you can see the sort of after effects of being up schooled in even this project which for me as an unschooler, school was always a sort of institution that we would imagine could be different. it was not taken for granted and just something that we had to go to. and you can see that in this book and in my reflections op our entire media system. you know, why do things have to be organized this way? why do we just have to accept that things are inevitably going in one direction when, you know, these are manmade institutions, and as such, we could change them and headache them into something better -- make them into something better. >> host: "the people's platform," astra taylor is the author. this is c-span. >> on this labor day, booktv continues with programs on nonfiction authors and books until 8 a.m. tuesday. today dr. ezekiel emanuel discusses the american health care system, and julia england talks about the surveillance state. then former supreme court justice john paul stevens on the constitution. hillary clinton discusses her book, "hard choices," and much more. for a complete schedu