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We won't fix US politics until we talk about class

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Joan C. Williams |

TEDxMileHigh

• November 2017

Class has always been a taboo subject but much of what we do is influenced by it, from the coffee we drink to the candidates we vote for. Legal scholar Joan C. Williams explains why the cultural chasm created by class conflict is at the root of US political polarization and provides some pointers on how to step back from the brink.

Class has always been a taboo subject but much of what we do is influenced by it, from the coffee we drink to the candidates we vote for. Legal scholar Joan C. Williams explains why the cultural chasm created by class conflict is at the root of US political polarization and provides some pointers on how to step back from the brink.

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Joan C. Williams

Class Scholar

Joan C. Williams is a Distinguished Law Professor and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings. Her path-breaking work helped create modern workplace flexibility policies and the field of work-family studies. She has authored over 90 academic articles and 11 books, including White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America and What Works for Women at Work. One of her proudest accomplishments was winning the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award in high school.

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