The speakers discuss the parallels between the current economic situation and the Roaring Twenties, highlighting similarities in deregulation, income inequality, technological disruptions, and the cyclical nature of the market. They also reflect on their personal experiences living through the 2008 meltdown and draw comparisons to the historic events of the 1929 market crash.
Journalist and author Diana B. Henriques discusses her book Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR’s Fight to Regulate American Capitalism.
Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.
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