Capitalism: From The Mayflower To Tesla

Capitalism: From The Mayflower To Tesla

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To know where our economy might be going, it pays to know where it’s been. From the early days of the telegraph and the railroad to suburbia, sneakers and the twenty-first-century tech revolution, it’s been a unique journey. Our guest is entrepreneur Bhu Srinivasan, who documented that story in his new book “Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism.“