Robert McChesney - Capitalism in the Age of Digital Technology

Program Title: Robert McChesney - Capitalism in the Age of Digital Technology
Description: Monopoly isn’t just a board game it is the animating dynamic of our economic system. Really existing capitalism, which relies heavily on taxpayer support, embodies a near genetic drive to consolidate, to dominate and ultimately to eliminate competition. This leaves people with fewer choices and higher prices, exactly the outcome desired by the monopolists. Democracy, particularly in the U.S., has largely morphed into an oligarchy run by and for plutocrats. As corporate control of media increases and as inequality widens, and as the eco-crisis continues apace, one can expect a future of social unrest.

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Featured Speakers/Guests: Robert McChesney was a leading media historian and public intellectual. He was co-founder of Free Press, a non-profit organization working to increase public participation in media policy debates. He taught at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Illinois. Noam Chomsky said, “Robert McChesney’s work has been of extraordinary importance. It should be read with care and concern by people who care about freedom and basic rights.” He passed away in late March. This program is in his memory.

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Topic: Politics Type: Speech/Presentation

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