Press Play with Madeleine Brand
When elites lead social change, who wins?
As students head to college this time of year, many hope to change the world, and they might look up to elites and philanthropists who’ve donated millions of dollars to their schools.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenAs students head to college this time of year, many hope to change the world, and they might look up to elites and philanthropists who’ve donated millions of dollars to their schools. But these philanthropists not only put mere band-aids over a broken system, they’re why the system’s broken in the first place. That’s the argument in the new book, “Winners Take All.”
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