The Dig: The Destruction of Black Wealth with Ryan Cooper
Journalist Ryan Cooper talks about the new paper he wrote with Matt Bruenig, founder of the People's Policy Project, a new left-wing think tank. "Foreclosed: Destruction of Black Wealth During the Obama Presidency" details how the Wall Street-induced f...
December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
The Dig: The Destruction of Black Wealth with Ryan Cooper
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The Dig: The Destruction of Black Wealth with Ryan Cooper
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Journalist Ryan Cooper talks about the new paper he wrote with Matt Bruenig, founder of the People's Policy Project, a new left-wing think tank. "Foreclosed: Destruction of Black Wealth During the Obama Presidency" details how the Wall Street-induced foreclosure epidemic wiped out huge swaths of black wealth — and how Obama could have taken multiple actions to save most homes but did not. Check out<a href="http://peoplespolicyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Foreclosed.pdf" rel="nofollow"> the report</a> and <a href="jacobinmag.com/2017/12/obama-foreclosure-crisis-wealth-inequality" rel="nofollow">this </a>article about it. Thanks to our supporters at Verso Books. Check out <i><a href="versobooks.com/books/2576-radical-happiness" rel="nofollow">Radical Happiness: Moments of Collective Joy</a></i> by Lynne Segal. Support The Dig at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">Patreon.com/TheDig</a>.<p></p><div></div>
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