#46 Juliet Schor: Flipping the Script on Work, Consumption, and Democracy

Juliet Schor is Professor of Sociology at Boston College, a member of the MacArthur Foundation Connected Learning Research Network, and co-founder of the Center for a New American Dream. Schor’s research focuses on consumption, time use, and environmental sustainability. Her books include After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win it Back (2020), The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don’t Need (1998), and The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure (1992).She is also the vice-chair of the board of the Better Future Project, one of the country’s most successful climate activism organizations.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:The growing global climate movement and activismThe success of experiments in universal basic income and servicesThe increasing rates of democratic engagement and activationThe rising popularity of a four-day workweek, without losing productivityThe benefits of de-legitimizing of extreme wealthResourcesCenter for a New American Dream www.newdream.orgBetter Future Project www.betterfutureproject.orgFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcast​Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildresilience​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildresilienceLearn more: https://bit.ly/wcpgr-resSupport the Show.Complete Show Notes