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Workin' on the Chain Gang

Walter Mosley discussed his book Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of History (Library of Contemporary Thought), published by… read more

Walter Mosley discussed his book Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of History (Library of Contemporary Thought), published by Ballantine Books. The book is an essay of what the author terms “enslavement” of Americans to the economy, with the nation ruled by a small power elite, and what liberation from consumer capitalism might look like. close

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Workin' on the Chain Gang

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Apr 23, 2000 | 8:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
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  • Apr 23, 2000 | 8:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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