Mehrsa Baradaran
Law professor and author focused on banking law, inequality, and the racial wealth gap; author of The Quiet Coup, The Color of Money, and How the Other Half Banks.
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May 11, 2024 • 58min
How Neoliberalism Scammed America
Legal scholar Mehrsa Baradaran discusses how the neoliberalism movement made the American economy more oppressive, especially against black and brown people. Also, a scandal reveals a misogynistic party culture at the FDIC. Plus, a debunking of the Jewish space lasers theory behind the California wildfires.
Nov 25, 2025 • 48min
The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America (with Mehrsa Baradaran)
Law professor Mehrsa Baradaran, an expert on banking law and inequality, joins the conversation to discuss the pervasive influence of neoliberalism. She describes how this ideology restructured our legal and political systems, turning them into tools for capital over democracy. Baradaran connects neoliberalism's roots to racial inequality and highlights how it operates like an algorithm, fueling systemic economic disparities. She proposes community-centered investment solutions to combat these entrenched issues, drawing from her own experiences.
