"You Can't Be an Egalitarian Social Climber"

"You Can't Be an Egalitarian Social Climber"

From Banished by Amna Khalid & Jeff Snyder

February 1, 2025 · 19 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Musa al-Gharbi about his book 'We Have Never Been Woke', exploring economic, political, and cultural divides in the U.S.

Our friend and colleague Stony Brook sociologist Musa al-Gharbi has a new book out. And it’s a tour-de-force. We Have Never Been Woke is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the economic, political and cultural divides between the haves and the have-nots in the United States. We were delighted to host Musa for a book talk on the Carleton campus last month. He spoke with Amna in front a packed house. Here are some of the highlights. More to come in our next episode in about a week’s time. Show Notes * Musa’s personal website * Follow Musa on twitter here , bluesky here * We Have Never Been Woke has attracted widespread attention and acclaim in the media; see, for example, these articles in The Atlantic , The Guardian , The New Yorker & The Washington Post This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit banished.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Amna Khalid

Guest: Musa al-Gharbi

Topics covered

  • sociology
  • economic divides
  • political divides
  • cultural divides
  • book discussion

Keywords

  • Musa al-Gharbi
  • We Have Never Been Woke
  • sociology
  • economic divides
  • political divides
  • cultural divides
  • book talk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stony Brook, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Washington Post

Books & works: We Have Never Been Woke

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