Mehrsa Baradaran on Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
The racial wealth gap is among the most dire problems in contemporary society. As of 2014, Black households had fewer than seven cents for every dollar owned by white households. This situation of rac...
2 Touko 201845min
Malcolm Harris on Millennials and the Economy That Made Them
Tired of reading endless clickbait articles about which industry millennials are killing today? Our guest Malcolm Harris explains how economic restructuring and the ideology of human capital helped to...
4 Huhti 201837min
Keona Ervin on Black Women's Activism in St. Louis
In the summer of 2014, activists in Ferguson, Missouri helped catalyze a cycle of struggle against racist policing, extractive fines and fees, and myriad other injustices that are rooted in racial cap...
4 Maalis 201841min
Melinda Cooper on Neoliberal Family Values
We often think of neoliberalism as operating at odds with the traditional family. Our guest, Melinda Cooper, shows why neoliberals and social conservatives have enjoyed an alliance over the past forty...
6 Helmi 201840min
Bryant Simon on the Hamlet Fire and the Politics of Chicken
Consider the chicken nugget. Many of us can see its round shape in our minds, and recall its salty taste. But what is its history? And what does this history have to tell us about food and capitalism,...
1 Tammi 201849min
Laura Briggs on Reproductive Politics
Popular discussions of U.S. politics often distinguish "social" issues from "economic" issues. Laura Briggs shows us how looking at recent U.S. history through the lens of reproductive politics challe...
2 Joulu 201747min
Lane Windham on Union Organizing in the 1970s
Since the most recent election, we've heard a lot of news about the so-called working class. But all too often, this term seems to refer to white men instead of the diverse group of people who actuall...
2 Marras 201748min
Josh Davis on Activist Business in the 1960s and 1970s
Before Amazon bought Whole Foods, the shopping chain got its start as an activist business more focused on politics than profits. Join us to discuss the rise and fall of activist small business in las...
3 Loka 201742min
