The “we” who can’t seem to have nice things is Americans, all Americans. You were thinking about more basic aspects of a high-functioning society, like adequately funded schools or reliable infrastructure, wages that keep workers out of poverty or a public health system to handle pandemics. And by nice things, you weren’t thinking about hovercraft or laundry that does itself. Perhaps there’s been a time when you’ve pondered exactly this question.
Aiming to foster the fruitful exchange of expertise and perspectives across fields to help us rise to this critical challenge, opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the OECD. This excerpt from The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, by Heather McGhee (published by Penguin Random House, 2021) is part of a series in which experts and thought leaders - from around the world and all parts of society - address for the OECD the COVID-19 crisis, discussing and developing solutions now and for the future.
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