On Jun 8, 2012, at 10:09 AM, David Green wrote:
> Are we supposed to believe that our current plight lies with the
> nature of the meritocracy, rather than its simple existence in a
> capitalist framework? Has the meritocracy "gone wrong?"
>
> http://www.thenation.com/article/168265/why-elites-fail?
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> Twilight of the Elites: A Conversation with Christopher Hayes and
> Katrina vanden Heuvel
>
> Thursday, June 14, 2012
> 7:00 p.m.
> Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as
> one institution after another—from Wall Street to Congress, the
> Catholic Church to corporate America, even Major League baseball—
> imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence.
> In the wake of these failures, Americans have historically low
> levels of trust in their institutions. The social contract between
> ordinary citizens and elites lies in tatters. How did we get here?
> With his new book, Twilight of the Elites: America After
> Meritocracy, MSNBC host and Nation editor at large Christopher Hayes
> offers a radically novel answer.
>
> Join us for a conversation between Christopher Hayes and Nation
> magazine editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel about social
> distance, the new American elite, and ways we can bring about
> change. A welcome and introductions will be offered by David Scobey,
> executive dean of The New School for Public Engagement.
>
> Sponsored by The Nation and The New School.
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