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Holger Droessler on Coconut Colonialism, Labor, and Globalization in Samoa

May 27, 2022by whomakescents Leave a comment

On June 1, 2022, Samoa, the small Polynesian island country, previously known as Western Samoa and colonized by the Germans, before being placed under joint British and New Zealand colonial […]

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Keith Wailoo on Racial Marketing and the Rise of Menthol Cigarettes

April 5, 2022by whomakescents Leave a comment

Recently, on March 24, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that it had authorized several tobacco-flavored vaping products made by the Japanese-owned Logic Technology Development, LLC, while denying […]

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Jason Resnikoff on the Automation Discourse and the Meaning of Work

March 7, 2022by whomakescents Leave a comment

When you last went grocery shopping, did you use the self-checkout machine as opposed to waiting in line for a cashier? Or when ordering take-out, did you use an app? […]

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Gregg Mitman on Firestone’s Rubber Empire in Liberia

February 4, 2022by whomakescents Leave a comment

If you’ve left the house recently—and let’s be honest, most of us aren’t going many places these days—but if you have, you’ve most likely come into contact with this natural […]

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Destin Jenkins on Municipal Debt and Bondholder Power

January 4, 2022by whomakescents Leave a comment

A recent Wall Street Journal article, citing Federal Reserve data, noted that municipal bond funds now hold an unprecedented 24% of outstanding debt compared with 16% five years ago. Buoyed […]

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Elizabeth Tandy Shermer on Student Loans and Higher Education Financing

October 4, 2021by whomakescents Leave a comment

It’s Fall and that means it’s also “Back to School.” The 2021-2022 school year, like the 2020-2021 school year, has already been a challenging one accompanied by heated debates over […]

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Justene Hill Edwards on the Slaves’ Economy and the Limits of Black Capitalism

August 4, 2021by whomakescents Leave a comment

Recently, it seems that more and more people within and beyond the academy are talking about slavery and capitalism. From universities and colleges like the University of Virginia, compelled to […]

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Joshua Greenberg on the Rage for Paper Money and Monetary Knowledge in Early America

July 6, 2021by whomakescents Leave a comment

For many Americans, the question–What is a dollar worth?–may seem bizarre, if not redundant. Fluctuating international exchange rates, highly volatile crypto-currencies, counterfeit money, these are all things the average American […]

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Gabriel Winant on the Rusting of ‘Steel City, USA’ and the Rise of Healthcare

June 3, 2021by whomakescents Leave a comment

Today, healthcare workers account for somewhere between 11 and 14% of the overall workforce, replacing manufacturing as the largest category of workers in the United States. Their power, however, pales […]

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Cristina Groeger on Education, Labor, and Inequality in Boston

May 3, 2021by whomakescents Leave a comment

Many Americans look to education to get ahead. While recent years have witnessed a decline in college enrollment, especially amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, over 17 million students attended institutions […]

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