LaShawn Harris on Black Women and the Informal Economy
LaShawn Harris discusses how black women in the early twentieth century engaged in the informal economy - performing work that wasn't entirely legal - to get by and get ahead.
1 Okt 201640min
Sandy Hager on Public Debt and Inequality
Who owns the U.S. public debt? Why is it such an important commodity in global capitalism? Why does public debt provoke such intense political debate? And how can the quantitative data on the ownershi...
1 Sep 201641min
Daniel Amsterdam on the Business Campaign to Expand Government Spending
2 Aug 201641min
David Harvey on A Brief History of Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism. It is a vexing term, especially for many in the United States. But it means to call attention to the policies that emphasized so-called free markets as well as the increased market regu...
1 Juli 201641min
Sujani Reddy on Nursing and Empire
The history of nursing is inextricable from the history of capitalism and imperialism. Our guest today, Sujani Reddy, helps us understand the history of nursing through the lives and experiences nurse...
2 Juni 201647min
Sherene Seikaly on Economic Thought in British Mandate Palestine
Historian Sherene Seikaly uncovered a group of elite Palestinian men in 1930s and 1940s who articulated a national economic vision for Palestine before the founding of Israel. Listen to learn more abo...
2 Maj 201634min
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Lives Matter and Black Liberation
Few social justice struggles have captivated recent political history like the broad Black Lives Matter movement. From the streets of Ferguson and Baltimore to campaign rally interruptions of leading ...
1 Apr 201645min
Eric Rauchway on How FDR and Keynes Ended the Depression
We've been hearing a lot about economist John Maynard Keynes' midcentury economic plans for the U.S. since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008. Are the measures that Keynes and FDR took to c...
1 Feb 201643min
