Gregg Mitman on Firestone's Rubber Empire in Liberia
This month's episode focuses on a popular commodity, namely rubber. Despite consuming a large share of the world's rubber supply, the United States has long relied on the global market to meet America...
4 Helmi 202248min
Destin Jenkins on Municipal Debt and Bondholder Power
Indebtedness, like inequality, has become a ubiquitous condition in and beyond the United States. Yet few have probed American cities' dependence on municipal debt. Focusing on San Francisco, this mon...
4 Tammi 202257min
Elizabeth Tandy Shermer on Student Loans and Higher Education
It is no secret that the United States is facing a crisis with regards to higher education. In this month's episode, historian Elizabeth Tandy Shermer explains the long history that gave rise to the c...
4 Loka 202147min
Justene Hill Edwards on the Slaves Economy and the Limits of Black Capitalism
Building on and complicating recent scholarship on slavery and capitalism, Justene Hill Edwards takes listeners on a journey through the slaves' economy. From bustling urban marketplaces to back-count...
4 Elo 202134min
Joshua Greenberg on the Rage for Paper Money and Monetary Knowledge in Early America
For many Americans, the question--What is a dollar worth?--may sound bizarre, if not redundant. Fluctuating international exchange rates, highly volatile crypto-currencies, counterfeit money, these ar...
6 Heinä 202151min
Gabriel Winant on the Rusting of 'Steel City, USA' and the Rise of Healthcare
Today, healthcare workers account for the largest percentage of U.S. workers. Yet, their power pales in comparison to the unionized industrial workforce that preceded them, and whom it is their job no...
3 Kesä 202152min
Cristina Groeger on Education, Labor, and Inequality in Boston
Despite the rising cost of tuition and a recent slump in college enrollment, many Americans continue to look to education to improve their social and economic status. Yet, more and more degrees have n...
3 Touko 202139min
Ronald Schatz on the Labor Board Vets and the Rise of Industrial-Labor Relations
In this episode, labor historian Ronald Schatz speaks about the National War Labor Board. Recruited by the government to help resolve union-management conflicts during World War II, many of the labor ...
27 Maalis 202135min
