What is the ‘Crime of 1873’? | FT #shorts
Financial TimesPulitzer Prize-winning author Liaquat Ahamed joins The Story of Money this week to explain how 'the Crime of 1873' squeezed American farmers and fuelled the Free Silver movement, led by populist firebrand William Jennings Bryan. Host Gillian Tett explores with Ahamed how monetary policy reshape politics. ► Enjoying FT content? Get a daily slice of the very best FT journalism with FT Edit. Free for 30 days then just £4.99 a month See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes/community ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@financialtimes