99% Invisible

406- A Side of Franchise

Episode Summary

Marcia Chatelain on how McDonald's replaced the state in Black America

Episode Notes

There are many books about McDonald’s that criticize the company for its many sins, and author Marcia Chatelain has read all of them. But her book comes at this famous fast-food restaurant from a different angle and with a much wider lens. In Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, Chatelain offers a critique of racial capitalism and a long history of trying to address social problems with business-based solutions.

A Side of Franchise

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