Freedom, the Social Bill of Rights, & the Federal Jobs Guarantee w/ Senatorial Candidate Richard Dien Winfield

2020-09-12

On this edition of Parallax Views, Georgia is faced with an unusual electoral situation following the resignation of Senator Johnny Isakson's 2019 resignation. Since that time Kelly Loeffler has acted as Isakson's replacement until a November 3rd, 2020 special election, or "jungle primary", which will decide who gets Isakson's Senate seat. One of those candidates is Hegelian philosophy scholar and prolific author Prof. Richard Dien Winfield. Winfield previously made a foray into politics in 2018 when he made an attempt to run as a U.S. Representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district. During that time Winfield became known for being the one candidate pushing for a Federal Jobs Guarantee. He joins us on this edition of the program to discuss his run for Senate as well as to outline his ideas about freedom, the social bill of rights, and why we need a federal jobs guarantee as outlined in his tremendous new book Democracy Unchained: How We Should Fulfill Our Social Rights and Save Self-Government.

Among the topics discussed:

- Environmental crises facing America including the current wildfires; personal health and environmental health as a right that must be ensured not only for ourselves but also future generations; dealing with climate change and the Green New Deal

- The question of Reparations for descendants of slavery and victims of Jim Crow; Winfield's unique answer to the question of Reparations may surprise you

- A lengthy discussion on Winfield's federal jobs guarantee platform; why does he believe it is so necessary?

- Running for Senate in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic

- The issue of public education; the right to an education

- The influence of philosophy and the idea of W.F. Hegel on Winfield's thought

- Wealth inequality and income inequality; a fair minimum wage; taxation and fair taxation

- Winfield's criticisms of Universal Basic Income (UBI)

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