The Economics of Racism

SUMMARY: This episode uncovers the economic side of systemic racism in the United States throughout history and how it led to the uncomfortable reality where Black people in America have been locked out of every period of wealth accumulation by design. We ask and answer difficult questions that used to only be asked in polite company but have now become off-the-cuff talking points on the right. The show also challenges conventional economic wisdom within the Black community and draws a conclusion that can only be called “inevitable”: Reparations or Revolution.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Disclaimer
00:11 - Introduction
01:44 - Hard Questions & Complicated Definitions
05:55 - Tulsa Massacre & Black Wall Street
08:40 - 40 Acres - Reconstruction and Broken Promises
13:31 - 100 Years of racist policy
37:27 - Revisiting the hard questions
41:10 - Closing thoughts
44:33 - Outro & Credits

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