Sibling Squabbles: Recent Episodes
Erin Fleming
Brother & sister tackle difficult issues - we explain, simplify, and squabble.
Contact us at siblingsquabbles@gmail.com.
We are joined by a special guest this episode to discuss the role of corporations in social/public issues. Our guest, Cristian, is an entrepreneur and Oxford MBA graduate who owns his own consulting business. He advocates for a type of conscious capitalism, while Kyle & Erin team up to argue against letting corporations try to solve society's problems. As always, let us know what you think!
Further reading & resources:
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World - Anand Giridharadas
Gates & Charter Schools -- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/apxap-analysis-billionaires-fuel-powerful-state-charter-groups/#:~:text=In%20Washington%20state%2C%20charter%20skeptics,three%20times%20at%20the%20ballot
Facebook & Regulation -- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/11/mark-zuckerbergs-facebook-hearing-sham
Failures of Whole Foods -- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/29/whole-foods-failures-conscious-capitalism
Harvard Business Review -- Business Roundtable Statement
History of Corporate Social Responsibility -- https://www.accprof.org/ACCP/ACCP/About_the_Field/Blogs/Blog_Pages/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Brief-History.aspx
B-Lab, B Corp Certification -- https://bcorporation.net/about-b-lab
BlackRock Investment Stewardship -- https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/literature/publication/our-commitment-to-sustainability-full-report.pdf
In this episode we discuss gentrification versus new urbanism and we are surprised to discover which case is actually harder to make! Check it out and let us know what you think!
Sources:
https://ncrc.org/gentrification/
https://jantrust.org/blog/destroyed-and-displaced-how-gentrification-is-killing-minority-communities/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/how-gentrification-impacts-community-bonds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/08/yes-you-can-gentrify-neighborhood-without-pushing-out-poor-people/ **
https://cityobservatory.org/higher-inequality-neighborhoods-reduce-inequality/?_gl=1g6zaf0_ga*YW1wLUVSbllVZWppV2V6YXRqd3dSRmZaTlNXUzY4QXpTbDY0emY5V0VLZkpXR1RKMFFRdWdrWk5HN0ZTYS1CTzA4Mko&fbclid=IwAR3ogrr4ND-_80QGpfYtjVJ00GjlIrhe_q4zXyn2-t7OvXTp9_g05scDfOc
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/why-the-homeownership-gap-between-white-and-black-americans-is-larger-today-than-it-was-over-50-years-ago.html
Further reading & resources:
https://www.ecs.org/charter-school-policies/
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may02/vol59/num08/Unequal-School-Funding-in-the-United-States.aspx#:~:text=Public%20school%20funding%20in%20the,between%20wealthy%20and%20impoverished%20communities.
https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=6 - https://www.privateschoolreview.com/tuition-stats/private-school-cost-by-state
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58a8d52fe4b0b0e1e0e20be3/amp
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/17/05/battle-over-charter-schools