In the second installment of this three-part series, Lauren, Amy, and Holly examine the evolution of capitalism from the Nixon presidency through the early Reagan years — a pivotal era where deregulation, corporate influence, and media strategy deepened the system’s grip on American life. This episode unpacks how economic shifts, political theater, and cultural manipulation during this period fortified capitalism’s dominance, setting the stage for the inequalities we face today.
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The historical facts presented in this episode are directly cited from A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, ensuring they are represented accurately and without misinterpretation.
The documentary referenced: Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, Episode 1: "Living Black". Netflix, 2019.
Referenced Washington Irving's novel: A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Historical Fiction, 1828).
