Why Did American Slavery Persist?
By Nancy Spannaus January 10, 2021—In a Zoom presentation to a discussion group on Sunday Jan. 3, I began to tackle the question of why, despite enormous activity in favor of abolition in the early period of our Republic, the institution of slavery persisted until the Civil War. My hour-long […]
A Brief History of the Principle of National Banking in the United States
Aug. 27, 2018–While Central Banks exist in many other countries, the United States is unique in its successful development of national banking. The purpose of National Banks, developed even before the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was to marshal the financial resources of the young nation and direct them into […]