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How We All Got in Debt

Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.

by Louis Hyman, Livia Gershon via JSTOR Daily on June 2, 2022
The New Deal Wasn’t What You Think

If we are going to fund a Green New Deal, we need to acknowledge how the original actually worked.

by Louis Hyman via The Atlantic on March 6, 2019
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The Undocumented Workers who Built Silicon Valley

Undocumented workers have been foundational to the rise of our most vaunted hub of innovative capitalism.

by Louis Hyman via Made By History on August 30, 2018

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An Alternative History of Silicon Valley Disruption

Three recent books challenge the tech industry's myths of self-reliance and prescience.

by Nitasha Tiku via Wired on October 22, 2018

The Long History of Debt Cancellation

Moral thinking about debt has fluctuated throughout U.S. history. Today’s calls for cancellation suggest it may be poised for transformation once again.

by Olivia Schwob via Boston Review on November 13, 2019

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