Zak Alvarez's guest appearances

Zak Alvarez

Working People

Left Anchor

Marshall Steinbaum

Nate Holdren

Maximillian Alvarez

Sparky Abraham

Harvey J. Kaye

Rob Larson

Astra Taylor

Jeff Bezos

John Ganz

Jonathan Haidt

Chris Harris

Clarence Thomas

Elizabeth Warren

Meena Krishnamurthy

Jamelle Bouie

OwlTail

(We are making this Bonus Episode public to provide a follow-up to Max's latest In These Times article on whether or not the working class and progressive professionals can form a political alliance.) Max and his brother Zak talk about meritocracy, work in the corporate world, and that feeling in your gut that most of what you do is pointless. Subscribe to our Patreon if you want more bonus episodes like this one!    Additional links/info below...  Zak's Twitter page Daniel Markovits, Penguin Random House, The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite  Maximillian Alvarez, In These Times, "Class Traitors, Welcome to the Revolution"    Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)  Misty Mammas, "It's Gonna Rain" 

(We are making this Bonus Episode public to provide a follow-up to Max's latest In These Times article on whether or not the working class and progressive professionals can form a political alliance.) Max and his brother Zak talk about meritocracy, work in the corporate world, and that feeling in your gut that most of what you do is pointless. Subscribe to our Patreon if you want more bonus episodes like this one!  Additional links/info below... <ul> <li>Zak's <a href="http://https//twitter.com/zalvarez84" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Daniel Markovits, Penguin Random House, <a href="http://https//www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/548174/the-meritocracy-trap-by-daniel-markovits/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite</a> </li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, In These Times, "<a href="http://inthesetimes.com/article/22509/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Class Traitors, Welcome to the Revolution</a>"</li> </ul> Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a>) <ul> <li>Misty Mammas, "It's Gonna Rain"</li> </ul>

On Meritocracy (w/ Zak Alvarez)

Today we have the Brothers Alvarez -- Maximillian and Zak -- of the Working People Podcast on with a crossover episode. We discuss what Zak learned from his time in the University of Chicago economics department, how they were both radicalized by the financial crisis, and more. Enjoy!

Today we have the Brothers Alvarez -- <a href="https://twitter.com/maximillian_alv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maximillian</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/zalvarez84" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zak</a> -- of the <a href="http://workingpeople.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Working People Podcast</a> on with a crossover episode. We discuss what Zak learned from his time in the University of Chicago economics department, how they were both radicalized by the financial crisis, and more. Enjoy!

Episode 116 - The Problem with Economics, with Max and Zak Alvarez