Episode 140: A Bank for Everyone

Published: July 26, 2018, 12:07 p.m.

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In April 2018, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation to make basic banking services, like loans and check cashing, available at every branch of the United States Postal Service. Professor Mehrsa Baradaran explains the history of that idea, why postal banking is needed now, and how it can help reduce America\\u2019s growing inequality.

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