Oluth Emmy and Tywell discuss the role of Robert Morris in Hamilton. They say he was an unsafery money man who ended his career in a debtor's prison. He mingled with both public and private money without compunction, they say. What do we do with that information today? The dig is brought to you by our listeners who support us at patreon.com.
Astra Taylor interviews William Hogeland on his book Founding Finance: How Debt, Speculation, Foreclosures, Protests, and Crackdowns Made Us a Nation. Hogeland recovers a fascinating crop of mostly-forgotten rebels, the movements they led, and their radical demands that put the landlords and lenders of their day on edge. He also recounts the complex and sometimes deadly machinations that went into suppressing them in order to create a nation that was safe for the owning and investing classes.
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