Once upon a time leftists and radicals talked of liberation… - Russell Jacoby

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Once upon a time leftists and radicals talked of liberation or the abolition of work. Now the talk is about full employment.

Russell Jacoby

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Russell Jacoby (born April 23, 1945) is a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) an author, and critic of academic culture. His fields of interest are Twentieth Century European and American intellectual and cultural history specifically the history of intellectuals and education.

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Once upon a time leftists and radicals talked of liberation or the abolition of work. Now the talk is about full employment. - Russell Jacoby

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