{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitalisnt.com%2Fepisodes%2Fis-the-federal-reserve-an-engine-of-inequality-5l1H_eCg","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Is The Federal Reserve An \"Engine of Inequality\"?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2e7c76ad-7ecc-479b-8749-f0cb2f4f2dc5/448252be-b0dd-4ca9-94e2-d1edc241d7ba/capitalisn_t_updated_s2_v3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/0c02cbae-88aa-4f4a-a3e6-3ad0ce8971f6\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Is The Federal Reserve An &quot;Engine of Inequality&quot;?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"What is causing the widening wealth gap in America? People point fingers in many different directions, but a fairly new idea is to blame The Federal Reserve. \n\nIn a new book, \"Engine of Inequality: The Fed and The Future of Wealth In America\", Karen Petrou, a managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics, argues that The Fed's ultra-low interest rate policy has benefited the wealthy at the expense of the poor. \n"}