Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel In Conversation
  • June 14, 2012

Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel In Conversation

Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel In Conversation

A discussion on meritocracy, failure and the twilight of the elites.

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On June 14 at the New School in New York City, Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel tackled some of the major themes raised by Hayes’s new book, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy. Watch this discussion on intelligence, failure and how inequality hurts not only those on the bottom of the economic ladder but also those at the top. Video provided in partnership with Free Speech TV and the New School.

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