Haymarket Books, 2019
The post Weasel Words of 21st Century Capitalism appeared first on KPFA.
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Innovation, grit, creativity, flexibility, choice — these words are ubiquitous in US society and yet, according to John Patrick Leary, they’re not neutral. Leary weighs in on the language of 21st century capitalism and how certain keywords are a slippery way to avoid calling thing what they are.
Resources:
John Patrick Leary, Keywords: The New Language of Capitalism Haymarket Books, 2019
The post Weasel Words of 21st Century Capitalism appeared first on KPFA.
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