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Economy

Author Chris Leonard on Heartland Politics: Fed Placed Economy in a “Fragile & Volatile Position"

Chris Leonard talks about his new book, The Lord’s of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy, how the Fed contributed to worsening income inequality, incentivized excessive risk taking, created asset bubbles and overstepped its original mission. An excellent account of an opaque institution at the heart of our economic lives.

Economy