Kim Phillips-Fein on the businessmen's crusade against the New Deal
Kim Phillips-Fein discusses her book Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal. Today we'll focus on the history of resistance to the New Deal. Kim Phillips-Fein details how many...
1 Huhti 201532min
Thomas Palley on the Fed and Shared Prosperity
Ever wonder what the Fed does and why? How are interest rates connected to how hard it is for you to find a job? We chat with economist Thomas Palley about how the Fed is a political institution that ...
1 Maalis 201532min
Christina Hanhardt on Gay Neighborhoods and Violence
Christina Hanhardt discusses her book Safe Space: Gay Neighborhood History and the Politics of Violence. Today we’ll focus on how the history of quality of life policing connects to the history of gay...
7 Tammi 201537min
Ellie Shermer on Local Elites Creating a "Good Business Climate"
Ellie Shermer discusses her book Sunbelt Capitalism: Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics. On this episode, we speak to Ellie Shermer about how local elites in Phoenix crafted a "busine...
5 Joulu 201433min
Andrew Needham on electricity and the Southwest
Andrew Needham discusses his new book, Power Lines: Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest. Power Lines shows that we can't think of the modern southwest without the energy that makes such pl...
3 Marras 201435min
N.D.B. Connolly on Race and Real Estate in Miami
N.D.B. Connolly discusses how examining the ownership of real estate in Miami changes our perspective on the history of capitalism and African American history in the twentieth century. Ever wondered ...
3 Syys 20141h 4min
David Huyssen on Progressive Era Cross-Class Encounters
David Huyssen discusses how examining encounters between the wealthy and the working class in Progressive Era New York City challenges our perception of the period's reform. Ever wondered what to make...
1 Elo 201431min
Sarah Nicolazzo on 18th Century Vagrancy
Sarah Nicolazzo discusses how studying literature can shed light on the history of capitalism – and how the 18th century cultural and legal category of vagrancy shaped the development of labor markets...
2 Heinä 201454min
