{"product_id":"government-as-if-the-constitution-mattered-with-charles-reich","title":"Government As If The Constitution Mattered with Charles Reich","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMP3 Download\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eIn this still-relevant 1995 Archive Edition, Charles Reich, author of \"The Greening of America,\" discusses the failure of societal efforts to change the system over the past 25 years. He critiques the economic system's prioritization over people and nature, advocating for a return to founding principles and a more democratic, person-oriented society. Reich emphasizes the need for a new map of reality, criticizes the media's role in perpetuating false narratives, and calls for a shift towards a human-based economics. He urges young people to avoid degrading work and to seek fulfilling, meaningful careers. \u003ci\u003e(hosted by Michael Toms)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eBio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eCharles Alan Reich (1928–2019) was an American legal scholar, professor, and writer best known for his influential 1970 book \u003ci\u003eThe Greening of America\u003c\/i\u003e, which celebrated the 1960s counterculture and youth movement. Reich earned a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 1949 before attending Yale Law School. After editing the \u003ci\u003eYale Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, he practiced law at prominent firms in New York and Washington before joining Yale Law School as a professor in 1960.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eCharles Reich’s books include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe Greening of America \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Random House 1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eSorcerer of Bolinas Reef \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Random House 1976)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eOpposing the System \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Crown 1995)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTo learn more about the work and legacy of Charles Reich go to\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesareich.com\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003ewww.charlesareich.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTopics explored in this dialogue include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow the health of a society hinges on prioritizing economic systems over people and nature\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhy the false map of reality hampers finding a new direction of society\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhy we need a new map of reality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow our political liberation can happen through individual change\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhy efforts to change the system have failed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow our present political leaders are misrepresenting reality and leading society towards economic insecurity and tyranny\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is the undemocratic nature of corporations and the need for a more inclusive and caring society\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is the need to oppose the entire political parties prpcess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is the invisible government\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhy there is a need for human-based economics that values work, caring for children, and human dignity in every job\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is leading to low voter turnout\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat was the 1886 Supreme Court decision that gave corporation the same rights as natural persons\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is the role of media in exacerbating distractions and false images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat is the call to action \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eurging people to understand the big picture, stop blaming scapegoats, and focus on affirmative new thinking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .25in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eHost:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e Michael Toms\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eInterview Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/1995\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eProgram Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 2551\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dimensions Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48132558356721,"sku":"2551","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1200\/0142\/files\/CharlesReich.png?v=1778180472","url":"https:\/\/programs.newdimensions.org\/products\/government-as-if-the-constitution-mattered-with-charles-reich","provider":"New Dimensions Radio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}