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How the Other Half Banks
Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy
Book • 2015
In *How the Other Half Banks*, Mehrsa Baradaran explores the historical development of the U.S.
banking system, revealing how it has evolved into two separate systems: one for the wealthy and another that exploits the poor.
She argues that this dual system is subsidized by the government and calls for reforms to ensure equal access to financial services.
Baradaran also discusses potential solutions, including the revival of postal banking.
banking system, revealing how it has evolved into two separate systems: one for the wealthy and another that exploits the poor.
She argues that this dual system is subsidized by the government and calls for reforms to ensure equal access to financial services.
Baradaran also discusses potential solutions, including the revival of postal banking.
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The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America (with Mehrsa Baradaran)
