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Two Objections to Slavery
Elizabeth Anderson is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan. Her latest book is Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back.
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