Minicast E1: Carter Glass of the Glass-Steagall Act
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English - February 28, 2022 04:55 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MB - ★★★★★ - 292 ratingsPolitics News Comedy gin history jeopardy omnibus politics progressive tacos trivia Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Glass-Steagall banking bill was one of the most important progressive reforms of the 20th Century. It's gone now, but as often happens with members of Congress, Glass and Steagall have been almost entirely forgotten. Glass's story offers some very interesting insights into how the ideological range of American politics has narrowed. Because Glass and Steagall, the Great Reformers, were actually interested in preventing reform.
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