Episode 144: Reed Hastings (Netflix) (Patreon)

We discuss Netflix CEO and charter school/Pete Buttegieg pushing billionaire Reed Hastings. Hear about his humble upbringing in a private New England prep school and how he pushed out everyone who helped him build the company he oversees today. This Scion has employees so terrified that even the Wall Street journal notes Netflix as an example of abusive corporate culture. Good thing he’s a major player in the Democratic Party! You know the one that used to have unions in it.
 

Note: We discuss Rocketship charters as one particularly egregious example of the network of charters he funds but it is certainly not the only one. A further read can be found here:
https://www.salon.com/2016/10/29/the-battle-of-hastings-what-will-behind-the-netflix-ceos-fight-to-charterize-public-schools_partners/