How the Other Half Banks

Mehrsa Baradaran talked about her book How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy, in which she argues t… read more

Mehrsa Baradaran talked about her book How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy, in which she argues that we have two banking systems in the U.S., one for those who are well-off and another for everyone else. She said that this secondary banking system, made up of payday lenders and check-cashing providers, developed out of the deregulation policies of the 1970s. close

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How the Other Half Banks

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Program ID:
400319-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Athens, Georgia, United States
First Aired:
Dec 06, 2015 | 7:35pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Feb 29, 2016 | 4:00am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Dec 06, 2015 | 7:35pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 19, 2015 | 2:29pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 10, 2016 | 7:15am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 19, 2016 | 3:30am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 30, 2016 | 4:15pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 16, 2016 | 9:23pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 17, 2016 | 1:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 29, 2016 | 4:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
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