According to the standard account, capitalism—whatever your criticisms of it—is synonymous with freedom. Zephyr Teachout explains how we are told other systems necessitate central planning by undemocratic bureaucracies. But what if that’s not true? capitalism puts us at the whims of employers, bosses, and huge corporations, despite its claims. Capitalism doesn't mean freedom. Join us, and make our work possible: https://www.patreon.com/gravelinstitute Institute Merch: https://gravelinstitute.org/merch Follow the Institute! Twitter: https://twitter.com/GravelInstitute Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravelinstitute Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GravelInstitute CITATIONS: “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2018,” Federal Reserve, March 2019 See David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs (2001) and Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed (2001) Sarah Krouse, “The New Ways Your Boss Is Spying on You,” Wall Street Journal (July 2019) “No Relief: Denial of Bathroom Breaks in the Poultry Industry,” Oxfam America, May 2016 Elizabeth Anderson, Private Government (2017) Zephyr Teachout, Break ‘Em Up (2020)