Arnie Arnesen Attitude November 29 2022

1 Jon Erickson, Prof. U of VermontWe talk about Herman Daly, an economist who considered the cost of unfettered growth.Think of the environment as a circle, within that circle is a box which represents the economy. Having the box grow in an unlimited way means that it will put pressure on the circle. So we must always consider the economy in this context.What/ whom is the economy for?2 Jonathan Feingold, Prof. Boston University School of Law#RaceClass Ep. 11 | Race as a Story (that Justifies Inequality)Race is a social construct. The phrase is easy to say. But often we struggle to explain what it means. To deepen our racial literacy, we dig into one of the socially constructed components of race: the meanings (e.g., stereotypes) associated with a given racial category. Racial meanings do more than ascribe traits (e.g., industrious, lazy, deserving, undeserving) to a particular group. Racial meanings also explain and legitimize a groups relative social status. In so doing, race narrates our world"often with...