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Interview: The Economic Conditions of Black People in the United States

An interview with Arthur MacEwan

Arthur MacEwan Sep 1, 2023

Click here to listen to an interview with Arthur MacEwan about his article from our September/October 2023 issue.

Published in: The D&S Debrief

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Arthur MacEwan is a professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts-Boston and one of the founders of Dollars & Sense.

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