Barbara Ehrenreich: Against Positive Thinking

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from Barbara Ehrenreich held on October 24, 2009

Duration

1:00:12

Barbara Ehrenreich

Author, Nickel & Dimed and Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

Alyssa Byrkit, VP of Advancement, American Leadership Forum, Silicon Valley - Moderator

We’ve been told that optimism is the key to success and prosperity, but is that really the truth? Ehrenreich embarks on a myth-busting exposure of America’s history of forced positive thinking and its downside.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on October 24, 2009.

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