Heather McGhee || What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Today we have Heather McGhee on the podcast. Heather is an expert in economic and social policy. The former president of the inequality-focused thinktank “Demos” McGhee has drafted a legislation testified before Congress and contributed regularly in news shows including MBC’s “Meet the Press”. She now chairs the board of “Color of Change”, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. McGhee holds a BA in American Studies from Yale University and a JD from the University of California Berkeley School of Law. Her latest book is called “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together”.

Topics

Disconnect between policy makers and working families
Heather’s hope for America
Zero-sum racial competition in White and Black People
The true definition of “White Privilege”
Racist policy-making in determining economic opportunity
How the Subprime Mortgage Crisis was fueled by racism
Heather meeting a white supremacist-turned-anti-racist advocate
“The Big Lie” in election results
Trump’s “Populist” Agenda
Black and White people on environmentalism
Systems in America as the biggest barrier in racial education

About the guest

Heather McGhee

Podcast Guest

Heather Charisse McGhee is an author and nonprofit executive. She is a former president and currently a trustee emeritus of Demos, a non-profit progressive U.S. think tank.

Keep exploring

11 years of
human possibility

478 episodes exploring creativity, intelligence, well-being, and what it means to be fully human. The archive is yours to explore.

Browse All Episodes ← Back to Site

Heather McGhee || What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee

11 years ofhuman possibility

11 years of
human possibility