Apr 18, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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HIST 4683 Money and Politics in the United States


(3 hours)
The 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement brought to public attention how Wall Street financiers and large corporations have corrupted the American political system. This course will look historically at how big money has influenced American politics. A major question we will consider is whether capitalism is compatible with democracy.



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