The view from flyover countrySarah Kendzior
The view from flyover country
by Sarah Kendzior · first published 2018
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Offers a collection of essays on the state of America, including how labor exploitation, racism, gentrification, media bias, and other aspects of a post-employment economy have given rise to an autocrat leader.
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The View from Flyover Country Sarah Kendzior is my favorite political analyst today. She has called so much of what's happened over the past few years long before others, and she cuts right to the heart of what's happening. This…
on “Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?” ↗…but it provides a starting point for understanding how bs jobs arise when there is plenty of excess going on (lots of profits => bs jobs ) Some related readings: "Debt, A 5,000 Year History" and "The View from Flyover Country"
on “Bullshit jobs and the yoke of managerial feudalism” ↗…in the Uzbekistan country & regime. She's brought that knowledge to bear on the Trump campaign and has spent a lot of time trying to explain to the 'coasts' Why Trump. Her book on this is called the "View from Flyover Country". I haven't read the book, specifically, but I've read most of her articles on the matter since the spring.
on “The 2016 Election” ↗