Thursday, November 12th, 2009

BRIGHT-SIDED AUTHOR SLAMS MANDATORY OPTIMISM

BARBARA EHRENREICH'S ELEVATING DISSENT

Barbara Ehrenreich spreads negative buzz about positive thinking on BetterBadNews. Political Satire examining a pernicious form of social control undermining American values. Do not try to visualize this at home.

In this episode Berkeley Kid visualizes a mind decontrol experiment inspired by Barbara Ehrenreich’s book, Bright-Sided. With Kurt Reinhardt, James King, Mel Gordon, Geoff Geiger Cayce Andrews and Lorri Holt.

Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America